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KRA eTIMS and ETR

Does eTIMS increase my prices for customers?

Updated June 2026

Short answer

eTIMS is an invoicing system, not a new tax, so it does not by itself add a charge to your prices. What it does is make your sales properly recorded. Whether VAT or other tax applies to a given product depends on the tax rules for that product, not on eTIMS, so eTIMS itself is not a reason to raise prices.

More detail

A common worry is that compliance means charging customers more. eTIMS is about how invoices are issued and reported, not an extra levy added at the till.

If your business is VAT-registered, VAT applies because of the VAT rules, with or without eTIMS. For a non-VAT business, issuing eTIMS invoices does not create a new charge to pass on.

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Related questions

Is eTIMS a new tax?
No. eTIMS is an invoicing system. It records sales electronically; it does not add a new charge to your prices.
Why do some receipts show VAT then?
VAT appears because a business is VAT-registered and the product is taxable, under VAT rules. That is separate from eTIMS.

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