Government Pile Pressure on Phone Dealers Over Taxes

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 –Government is set to switch off millions of imported mobile phones over new KRA regulations.

In a Notice shared from the Communication Authority of Kenya today Thursday October 24, sellers of phones that are not compliant with tax measures will lose the gadgets by end year.

All businessmen bringing in the new or refurbished phones are, therefore, asked to comply with the directive by November 1.

”Operators will also be required to provide for the gray-listing of non-compliant devices to facilitate regularization within a prescribed period, failure to which the devices will thereafter be blacklisted,’’ partly read the notice seen by this desk.

The latest directive will only apply to all devices imported or assembled in the country beginning November 1, this year. Devices that will already be on the mobile networks by October 31 will not be affected.

The authority announced that all local phone assemblers had to upload the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) Number of each assembled device to the taxation database, to enable the government track sales in real time.

The regulator, further, directed all mobile phone importers to ensure that they disclose IMEI numbers of all devices that they plan to import. Further, CA reminded importers that the directive was a mandatory practice in exercise of government policies.