Kenya wants China to remove taxes on its tea, coffee, macadamia nuts, and avocados. President William Ruto discussed this during his trip to Beijing. He said Chinese companies think Kenyan products are high quality, but current tariffs make them hard to sell there.
Ruto met with Kenyans living in China at a town hall meeting. He plans to ask for a deal similar to AGOA, which lets Kenya sell goods to America without taxes or limits. This would help Kenya export more processed farm products to Chinese markets.
Kenya and China signed major financial agreements during the visit. Chinese data shows Kenya sold ten times more avocados to China in 2023 than in 2022. The numbers jumped from 443 tons to 4,324 tons after exports started in August 2022.
China also buys lots of Kenyan macadamia nuts, especially raw ones still in shells. Kenya ranks third in world macadamia production behind South Africa and Australia. The country hopes to sell even more.
Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss investments in Kenyan infrastructure projects and cooperation between developing nations. China has already helped build important Kenyan projects like the Standard Gauge Railway, Nairobi Expressway, Lamu Port, and Kipevu Oil Terminal.
Ruto met with Kenyans living in China at a town hall meeting. He plans to ask for a deal similar to AGOA, which lets Kenya sell goods to America without taxes or limits. This would help Kenya export more processed farm products to Chinese markets.
Kenya and China signed major financial agreements during the visit. Chinese data shows Kenya sold ten times more avocados to China in 2023 than in 2022. The numbers jumped from 443 tons to 4,324 tons after exports started in August 2022.
China also buys lots of Kenyan macadamia nuts, especially raw ones still in shells. Kenya ranks third in world macadamia production behind South Africa and Australia. The country hopes to sell even more.
Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss investments in Kenyan infrastructure projects and cooperation between developing nations. China has already helped build important Kenyan projects like the Standard Gauge Railway, Nairobi Expressway, Lamu Port, and Kipevu Oil Terminal.
