Flat glass supplier for Kenya and Tanzania: container delivery to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam

Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali: East Africa is one of the fastest-growing construction markets on the continent. Noxem Group delivers float, laminated, Low-E, reflective glass and mirrors by full container to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, at factory prices. Here is what importers need to know.

Mombasa or Dar es Salaam: which port?

• Mombasa: the gateway to Kenya, and by the Northern Corridor to Uganda, Rwanda and eastern DR Congo. Fixed berthing windows have recently cut vessel waiting times to about one day.
• Dar es Salaam: the gateway to Tanzania, and by the Central Corridor to Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia and Malawi.
• Our prices: CIF, with ocean freight and insurance to the port included.

Which glass for East African projects?

• Clear float 4 to 12 mm: aluminium windows, shopfronts, furniture.
• Tinted and reflective glass: very popular for offices and apartments, for privacy and solar control.
• Laminated 44.2 and 55.2: balustrades, facades, safety glazing.
• Mirrors 4 mm: hotels, bathrooms, interior design.

Certificates of conformity

Kenya and Tanzania both run pre-export verification of conformity programmes, called PVoC. Regulated goods must be inspected before shipment by an approved body, which issues a certificate of conformity. Ask your clearing agent whether your exact glass references are on the regulated list. If they are, we send the technical data sheets and coordinate the inspection before loading.

How to order

1. Build your container online or send us your list: references, thicknesses, sizes and quantities.
2. Tell us your port: Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, and your final destination if it is inland.
3. Receive your factory CIF price within 24 hours.
4. Once confirmed, the conformity inspection is arranged if needed, then the container ships.

Sources: Maersk, Middle East – East Africa · TÜV Rheinland, Kenya PVoC · Intertek, Tanzania