The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Customs and Border Control (C&BC) Department exceeded its revenue target by Sh8 billion in the 2025/26 financial year after collecting Sh988.78 billion.
The department had set a revenue target of Sh980.79 billion, meaning collections surpassed the goal by approximately Sh8 billion.
The performance also marked a 12.4 percent increase from the Sh879.33 billion collected in the 2024/25 financial year.
KRA attributed the record performance to enhanced compliance measures, higher cargo volumes, technology-driven customs processes, improved risk management and closer collaboration with stakeholders.
“This historic performance demonstrates the effectiveness of our customs modernization programme and our continued commitment to balancing trade facilitation with revenue mobilization,” said Customs and Border Control Commissioner Dr. Lilian Nyawanda.
The customs performance contributed to KRA’s overall tax collection of Sh2.84 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year, a 10.6 percent increase from Sh2.57 trillion collected in the previous fiscal year.
According to KRA, five sectors—manufacturing, energy, financial and insurance, information and communication, and wholesale and retail trade—accounted for about 62 percent of the total revenue collected during the year.
Manufacturing remained the largest contributor, generating Sh462 billion, up from Sh423 billion in the previous financial year.
The energy sector followed with Sh445 billion, supported largely by growth in customs oil taxes.
Revenue from the financial and insurance sector rose to Sh320 billion from Sh311 billion, while the information and communication sector contributed Sh248 billion.
