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==Procedure==
Applicants are advised to apply one month before the expiry date of the current license.
'''Apply Online'''
# To renew your registration as a Tea Packer in Kenya, one has to make a formal online application with the Tea Directorate of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).
# This can be done by visiting the Agriculture and Food Authorities’ [https://www.agricultureauthority.go.ke/index.php/en/ Website] and clicking on the "[https://www.agricultureauthority.go.ke/index.php/en/portals/stakeholders-portals Dealers]" option under the "Portal" option in the menu.
# This will direct you to the next page where you are to click on the [https://portal.teaboard.or.ke/ Tea Portal] link, this will lead toy to the next page where you can start to make your application. .
# Login in if you already have an account with the Tea Directorate of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).
# If you don’t have an account, click on the [https://portal.teaboard.or.ke/registration.aspx ”Click here to register”] link so as to begin your online registration and renewal process.
# On the next page you are supposed to select the year you wish to register for and select the category you wish to apply for using the dropdown menu. Choose the financial year you wish to apply for and in the “Select category you wish to register for” select “Tea Packer Renewal”.
# By selecting the “Tea Packer Renewal” a checklist of documents for the renewal as Tea Packer will pop up. The checklist of information that will be required to complete your application. You should proceed when you have all the information ready.
# A list of required documents is also mentioned in the “Required Document” section of this page.
# Details of the fee payable area also displayed. The fee is payable only after the registration has been vetted and approved. Please do not apply a payment until you are requested to do so.
# Click on “proceed” to go to the next page.
# On the next page fill in the required information for renewal as a Tea Packer. This includes the applicant details and Organization details.
# After filling the information click on “Save applicant’s details”. This will prompt an email to be sent to your email address.
# Log-in to your email address to verify your account (if you don’t have an account). After verifying your account, upload the required documents.
# After you have uploaded the documents you will receive a message informing you that your renewal application is under review and you will be contacted once the application is approved.
# Once your renewal application is approved you will receive communication in your email address and your AFA Tea Directorate e-Portal informing you on the progress and payment details.
# Proceed to make the payment for renewal. The amount of fees to be paid can be found under the "Fees" section of this page, the amount will also be sent to your email address and your AFA Tea Directorate e-Portal
# Submit your proof of payment in your AFA Tea Directorate e-Portal account by logging into your account and uploading the proof of payment receipt.
# Once the proof of payment is verified a copy of the registration certificate will be sent to your AFA Tea Directorate e-Portal account which you can print or retrieve anytime.

==Required Documents==
# Directors National Identity Cards/ Passport ( To attach Copies) (PDF Documents to be uploaded)
# Names of Company Directors
# The Food, Drugs, and Chemical Substances (Food Hygiene Regulations) Licence (Cap 254) by the Public Health Department (Valid Copy to be attached) (PDF Documents to be uploaded)
# Trade Mark Registration (PDF Documents to be uploaded)
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Tea Directorate - Head Office''' 
Agriculture and Food Authority 
Tea House; Naivasha Road, off Ngong Road 
P.O Box 37962 - 00100, Nairobi 
Cell Phone: +254-722200556/734600944 
Wireless: +254 - 020 - 2536869/2536886 
E-Mail: info@afa.go.ke 
[http://tea.agricultureauthority.go.ke/index.php/component/content/?id=39&Itemid=169 Tea Directorate Contacts ] 
[http://tea.agricultureauthority.go.ke/ Website] 
 
'''Tea Board of Kenya - West - Rift Region''' 
Ndege Chai Plaza 
Moble Phone: 0702188466 
Email: info@teaboard.or.ke 
 
'''Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) - Head Office''' 
Address: Tea House; Naivasha Road, off Ngong Road 
P.O Box 37962 - 00100, Nairobi 
Cell Phone: +254-722200556/734600944 
Wireless: +254 - 020 - 2536869/2536886 
E-Mail: info@afa.go.ke 
[https://www.agricultureauthority.go.ke/index.php/en/ Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) website] 
 
'''Agriculture and Food Authority – Integrated Management Information System (AFA IMIS)''': [https://imis.afa.go.ke/afa/ Link] 
 
==Eligibility==
* Any person or institution with a valid tea packer registration licence.
==Fees==
* Registration Ksh 2,000
* The fee is payable only after the registration has been vetted and approved. Please do not apply a payment until you are requested to do so.

==Validity==
* The license is valid for a period of one year.
==Documents to Use==
* Applications are done online through the [https://portal.teaboard.or.ke/ AFA Tea Directorate e-Portal]

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
* 30 days

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

==Instructions==
Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

==Required Information==
# Applicant details (Name of the applicant, Email address ,TAX PIN number , Mobile number)
# Organization details (Organization Name , Email , Mobile number, Physical address , Postal Address .TAX PIN number , Natioal ID/Certificate of Incorporation ,Division , Nature of business , Services provided )
==Need for the Document==
* The renewal of registration allows a person or institution to engage in tea packing business in Kenya.
* One cannot operate as a tea packer in Kenya unless they are registered by the tea directorate of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)

==Information which might help==
# The licensing authority shall issue licenses to applicants subject to such lawful conditions as the authority may determine.
# Every license shall specify the premises upon which the business specified in the license may be carried on.
# Licenses issued shall remain in force until the thirtieth of June next following the date of issue, unless earlier cancelled.
# There shall be fees payable for the issue of licenses under this Act. Such fees are as the licensing authority may prescribe.
# The total fees charged will depend on the turnover of the dealer and shall not overburden small scale dealers and the cumulative total of all levies and fees payable shall in any event not exceed ten per cent of the gate value of the agricultural or aquatic product.
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

==External Links==
* [http://www.agricultureauthority.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Crops-Act-No.-16-of-2013-latest.pdf CROPS ACT NO. 16 of 2013]
* [https://agricultureauthority.go.ke/?page_id=689 Service Charter]
==Others==
'''About Tea Directorate'''
* The Tea Directorate was formed following the repeal of the Tea (Amendment) Act, 2011 , following the commencement of the Crops Act, 2013 on 1st August 2014.
'''Mandate of the Tea Directorate'''
# License tea manufacturing factories;
# Register buyers, Warehousemen,
# Manufacturers and any other person dealing in tea;
# Promote Kenya tea in both the local and the international markets.

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