…the approximate amounts you will be paying when they start calculating and charging you by invoice value rather than the weight of the item?
Make a mock buying on Amazon with your Kenyan shipping address as your delivery address. Amazon always indicates the approximate payable duty of items.
Na siku Ile wataanza hio sheria ndio watu watajua kumbe we have been living a lie all along, and Amazon hua wako cheap, after all! The day I was buying the Chromecast with Google TV HD, Amazon were quoting Kes5940, item plus shipping with duty paid and 5 days delivery time hadi Mariakani ya Kilifi County. Ujuaji wangu ukanionyesha Kentexcargo nitasave 700/- since the delivery time, as per their lies, was to be nearly the same as Amazon, 7 days. Did assisted buying and I ended up paying 5900 bob and received the gadget after 17 days of hasira na majuto!
Say you buy electronic device weighing 3kg and worth 30k used. you should pay about 6000 bob in freight and Insurance based on weight. now based on invoice you will pay 5000 bob for freight and insurance, and probably pay 40,000 in taxes. the calculations are never in your favor and in most cases it will be more than the cost of the item. once they start including the wild list of taxes including railway levies, port, excise, and such other things, it will be exactly like used car import taxes. unless you are buying 2 dollar items its going to be expensive.