🔥 Trending KRA Customs Revenue Performance Exceeds Expectations

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs and Border Control Department has demonstrated strong revenue performance in the recent financial year.

KRA Customs Revenue Performance in FY 2025/26

For the Financial Year 2025/26, the KRA Customs and Border Control Department significantly surpassed its revenue target.

• Achieved Collection: KRA Customs collected KES 988.780 billion ¹³⁴.
• Target: The set target for the department was KES 980.794 billion ²³.
• Performance Rate: This collection represents a performance rate of 100.8% against the target ¹³.
• Overall Contribution: This strong performance by customs was a key factor in the KRA's overall record collection of KES 2.84 trillion in the same financial year, marking a 10.1% increase from the previous year ⁶⁸.

Historic Monthly Collection

The KRA Customs also recorded a historic monthly achievement in September 2025:

• Monthly Record: KES 85.146 billion was collected in September 2025 ⁵⁷¹⁰.
• Significance: This figure represents the highest amount ever collected in a single month in the Authority's history, surpassing the previous record of KES 82.55 billion ⁷.
• Growth: In February 2026, KRA Customs hit KES 85.9 billion, reaching 103.5% of its target with 23.5% growth ⁹.

Factors Contributing to Performance

The KRA attributes this strong performance to several initiatives:

• Enhanced Compliance: Improved compliance initiatives played a crucial role ¹.
• Digitization: The adoption of technology and digital reforms has been instrumental in boosting revenue ⁶.
• Collaboration: KRA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's customs body, indicating efforts towards international cooperation and efficiency ².
• Broad-based Gains: Strong performance across multiple tax heads contributed to the overall success ².