Roofing fasteners · Kenya
Roofing Fasteners supplier in Kenya.
Roof and cladding fixings for Kenyan roll-formers and contractors, coated for the exposure the sheet will actually sit in — Class 4 on the coast, Class 3 up-country with bonded EPDM against highland UV.
- CLASS 4 COATED FIXINGS FOR MOMBASA AND THE COAST
- CLASS 3 WITH BONDED EPDM FOR NAIROBI AND THE HIGHLANDS
- COLOUR-MATCHED HEADS TO COMMON SHEET RANGES
Roofing fasteners in Kenya
What actually moves in this market.
Kenya's roofing market is dominated by roll-forming mills selling profiled sheet with a warranty attached, so the fixing specification is not a detail — an under-coated screw voids the sheet warranty and the complaint lands on the merchant. Buyers here name the coating class explicitly and expect it printed on the carton.
Colour-matched heads matter commercially. We match head colour to the common Kenyan sheet colours and ship the screws in the same consignment as the rest of the fastener package instead of as a separate air freight scramble.
Landed into Kenya
Routing, lead time and specification.
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
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.
Specification
Roofing fasteners we supply into Kenya.
| Types | Self-drilling roof screws, timber-thread roof screws, stitching screws, hook bolts |
|---|---|
| Sealing | Bonded EPDM washer, 16 mm and 19 mm; galvanised or stainless cap |
| Coatings | Class 3, Class 4, Dacromet, stainless 304 head with carbon point |
| Drives | Hex washer head 8 mm and 5/16" — driven, not screwdriven |
| Sizes | 12-14 x 50 mm, 12-14 x 65 mm, 14-10 x 75 mm and full range |
| Colour heads | Powder-coated to standard African roof sheeting colour ranges |
| Accessories | Closures, flashing tape, hook bolts, purlin fixings |
| Packing | Boxes of 100 and 250, bulk cartons and pallet quantities |
Questions from Kenyan buyers
Roofing fasteners into Kenya — asked and answered.
- Which coating class do Kenyan roofs need?
- Class 4 within the coastal strip around Mombasa and Kilifi. Class 3 is sound inland, but altitude UV degrades cheap washers fast, so insist on bonded EPDM either way.
- Can you supply screws colour-matched to our sheet?
- Yes — send the colour reference or the sheet supplier's range and we match heads before production, then ship them with the rest of your package.
- Do you sell to roll-formers at reseller volume?
- That is most of what we do here. We quote by the carton and by the pallet so a mill or merchant keeps a margin on resale.
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