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Maruti Suzuki Swift import duty

KRA lists 18 Maruti Suzuki Swift variants, valued between KSh 3,591,131 and KSh 5,977,495 new. Duty is calculated from those figures, not from what you paid.

Duty on an 8-year-old Maruti Suzuki Swift

KSh 494,518KSh 823,133

Depending on trim, for a direct import. A unit already registered in Kenya pays less — it depreciates faster on KRA’s schedule and owes neither the Railway Development Levy nor the Import Declaration Fee.

Every Maruti Suzuki Swift trim in KRA’s schedule

TrimEngineCRSPDuty at 8yr
SWIFT GL NAVI1200 · petrolKSh 3,591,131KSh 494,518
SWIFT HYBRID1200 · hybridKSh 3,811,232KSh 524,827
SWIFT GL (QLD)1200 · petrolKSh 3,961,828KSh 545,565
SWIFT GL NAVI PLUS1200 · petrolKSh 4,031,334KSh 555,136
SWIFT GL NAVI (QLD)1200 · petrolKSh 4,124,008KSh 567,898
SWIFT GL S1200 · petrolKSh 4,147,177KSh 571,089
SWIFT GL PLUS (QLD)1200 · petrolKSh 4,216,683KSh 580,660
SWIFT HYBRID PLUS1200 · hybridKSh 4,297,773KSh 591,827
SWIFT GL S PLUS1200 · petrolKSh 4,402,031KSh 606,184
SWIFT GL SHADOW1200 · petrolKSh 4,402,031KSh 606,184
SWIFT HYBRID GLX1200 · hybridKSh 4,459,953KSh 614,160
SWIFT GL SPECIAL EDITION (QLD)1200 · petrolKSh 4,471,537KSh 615,755
SWIFT GL PLUS SPECIAL EDITION (QLD)1200 · petrolKSh 4,842,234KSh 666,802
SWIFT GLX (QLD)1000 · petrolKSh 4,958,077KSh 682,754
SWIFT GLX TURBO1000 · hybridKSh 5,189,763KSh 714,658
SWIFT SPORT TURBO1400 · hybridKSh 5,583,629KSh 768,896
SWIFT SPORT TURBO (QLD)1400 · petrolKSh 5,792,146KSh 797,610
SWIFT GLX SHADOW1000 · petrolKSh 5,977,495KSh 823,133

Kenya does not permit importing vehicles over eight years old. Figures cover duty and taxes only — port charges, SGR, verification and NTSA registration are additional. KRA describes its own template as a guideline subject to verification.

Source: KRA CRSP schedule, July 2025

All vehicles