Nairobi, June 25 -- The High Court has allowed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to pursue a fresh appeal against Unilever Kenya in a dispute involving more than Sh1.2 billion in customs taxes, reopening a battle over the taxation of royalty payments by multinational firms.

The case stems from a November 2024 tribunal decision that largely overturned tax assessments arising from Unilever's imports, exports, and intellectual property arrangements.

The dispute concerns classification of a consignment imported by Unilever containing materials for manufacturing Chicken Flavour Powder, Beef Flavour Powder, Flavour Powder (Lovage), and Onion Powder.

The row also touches on the flavour powders and materials used in the manufacture of food sea...