Appendix XXIX - Purpose of Payment Code (KES)
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| Code Value | Purpose | Brief Description |
| 512 | National Industrial Training Authority | National Industrial Training Authority |
| 1001 | Import Duty - Oil | Import Duty - Oil |
| 1002 | Import Duty | Import Duty |
| 1101 | Excise Duty - Oils | Excise Duty - Oils |
| 1102 | Excise Duty | Excise Duty |
| 1201 | VAT Oils | VAT Oils |
| 1202 | VAT Imports | VAT Imports |
| 1206 | VAT Oils - 8% | VAT Oils - 8% |
| 1501 | Alteration Fee | Alteration Fee |
| 1518 | Concession Fees | Concession Fees |
| 1519 | Registration fees | Registration fees |
| 1527 | Transhipment Fee | Transhipment Fee |
| 1801 | IDF Fees (2.0%) | IDF Fees (2.0%) |
| 1802 | IDF/ PIF OIL | IDF/ PIF OIL |
| 1908 | Customs Warehouse Rent | Customs Warehouse Rent |
| 2101 | Road Maintenance Levy (RML) | Road Maintenance Levy (RML) |
| 2301 | Petroleum Regulatory Levy (PRL) | Petroleum Regulatory Levy (PRL) |
| 2501 | Gross Payment-Petroleum Development Fund (PDF) | Gross Payment-Petroleum Development Fund (PDF) |
| 2901 | Income Tax - PAYE | Income Tax - PAYE |
| 3001 | Income Tax - Company | Income Tax - Company |
| 3100 | Income Tax - Resident Individual | Income Tax - Resident Individual |
| 3101 | Monthly Rental Income Tax | Monthly Rental Income Tax |
| 3103 | Witholding Rental Income | Witholding Rental Income |
| 3200 | Income Tax - Withholding | Income Tax - Withholding |
| 3304 | Motor Vehicle Advance Tax | Motor Vehicle Advance Tax |
| 3509 | VAT - Withholding | VAT - Withholding |
| 3514 | Value Added Tax (VAT) | Value Added Tax (VAT) |
| 3801 | Standards Levy | Standards Levy |
| 4103 | Stamp Duty | Stamp Duty |
| 4301 | State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy | State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy |
| 4601 | Import Health Certificate | Import Health Certificate |
| 4702 | Nuts and Oils Import Declaration Form | Nuts and Oils Import Declaration Form |
| 6001 | Kenya Railway Development Levy (RDL) | Kenya Railway Development Levy (RDL) |
| 6002 | Kenya Railway Development Levy (RDL)-Oils | Kenya Railway Development Levy (RDL)-Oils |
| 6101 | Sale of single Number Plate | Sale of single Number Plate |
| 6102 | Sale of pair of Number Plates | Sale of pair of Number Plates |
| 6301 | Transfer Fees for Motor Vehicle Registration | Transfer Fees for Motor Vehicle Registration |
| 6401 | Merchant Shipping Superitendent Levy | Merchant Shipping Superitendent Levy |
| 6402 | Merchant Shipping Superintendent (MSS) Levy - Oils | Merchant Shipping Superintendent (MSS) Levy - Oils |
| 6501 | Road Safety fund | Road Safety fund |
| 6601 | SHMV purchase tax | SHMV purchase tax |
| ADTX | Advance Tax | This is a tax paid in advance before a public service vehicle or a commercial vehicle goes for the annual inspection. |
| AIRB | Air transport | Transaction is a payment for air transport related business. |
| ARTX | Agency Revenue | This is a type of payment that KRA collects on behalf of various revenue collection agencies in Kenya. The two types of Agency Revenue include; Stamp Duty Betting and Pool Tax |
| BECH | ChildBenefit | Transaction is related to a payment made to assist parent/guardian to maintain child. |
| BSD | Banking Supervision Department | Banking Supervision Department |
| BTTX | Betting Tax | Betting Tax is chargeable on the gross gaming revenue (GGR) of a bookmaker at the rate of 15% as provided by Section 29A of the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act, 1966. |
| CCMC | Cash Collateral Margin Calls | |
| BUSB | Bus | Transaction is a payment for bus transport related business. |
| CERE | Ceremonies | Ceremonies (Funeral expenses, graduation, wedding |
| CFR | CostAndFreight | Cost and Freight (sea and inland waterway transport) - Incoterms 2010 |
| CGTX | Capital Gains Tax (CGT) | This is a tax chargeable on the whole of a gain which accrues to a company or an individual upon transfer of property situated in Kenya, whether or not the property was acquired before 1st January, 2015. |
| CHC | Charitable Contributions (Charity and Aid) | Humanitarian aid, military assistance, contributions to international organization apart from loans, in cash or in kind, between the governments of different countries or between governments and international organizations |
| CLOT | Clothing | Clothing expenses/Payments |
| COMU | Community Development | Community Development activities |
| CONS | Construction Activities | Construction of commercial and residential building expenses/activities |
| CORT | Trade Settlement Payment | |
| COTX | CorporateTax Identification | This is a form of Income Tax that is levied on corporate bodies such as Limited companies, Trusts, and Co-operatives, on their annual income. |
| CSDK | Central Security Depository Payments | Central Security Depository Payments |
| DIVD | Dividend Payments | |
| EDTX | Excise Duty | This is a duty of excise imposed on goods manufactured in Kenya, or imported into Kenya and specified in the 1st schedule to Excise Duty Act, 2015 |
| EDUC | Education expenses | Transaction is related to a payment of study/tuition fees. |
| FARM | Farming | Farming expenses/Inputs |
| FOEX | ForeignExchange | Foreign Exchange |
| FUEL | Fuel expenses | Purchase/Sale of fuel and related products. |
| GOKX | Government related Payments and Transfers | Receipts and payments of transfers of Kenyan government |
| GOVT | GovernmentPayment | Transaction is a payment to or from a government department. |
| HLFD | Purchase of food and househld goods | Transaction is for purchase of Food and Household goods |
| HLTI | HealthInsurance | Transaction is a payment of health insurance. |
| HOLI | Holiday | |
| IBLD | Interbank loan/deposit Repayments | |
| INPC | InsurancePremiumCar | Transaction is a payment of car insurance premium. |
| INSU | InsurancePremium | Transaction is payment of an insurance premium. |
| INTE | Interest | Transaction is the payment of interest. |
| INTX | IncomeTax | Income tax is a tax charged for each year of income, upon all the income of a person whether resident or non-resident, which is accrued in or was derived from Kenya. |
| INVS | Investment And Securities | Transaction is for the payment of mutual funds, investment products and shares |
| ISTX | Installment Tax | Installment tax is paid by persons who have tax payable for any year that amounts to Kshs. 40,000 and above. |
| LICF | LicenseFee | Transaction is payment of a license fee. |
| LIFI | LifeInsurance | Transaction is a payment of life insurance. |
| LOAN | Loan | Account used for loans. |
| MACH | Machinery related | Purchase of machinery and transport equipment |
| MAFC | MedicalAidFundContribution | Transaction is contribution to medical aid fund. |
| MDCS | MedicalServices | Transaction is a payment for medical care services. |
| MERC | Manufactured goods and merchandise | |
| PAYE | Pay As You Earn | This is a method of collecting tax at source from individuals in gainful employment. Companies and Partnerships with employees are required to deduct tax according to the prevailing tax rates from their employees' salaries or wages on each payday for a month and remit the same to KRA on or before the 9th of the following month. |
| PENA | Penalties | Other related penalties |
| PL39 | Licence Fees For Comm.Banks | Licence Fees For Comm.Banks |
| PL40 | Licence Fees Deposit Micro.Institutions | Licence Fees Deposit Micro.Institutions |
| PL41 | Licence Fees Forex Bureaus | Licence Fees Forex Bureaus |
| PL42 | Licence Fees Credit Reference Bureaus | Licence Fees Credit Reference Bureaus |
| PL43 | Licence Fees Mortgage Financial Institutions | Licence Fees Mortgage Financial Institutions |
| PL44 | Applications Fees For Commercial Banks | Applications Fees For Commercial Banks |
| PL45 | Application Fees For Mort.Fin.Institutions | Application Fees For Mort.Fin.Institutions |
| PL46 | Applications Fees Depo.Tak.Institutions | Applications Fees Depo.Tak.Institutions |
| PL47 | Application Fees Forex Bureaus | Application Fees Forex Bureaus |
| PL48 | Application Fees Credit.Ref. Bureaus | Application Fees Credit.Ref. Bureaus |
| PL49 | Penalties Commercial Banks | Penalties Commercial Banks |
| PL50 | Penalties Mortg.Fin .Institutions | Penalties Mortg.Fin.Institutions |
| PL51 | Penalties Deposit Taking Micro Institutions | Penalties Deposit Taking Micro Institutions |
| PL52 | Penalties Forex Bureaus | Penalties Forex Bureaus |
| PL53 | Penalties Credit Reference Bureaus | Penalties Credit Reference Bureaus |
| PPTI | PropertyInsurance | Transaction is a payment of property insurance. |
| PRPY | Purchase of property | |
| PSCO | Professional service/commission earned | |
| REFU | Refund | Transaction is the payment of a refund. |
| RELG | Religious activities | Support religious activities/functions |
| RENT | Rent | Transaction is the payment of rent. |
| RITX | Rental Income Tax | This is a tax charged on rental income received from renting out property. Taxation of rental income depends on how the rented property was used for residential or commercial purposes. |
| RLWY | Railway | Transaction is a payment for railway transport related business. |
| SALA | SalaryPayment | Transaction is the payment of salaries. |
| SAVG | Savings | Transfer to savings/retirement account. |
| SCHO | School Fees | |
| SDTX | Stamp Duty | Stamp duty is a tax charged on transfer of properties, shares and stock. |
| SHIP | Shipping | Undertaking in support of a sea transportation obligation. |
| SWLF | Sweeps/Liquidity funding | |
| TAXR | TaxRefund | Transaction is the refund of a tax payment or obligation. |
| TAXS | TaxPayment | Any other tax payments |
| TBIL | TelecommunicationsBill | Transaction is related to a payment of telecommunications related bill. |
| TITH | Tithes and Offerings | |
| TOTX | Turnover Tax | Turnover Tax(TOT) is a tax charged on gross sales of a business as per Sec. 12(c) of the Income Tax Act. First introduced vide Finance Act 2006, replaced by Presumptive Income Tax vide Finance Act 2018 then reintroduced vide Finance Act 2019. |
| TRAC | RemovedFromTracking | Return following direct debit being removed from tracking process. |
| UBIL | Utilities | Transaction is for the payment to common utility provider that provide gas, water and/or electricity. |
| VATX | ValueAddedTaxPayment | Value Added Tax is charged on supply of taxable goods or services made or provided in Kenya and on importation of taxable goods or services into Kenya. |
| VIPN | Vehicle Identification Plate Number | Account proxy for receiving insurance claims, pay insurance premium, road tax payments, traffic tickets etc.(applied for corporate or individual account proxy). |
| WHLD | WithHolding | This is a tax that is deductible from certain classes of income at the point of making a payment, to non-employees. |