Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act

LAWS OF KENYA
THE LOCAL MANUFACTURES (EXPORT COMPENSATION) ACT
CAP. 482
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Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act
Cap. 482
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Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act (Cap. 482)
Contents
1. Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Compensatory payments .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
4. Deduction in respect of compensatory payments .............................................................................................................................. 3
5. Restriction on payment ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
6.

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6.

Application for payment ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
7. Action to be taken on application ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
8. Offences .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
9. Liability of employers and of officers of companies .......................................................................................................................... 5
10. Proceedings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
11. [Repealed by Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(c).] ..........................................................................................................................................

s. 34(c).] ..........................................................................................................................................

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12. Regulations ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
FIRST SCHEDULE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
SECOND SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6

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Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act (Cap. 482) Kenya
LOCAL MANUFACTURES (EXPORT COMPENSATION) ACT
CAP. 482
Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXVI—No. 28 on 21 June 1974
Assented to on 12 June 1974
Commenced on 1 November 1974 by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act Commencement
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Schedules) Order, 1974 (Legal Notice 264 of 1974) on 1 November 1974]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment
of Schedules) Order, 1976 (Legal Notice 117 of 1976) on 1 June 1976]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1976 (Act No. 11 of 1976) on 18 June 1976]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment
of Schedule) Order, 1977 (Legal Notice 86 of 1977) on 18 June 1976]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Schedule) (No. 2) Order, 1977 (Legal Notice 105 of 1977) on 1 January 1977]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1977 (Act No. 12 of 1977) on 17 June 1977]
[Amended by Customs and Excise Department Act, 1977 (Act No.

7) on 1 January 1977]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1977 (Act No. 12 of 1977) on 17 June 1977]
[Amended by Customs and Excise Department Act, 1977 (Act No.

8 of 1977) on 1 July 1977]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compansation) (Amendment
of Schedules) Order, 1978 (Legal Notice 16 of 1978) on 1 January 1978]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Schedules) (No. 2) Order, 1978 (Legal Notice 17 of 1978) on 20 January 1978]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1978 (Act No. 8 of 1978) on 16 June 1978]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1978 (Act No. 13 of 1978) on 10 November 1978]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1980 (Act No. 10 of 1980) on 20 June 1980]
[Amended by Finance Act (No. 3),1982 (Act No. 14 of 1982) on 18 June 1982]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1987 (Act No. 10 of 1987) on 31 March 1984]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1985 (Act No. 8 of 1985) on 15 June 1984]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1985 (Legal Notice 35 of 1985) on 15 June 1984]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1984 (Legal Notice 82 of 1984) on 16 June 1984]
[Amended by Local (Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of Second
Schedule) (No.

dule) Order, 1984 (Legal Notice 82 of 1984) on 16 June 1984]
[Amended by Local (Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of Second
Schedule) (No.

2) Order, 1985 (Legal Notice 252 of 1985) on 1 October 1984]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1986 (Act No. 10 of 1986) on 13 June 1986]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1986 (Legal Notice 261 of 1986) on 2 September 1986]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1987 (Legal Notice 75 of 1987) on 1 January 1987]
[Amended by Finance (No.2) Act,1991 (Act No. 8 of 1991) on 7 June 1988]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1988 (Act No. 10 of 1988) on 17 June 1988]
[Amended by Finance (No.2) Act,1991 (Act No. 8 of 1991) on 17 June 1988]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1989 (Legal Notice 30 of 1989) on 1 February 1989]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order, 1989 (Legal Notice 152 of 1989) on 14 April 1989]
[Amended by Finance (No. 2) Act, 1989 (Act No. 8 of 1989) on 16 June 1989]
[Amended by Finance (No. 2) Act, 1990 (Act No. 10 of 1990) on 7 June 1990]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1992 (Act No.

(Act No. 8 of 1989) on 16 June 1989]
[Amended by Finance (No. 2) Act, 1990 (Act No. 10 of 1990) on 7 June 1990]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1992 (Act No.

9 of 1992) on 10 January 1992]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation)
(Amendment) Order, 1992 (Legal Notice 6 of 1992) on 17 January 1992]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment)
Order, 1993 (Legal Notice 12 of 1993) on 29 January 1993]
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1992) on 17 January 1992]
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) (Amendment)
Order, 1993 (Legal Notice 12 of 1993) on 29 January 1993]
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Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act (Cap. 482) Kenya
[Amended by Local Manufactures (Export Compensation)
(Amendment) Order, 1993 (Legal Notice 88 of 1993) on 23 April 1993]
[Amended by Finance Act, 1993 (Act No. 4 of 1993) on 1 September 1993]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 19 of 2023) on 11 December 2023]
An Act of Parliament to provide for compensatory payments to be made in respect of certain locally
manufactured goods which are exported from Kenya and for matters connected therewith and incidental
thereto
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act. 2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appointed dealer” means an authorized dealer appointed under section 3 to pay compensatory
payments on behalf of the Commissioner;
“authorised dealer” means a person who is authorised under the Exchange Control Act (Cap. 113) to deal
in foreign currency;
“Commissioner” means the person for the time being having charge of the Customs and Excise
Department;
“compensatory payment” means a payment provided for by section 3;
“eligible goods” deleted by Act No. 4 of 1993, s.

the Customs and Excise
Department;
“compensatory payment” means a payment provided for by section 3;
“eligible goods” deleted by Act No. 4 of 1993, s.

34(a);
“export” means to take or cause to be taken out of Kenya by air, land or water, and includes a supply to an
export processing zone;
“export processing zone” means an export processing zone designated under the Export Processing
Zones Act (Cap. 517);
“Foreign Currency” means currency other than that of Kenya;
“originating in Kenya”, in relation to goods, means that those goods—
(a) have been produced wholly in Kenya; or
(b) have been produced in Kenya and the total value of imported materials, or materials of
undetermined origin, which have been used at any stage in the production of the goods does not
exceed seventy percent of the ex-factory value of the goods. [Act No. 8 of 1978, s. 11, Act No. 10 of 1986, s. 28, Act No. 10 of 1990, s. 34, Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(a).]
3.

f the ex-factory value of the goods. [Act No. 8 of 1978, s. 11, Act No. 10 of 1986, s. 28, Act No. 10 of 1990, s. 34, Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(a).]
3.

Compensatory payments
Subject to this Act, a person who exports eligible goods shall be paid by or on behalf of the Commissioner
a compensatory payment:
Provided that no compensatory payment shall be paid by or on behalf of the Commissioner in respect of
the exportation of eligible goods—
(i) which by the process of their manufacture include goods, whether eligible goods or ineligible goods,
specified in and for the purposes of an order made under section 138 of the Customs and Excise Act
(Cap. 472) (which provides for remission of certain duties); or
(ii) specified in and for the purpose of an order made under section 145 (1) of the Customs and Excise
Act (Cap. 472) (which provides for refunds of certain duties); or
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d for the purpose of an order made under section 145 (1) of the Customs and Excise
Act (Cap. 472) (which provides for refunds of certain duties); or
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(iii) which are manufactured under bond licensed for the purpose of exports under section 58A of the
Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 472); or
(iv) which by the process of manufacture include goods, whether eligible for export compensation or
not, which have been the subject of a remission, rebate or refund of duty upon or after importation,
under any provisions of the Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 472). [Act No. 11 of 1976, s. 8, Act No. 14 of 1982, s. 15, Act No. 8 of 1991, s. 50, Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(b).]
4. Deduction in respect of compensatory payments
The Commissioner shall deduct the amount of all compensatory payments from the payments of customs
and excise revenue falling to be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund. [Act No. 8 of 1977, s. 5, Act No. 13 of 1978, Sch.]
5.

he payments of customs
and excise revenue falling to be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund. [Act No. 8 of 1977, s. 5, Act No. 13 of 1978, Sch.]
5.

Restriction on payment
(1) No compensatory payment shall be made in respect of the exportation of eligible goods before—
(a) the exportation is completed; and
(b) foreign currency due in respect of the exportation has been received in Kenya by an
authorized dealer or payment has been made or settlement effected in accordance with a
bilateral agreement between the Government of Kenya and any other government. (1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), no compensatory payment shall be made in respect of gold (non-
monetary) and articles thereof, other precious and semi-precious metals or stones and their articles
in semi-manufactured or fully manufactured form, before they are presented to the proper officer of
customs for physical examination and certification prior to exportation. (1B) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (1)(b) and subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by the Minister, compensatory payment may be made before foreign currency due in
respect of such exportation has been received.

s as may be
prescribed by the Minister, compensatory payment may be made before foreign currency due in
respect of such exportation has been received.

Provided that compensatory payment under this subsection shall be made only if the claimant has
—
(a) undertaken to produce evidence of receipt of the relevant foreign currency in full within
ninety days from the date of payment; or
(b) furnished a bond security in such sum of money, not being less than the compensatory
payment claimed, as the Commissioner may determine. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), exportation of goods shall be deemed to be completed—
(a) in the case of exportation by sea or air, at the time at which the vessel or aircraft carrying the
goods departs from its final berth, anchorage or position at the port or airport within Kenya
at which the goods are shipped for export;
(b) in the case of exportation by land, at the time at which the vehicle carrying the goods passes
across the external frontiers of Kenya; and
(c) in the case of exportation by parcel post, at the time the export entry document is stamped
by a proper officer of customs.

rontiers of Kenya; and
(c) in the case of exportation by parcel post, at the time the export entry document is stamped
by a proper officer of customs.

(3) Where eligible goods which have been exported are subsequently, for whatsoever reason, imported
into Kenya, the exportation shall be deemed not to have taken place, and any compensatory
payment made in respect thereof shall be repaid to the Commissioner by the person by whom it was
received. 3

to have taken place, and any compensatory
payment made in respect thereof shall be repaid to the Commissioner by the person by whom it was
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(4) Where there is no evidence of receipt of foreign exchange in respect of goods for which export
compensatory payment has been made in accordance with subsection (1B) within ninety days
from the date of payment, the export compensatory payment made, together with a penalty of
three percent of the compensatory payment per month or part thereof, with effect from the date of
payment shall, subject to section 8, forthwith be payable to the Commissioner by the person who
received the compensatory payment. [Act No. 8 of 1978, s. 11, Act No. 10 of 1987, s. 28, Act No. 10 of
1990, s. 35, Act No. 8 of 1991, s. 51, Act No. 9 of 1992, s. 34(a).]
6. Application for payment
An application for a compensatory payment made by a person claiming to be entitled thereto shall be
made to the Commissioner, through the Treasury, a person appointed by the Treasury or an appointed
dealer as the case may be, in the prescribed form. [Act No. 10 of 1987, s. 29.]
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gh the Treasury, a person appointed by the Treasury or an appointed
dealer as the case may be, in the prescribed form. [Act No. 10 of 1987, s. 29.]
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Action to be taken on application
(1) Where an application for compensatory payment is received by the Treasury or a person appointed
by the Treasury or an appointed dealer, any of them shall, if satisfied that exportation of the eligible
goods concerned is completed as required by section 5, notify th Commissioner the appropriate
amount of compensatory payment due to the exporter in respect of the exports and when so
authorized by the Commissioner, shall pay to the applicant on behalf of the Commissioner the
appropriate amount of compensatory payment. (2) In respect of an application for a compensatory payment, the Commissioner—
(a) if he is satisfied that the applicant is not entitled thereto, or that there has been a breach of
this Act or regulations made thereunder in relation to the eligible goods concerned, or to the
exportation thereof, may disallow the application in whole or in part; or
(b) in any other case, shall allow the application.

ods concerned, or to the
exportation thereof, may disallow the application in whole or in part; or
(b) in any other case, shall allow the application.

(3) Where an application is disallowed under paragraph (a) of subsection (2), any payment made under
subsection (1) in relation to that application shall be repayable to the Commissioner by the person
by whom it was received to the extent required by the disallowance. [Act No. 10 of 1987, s. 30.]
8. Offences
(1) A person who—
(a) knowingly or recklessly makes or causes to be made a statement, whether oral or in
writing, in or for the purposes of an application under section 6, which is false in a material
particular; or
(b) fails, in such an application, to disclose information material to the application which is
within his knowledge; or
(c) fails to comply with a condition applicable to the allowance of such an application, shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both or to both.

fence and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both or to both.

(2) Upon the conviction of a person for an offence under subsection (1), an amount equivalent to twice
the export compensatory payment made in respect of the application concerned, together with a
penalty of three percent per month or part thereof, with effect from the date the compensatory
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respect of the application concerned, together with a
penalty of three percent per month or part thereof, with effect from the date the compensatory
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payment was made, shall forthwith be payable to the Commissioner by the person who received the
compensatory payment, whether such person is the person so convicted or not. [Act No. 10 of 1986, s. 28, Act No. 10 of 1990, s. 36.]
9. Liability of employers and of officers of companies
(1) Where an offence under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 8 of this Act is committed
by an employee or agent, the person by whom such employee or agent is employed shall, if he is a
person who has received or may have expected to receive a compensatory payment as a result of
the application concerned, be guilty of the same offence unless he proves to the satisfaction of the
Court that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that the act or omission
constituting the offence was taking place, and that he took all reasonable steps to ensure that the
offence was not committed.

hat the act or omission
constituting the offence was taking place, and that he took all reasonable steps to ensure that the
offence was not committed.

(2) Where a person convicted of an offence under this Act is a limited company, every director of
the company, and every officer of the company concerned in the management thereof, shall also
be guilty of the offence unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that the act or omission
constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent and that he could not
reasonably be expected to have that knowledge. 10. Proceedings
(1) A sum stated by this Act to be repayable to the Commissioner shall be a civil debt recoverable
summarily by the Commissioner from the person responsible for the repayment. (2) Any officer, as defined in the Customs and Excise Act (Cap. 472), shall, subject to the control of the
Director of Public Prosecution, have power to conduct a prosecution for an offence against this Act
and for that purpose shall have all the powers of a public prosecutor appointed under the Criminal
Procedure Code (Cap. 75). [Act No. 8 of 1978, s. 11, Act No. 19 of 2023, Sch.]
11. [Repealed by Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(c).]
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d under the Criminal
Procedure Code (Cap. 75). [Act No. 8 of 1978, s. 11, Act No. 19 of 2023, Sch.]
11. [Repealed by Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(c).]
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Regulations
(1) The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying into effect of the purposes and
provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, regulations may be
made for the purposes of—
(a) prescribing anything which is to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act;
(b) regulating applications under section 6, and providing for the method of proof of any matters
required to be fulfilled or proved for the purposes of any such application;
(c) the administration and application of the provisions of this Act in relation to the production
and origin of eligible goods and the application of the percentage criterion in the ex factory
value of eligible goods;
(d) prescribing the information to be supplied, by the exporter or producer, or other person
concerned in the production or exportation, of eligible goods, for the purposes of the proper
valuation of those goods;
(e) providing for the production of books of account and other documents relating to the
purchase, production, sale or exportation of eligible goods.

(e) providing for the production of books of account and other documents relating to the
purchase, production, sale or exportation of eligible goods.

(2) Regulations may prescribe the penalties, not exceeding a fine of ten thousand shillings, which may
be annexed to a breach of the regulations. 5

Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act (Cap. 482) Kenya
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Repealed by Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(d).]
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Repealed by Act No. 4 of 1993, s. 34(d).]
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