Non-tariff barriers in Kenya include slow customs clearance, unreasonable packaging and labeling requirements, cumbersome certificate of conformity (CoC) requirements, requirement to have an appointed pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) partner, and the obligation to obtain an import standards mark (ISM) for a list of sensitive products imported into Kenya. The following companies have been subcontracted by KEBS to operate on its behalf the PVoC program including in North America:  Bureau Veritas, World Standardization Certification & Testing Group (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, China Certification & Inspection (Group); Inspection Co. Ltd, SGS, TUV Austria Turk and China Hansom Inspection & Certificate Co. Ltd.   Some U.S. firms may find packaging and labeling requirements difficult to meet. The lack of intellectual property rights enforcement involving videos, music, and computer software makes some U.S. firms reluctant to export these goods and services to Kenya.

Kenya has twelve tax treaties, which generally follow the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) model for the prevention of double taxation of income. There is no double tax treaty between Kenya and the United States.