KENYA CHINA DUTY FREE TRADE

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng flags off a cargo train with zero rated goods to China, in Kenya

epa12844760 Visiting China’s Vice President Han Zheng (R) and Kenya’s Vice President Kithure Kindiki (L) during the official flagging off of duty free products from Kenya to China by the visiting Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Han Zheng and his counterpart Kithure Kindiki, at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo section, Nairobi terminus, in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, on 23 March 2026. The Chinese Vice President Han Zheng flagged off the first train carrying cargo containers carrying tariff free Kenyan horticultural produce including, Coffee, Tea, Macadamia, Avocado and Minerals destined to the port of Mombasa for export to China during his two-day state visit to Kenya to enhance the two states bilateral relations. Kenya will now export their coffee, tea, avocado, nuts, fruits, vegetables, flowers and minerals to China at zero tariff, enhancing incomes to millions of its farmers, traders and export companies. China remains Kenya’s largest source of imports, however Kenya’s exports to the Chinese market remains relatively low. In 2024 for example, Kenya’s exports to China stood at USD 0.21 billion and imports from China were at USD 4.32 billion creating a trade deficit of around USD 4 billion. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU

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