PUBLIC NOTICE ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLECTION OF BLANK TAPE LEVY
KENYA COPYRIGHT BOARD TENDER SEPTEMBER 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLECTION OF BLANK TAPE LEVY
This is to notify all stakeholders and the general public of the commencement of the implementation
of the Blank Tape Levy (BTL) pursuant to sections 28(3)(6) and 30(6) of the Copyright Act
and the second schedule part B of the Copyright Regulations 2020.
The Blank Tape Levy is a levy that is collected on items that may be used to carry copyright
protected content for private copying payable at the point of entry into Kenya or at the point of
first manufacture locally.
The automation of this process has been finalized on the Kenya Trade Network Agency Trade
Facilitation Platform TFP). Following this implementation, all imports for items covered under
the Blank Tape Levy regulation, will attract the BTL fee with effect from September 16, 2023.
Kindly contact the Executive Director, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) for any clarifications on
info@copyright.go.ke.
Executive Director
Kenya Copyright Board