Customs

Generic Requirement:

Permit/Form/Document

Customs Declaration Form

Invoice

Packing List

Bill of Lading / Airay Bill

Import Declaration Form

CCVR

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Controls & Prohibition:

Controls

Controlling Agency Channel Action

FOOD AND DRUGS AUTHORITY RED PHYSICAL INSPECTION

Prohibitions

Type Details

Controls

Controlling Agency Channel Action

GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY Red or Yellow Physical Inspection

Prohibitions

Type Details

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Regulatory Requirement

FOOD AND DRUGS AUTHORITY

Permit/Licence/Certificate Duration for Issue Validity Documents Needed Inspection Fee

IMPORT PERMIT 1 Day 1 Year 1. Product registration Certificate (Registration Number) BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF CONSIGNMENT (NON
2. Packing List SPECIFIC)
3. Invoice Above 10,000 MT = 5,000 GHS
4. Certificate of Analysis 5,001 MT - 10,000 MT = 2,500 GHS
5. Bill of Lading 1,001 MT - 5000 MT = 1,500 GHS
6. Certificate of Origin 501 MT - 1000 MT = 1,000 GHS
7. Other Certificates of Claims (e.g. Halal, Kosher, etc.) 251 MT - 500 MT = 700 GHS
51 KG - 250 MT = 500 GHS
2,001 KG - 50 MT = 300 GHS
1,001 KG - 2,000 KG = 250 GHS
751 KG - 1,000 KG = 200 GHS
501 KG -750 KG = 150 GHS
301 KG - 500 KG = 100 GHS
101 KG - 300 KG = 75 GHS
51 KG - 100 KG = 50 GHS
50 KG AND BELOW = 30 GHS

GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY

Permit/Licence/Certificate Duration for Issue Validity Documents Needed Inspection Fee

GSA PERMIT 1 Day 1 Year 1. Certificate of Analysis GSA receives

2. Business Registration Certificate 0.15% of the
3. Completed Importer Registration Form, Evidence of purchase of relevant product standard value paid from
import Levy of
1%of CIF.

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RICE

Headin HS Code Commodity Description Product Name Import VAT NHIL Standard Unit of
g Duty (%) (%) (%) Quantity

10.06 Rice.

- Rice in the husk (paddy or rough):

1006.10.10.00 -- Seed RICE 5.00 0.00 0.00 kg

1006.10.90.00 -- Other RICE 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1006.20.00.00 - Husked (brown) rice RICE 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not

polished or glazed:

1006.30.10.00 -- In packings of more than 5 kg or in bulk RICE 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1006.30.90.00 -- In packings of 5 kg or less RICE 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1006.40.00.00 - Broken rice RICE 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

11.04 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading 10.06; germ of
cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground.

Headin HS Code Commodity Description Product Name Import VAT NHIL Standard Unit of
g Duty (%) (%) (%) Quantity

- Rolled or flaked grains :

1104.12.00.00 -- Of oats MUESLI 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

- Other worked grains (for example, hulled, pearled, sliced

or kibbled) :

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 1104.22.00.00 -- Of oats 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1104.23.00.00 -- Of maize (corn) 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1104.29.00.00 -- Of other cereals 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

Sugar:

7.01 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form.

Heading HS Code Commodity Description Product Name Import VAT NHIL Standard Unit
Duty (%) (%) (%) of Quantity

- Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or

colouring matter :

1701.12.00.00 -- Beet sugar 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1701.13.00.00 -- Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg
Chapter

-- Other cane sugar:

1701.14.10.00 --- Meant for sugar refinery 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1701.14.90.00 --- Other 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

- Other :

-- Containing added flavouring or colouring matter:

1701.91.10.00 --- In powder, crystal or granule form 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1701.91.90.00 --- Other 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

-- Other:

1701.99.10.00 --- In powder, crystal or granule form 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

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 1701.99.90.00 --- Other 20.00 15.00 2.50 kg

17.02 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring
or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel.

Heading HS Code Commodity Description Product Name Import VAT NHIL Standard Unit
Duty (%) (%) (%) of Quantity

- Lactose and lactose syrup :

1702.11.00.00 -- Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg

as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

1702.19.00.00 -- Other 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1702.20.00.00 - Maple sugar and maple syrup 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1702.30.00.00 - Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg
containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of
fructose

1702.40.00.00 - Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg
at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose,
excluding invert sugar

1702.50.00.00 - Chemically pure fructose FRUCTOSE(LAEVULOSE) 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1702.60.00.00 - Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry 5.00 15.00 2.50 kg
state more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding
invert sugar

17.03 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar.

1703.10.00.00 - Cane molasses TOFFEE 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1703.90.00.00 - Other TOFFEE 10.00 15.00 2.50 kg

17.04 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa.

1704.10.00.00 - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated CHEWING GUM 35.00 15.00 2.50 kg

1704.90.00.00 - Other BUBBLE GUM 35.00 15.00 2.50 kg

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