Bolts & nuts · Kenya · bulk only
Bulk bolts and nuts for Kenya industry and construction
We supply bolts and nuts to Kenyan businesses by the tonne and by the container — not by the box. Tell us the grades, diameters and quantities on your bill of materials and we quote the consolidated consignment landed through Mombasa, documentation included.
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Who buys in Kenya
Three kinds of buyer, three different order profiles.
Contractors
Commercial, warehouse and civils work in Nairobi and the corridor towns. Buys grade 8.8 hex bolts with nuts and washers bagged per connection, and wants the whole package on one delivery rather than chased across three merchants.
Mines and heavy industry
Quarrying, cement, sugar and processing plants buying for maintenance shutdowns. Higher grades, larger diameters and studding, with mechanical test reports required in the same document pack as the mill certificate.
Steel fabricators and merchants
Fabricators buying to a bill of materials, and merchants restocking by the tonne for resale. Both order in mixed diameters and lengths, so consolidation and clear carton marking matter more than a single line item price.
Grades and standards
What we quote against, and what arrives certified.
We hold no published price list and quote nothing from stock on this page — every figure comes back against your actual specification and quantity.
| Property classes | Grade 4.6, 4.8, 8.8 and 10.9 bolts, with matched nut classes 5, 8 and 10. |
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| Standards referenced | DIN 931 and DIN 933 hex bolts, DIN 934 hex nuts, ISO 4014 and ISO 4017, with ISO 898-1 and ISO 898-2 for mechanical properties. |
| Structural assemblies | Bolt, nut and hardened washer supplied as a set so the assembly is tested and certified together, not mixed on site. |
| Finishes | Zinc plated for internal and sheltered structure, hot-dip galvanised to ISO 1461 for coastal and permanently exposed work. |
| Documentation | Mill certificate and mechanical test report per heat, plus the Kenyan pre-export conformity certificate against the consignment. |
Mombasa and lead times
Landed through Mombasa, cleared on the corridor.
Corridor
Sea freight to Mombasa, then road or the standard gauge rail service to the Nairobi inland container depot for up-country distribution along the Northern Corridor.
Lead time framing
Typically 6–9 weeks door to door on a full container: 2–4 weeks production, 4–5 weeks sea freight, 1–2 weeks clearing and inland delivery.
Duty and conformity
East African Community common external tariff applies to HS 7318 fasteners, plus VAT, railway development levy and import declaration fee. Kenya operates a pre-export verification of conformity scheme, so inspection is arranged at origin rather than at the port.
Coating for Kenyan exposure
Mombasa and the coastal strip need hot-dip galvanised or Class 4 roofing fixings; Nairobi and the highlands run safely on zinc plated and Class 3, but high-altitude UV still demands bonded EPDM washers.
Container or LCL
Which shipping mode suits the order.
Full container
Best where the tonnage fills or nearly fills the box. One bill of lading, one clearance, lowest cost per tonne, and room to consolidate screws, washers, anchors and roofing fixings into the same shipment instead of paying freight five times.
LCL (part container)
For smaller bulk orders or a first trial consignment. Freight per tonne is higher and the groupage depot adds handling time at both ends, but the conformity and certification work is identical — nothing about the paperwork gets easier by shipping less.
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