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China's imports from its zero-tariff countries were 867.53 billion yuan in January–September, up 15.3% on a year earlier, Xinhua reported on 14 October; Kenyan avocado and coffee exports to China rose between May and August.
Maersk will charge a peak season surcharge of US$1,000 per 20-foot container and US$2,000 per 40-foot or 45-foot container on cargo from mainland China and Hong Kong to Kenya from 9 November, the shipping news site Container News and the Kenyan news site Kenyans.co.ke reported on 27 October.
China's ambassador to Ghana, Cong Song, said on 15 October that China's zero-tariff treatment of African goods has "no quota restrictions", Xinhua reported on 16 October 2026. Under the State Council Tariff Commission's 28 April notice covering Kenya and 19 other countries, only the in-quota rate falls to zero for goods under tariff-rate quotas, Xinhua reported at the time.
Foreign visa-free entries to China reached 8.992 million in July–September, China News Service reported on 20 October 2026, but Kenya is on neither of China's visa-free lists.
ICBC and Standard Bank Group, the parent of Stanbic Bank Kenya, announced ten measures in Beijing on 19 October to widen yuan use between China and Africa, including round-the-clock clearing and more than RMB 10 billion in interbank financing lines for African banks, China News Service reported on 20 October 2026.
Phase 2 of the 140th Canton Fair runs 23–27 October and phase 3 runs 31 October–4 November, the Ministry of Commerce schedule shows; Kenya is not on China's visa-free list, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya's page of 9 July 2026 shows.
Kenyan goods must meet China's origin rules, and generally need a certificate of origin, to enter China at zero tariff from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028, according to China's customs administration and the State Council Tariff Commission.
Kenya is looking to China's zero-tariff treatment to expand exports, officials told the Africa Commerce and Industry Summit in Nairobi, China Daily reported on 16 October 2026.
The Nairobi-based lender’s 12-day trip, from 13 to 24 October, is open to commercial and SME banking customers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda for the first time. Kenya’s imports from China far outstrip its exports to China.
