The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recorded the highest single-month customs collection in the authority’s history.
In a statement on Wednesday, October 8, KRA said it collected Ksh85.146 billion in customs taxes in September.
According to the authority, the amount collected in September surpassed the previous record of Ksh82.554 billion set in January this year.
“Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recorded another landmark achievement in customs tax collection, recording a historic monthly performance of Ksh85.146 billion in September 2025.
“This represents the highest amount ever collected in a single month in the Authority’s history, surpassing the previous record of Ksh82.554 billion set in January 2025,” read part of the statement.
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The taxman also noted that the customs collections exceeded the monthly target of Ksh81.341 billion by Ksh3.806 billion.
KRA attributed the record performance to strong collections from both trade and petroleum taxes.
“This outstanding result also marks an impressive year-on-year growth of 18.8% compared to the same period in the previous financial year. The remarkable performance is driven by strong collections from both trade and petroleum taxes,” said KRA.
Trade taxes contributed Ksh51.737.92 billion against a target of Ksh50.739 billion, reflecting a 22.1% growth from the corresponding period last year.
Meanwhile, petroleum taxes recorded a 109.2% performance rate by collecting Ksh33.408 billion against a target of Ksh30.602 billion.
“This success is attributed to a series of reforms aimed at enhancing revenue collection efficiency. Notably, the establishment of a central release operations office has played a pivotal role.
“Under this innovative system, head verification officers operate from a central location and randomly allocate release stations to verify and clear goods,” KRA added.
This comes a month after the tax man announced it collected Ksh13.2 billion in excise duty on betting services during the 2024/2025 financial year.
KRA noted that excise duty from betting services grew by Ksh2.6 billion from the last financial year.
“The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recorded an outstanding performance of 117.2% in Excise duty on betting services during the Financial Year (FY) 2024/2025, surpassing the set target of Ksh11.288 billion,” KRA stated.
The authority credited the performance to KRA’s Taxation at Source initiatives, specifically, the integration of betting firms’ systems to KRA’s systems, enabling real-time monitoring of transactions.
KRA mentioned that the integration enhanced compliance and transparency and facilitated effective collection.
