One partner for cargo moving across East and Central Africa.
First Horizon Logistics coordinates your shipment from origin to delivery. Licensed customs agents and vetted clearing and forwarding partners handle each port, border and leg. You deal with one office in Nairobi.
Where your cargo goes after Mombasa
Common import lanes into Kenya
- ChinaAir and sea
- UAEAir and sea
- IndiaAir and sea
- TurkeyAir and sea
- EuropeAir and sea
- UKAir and sea
- South AfricaRoad, air and sea
One point of contact, a licensed agent at every border
We book the freight, appoint the clearing agent in each country, track the entry, and keep you updated on one thread until the cargo is delivered.
Sea freight
Full containers and shared-container space into Mombasa from any origin port, with inland delivery to Nairobi ICD or your warehouse.
Sea freight detailsAir freight
Time-sensitive imports into JKIA, plus perishable exports of flowers, fresh produce and samples.
Air freight detailsCustoms clearance
Licensed agents file your entries on KRA iCMS, apply for KenTrade permits and KEBS certificates, and we send you the duty before anything is paid.
Clearance detailsTransit and cross-border trucking
Container haulage and loose cargo from Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, eastern DRC and Burundi under the Single Customs Territory.
Transit detailsMotor vehicle clearance
Used and new vehicles from Japan, the UK, UAE and South Africa. Age check, inspection certificate, duty computation and registration support.
Vehicle clearance detailsWarehousing and last-mile delivery
Partner warehouses in Nairobi and Mombasa receive, store and dispatch your cargo, with upcountry and cross-border distribution by truck.
Warehousing detailsHow an import clears with us
Most delays at Mombasa come from incomplete documents. We check everything before the vessel arrives, so the entry is ready when the cargo lands.
Send documents
Invoice, packing list and bill of lading or airway bill, plus your KRA PIN.
We pre-check, the agent files
Tariff classification, IDF on KenTrade and the customs entry on KRA iCMS.
Approve the duty
You see duty, VAT, IDF and RDL before anything is paid.
Verification and release
Our agent attends KRA and KEBS inspections and collects the release order.
Delivery
Truck or SGR to Nairobi, your warehouse, or the border for transit.
Transit cargo beyond Kenya
Consignments for landlocked markets clear once at Mombasa under the Single Customs Territory, then move under electronic cargo tracking to the destination.
Built for importers who cannot afford a stuck container
A network, not a single office. First Horizon Logistics Limited coordinates clearance, forwarding and transport from offices in Nairobi and Kampala, through licensed agents and clearing partners at every port and border on your route.