KRA Customs Revenue Hits New KSh 92.5bn Record in July

Kenya Revenue Authority’s Customs and Border Control Department collected KSh92.53 billion in July, exceeding its monthly target by KSh6.37 billion and giving the Government a strong start to the 2026/27 financial year.

• The collection of taxes and duties charged on imported goods was 15.3 percent higher than the KSh80.29 billion collected in July last year and represented 107.39 percent of the KSh86.16 billion target set by the National Treasury.
• The biggest gain came from non-oil revenue, which reached KSh61.50 billion, becoming the first time Customs has collected more than KSh60 billion from non-oil sources in a single month.
• Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while presenting the 2026/27 Budget in Parliament in June, said the KSh3.63 trillion revenue target was equivalent to 17.4 percent of gross domestic product.

The latest performance follows another record in June, when Customs collected KSh89.1 billion, which was then the department’s highest monthly collection. KRA said the July increase was supported by stronger non-oil collections, improved compliance and increased use of technology in customs administration.

The authority has been using data analytics and digital systems to improve cargo risk management, declaration processing and enforcement at the country’s entry points.

The Port of Mombasa remains a critical collection point, handling a significant proportion of imports into Kenya and transit cargo destined for neighbouring countries.

The performance will provide an early boost to Treasury’s revenue mobilisation efforts, although maintaining the pace of collections over the full financial year will depend on import volumes, economic activity and compliance levels.

The back-to-back records come as the Government seeks to raise in total revenue during the 2026/27 financial year to finance its spending programme and reduce reliance on borrowing.

Ordinary revenue is expected to account for KSh2.99 trillion, while Appropriations-in-Aid are projected at KSh644.8 billion. The Treasury has also budgeted for KSh43.6 billion in grants.