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2004 Ghana - CEPS Introduces New Guidelines for Payment of Duty Drawback - 30/07/04 The Customs, Exercise and Prevent Service (CEPS) has introduced new guidelines for refund of import duty on raw materials used in producing export goods or finished goods that are re-exported (Duty Drawback) from August 2nd 2004. The guidelines are aimed at ensuring timely processing of documents and prompt payment of claims made by manufacturers, importers and exporters. In this report CEPS urges all Duty Drawback claimants to submit separate claims for Same State Drawback and Raw Materials Drawback. In addition, claimants are required to attach their copy of the Import Bills of Entry, Customer duty payment receipts, Export Bill of Entry duly embossed by CEPS, Bill of Lading or Airway Bill. Other documents required are Waybills and commercial invoices for goods exported overland duly stamped or embossed by the CEPS Export officers and Landing Certificates to confirm the delivery and receipt of goods in the country of destination. As a further measure to enhance examination of Drawback goods, containerised cargo shall be examined externally where Customs and Inspection Agency seals are found intact at the point of exit. Internal examination shall be carried out selectively where overland cargo is not containerised or upon reasonable suspicion that seals have been tampered with. Drawback claims shall be processed only if the copies of entry are clearly printed, the officer's remarks are legible and the name and rank of the Examination Officer and Supervisor clearly appear in the remarks column. The name of and location of the bank and forex bureau at which foreign exchange transaction were carried out shall also be written on the left bottom corner of the Non-Traditional Export Form. The CEPS will continue to assist claimants of Duty Drawback. On the other hand the Service expects maximum co-operation from them. Ghana - Electronic Customs Procedures for Exporters - 24/02/04 The Ghanaian Customs have issued new instructions with regard to all exports out of Tema. This notice (REF N°: TE/ M1SC/1) dated 23/02/04 is effective from 24/02/04. All exports from Tema will only be accepted for processing if they are entered into the computerised customs system otherwise known as GCNET/GCMS. Exporters are strongly advised to process their declarations through this system. Our local agency office in Ghana will be able to assist you with this procedure. Please click on the agency details link on the right hand side for contact details.
[ Chassis Penalty -
04/12/03 ] Penalty Charges
for Chassis - 04/12/03 Any fines will be passed to consignee. Please ensure that full chassis numbers are included on all relevant documents in order to avoid this when exporting cars to Ghana. To view the official letter from Ghana Customs please click
here. Import Declaration Form Will Cost 50,000 Cedis From October 15th 2003 The Ministry of Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiatives (MOTI & PSI) wishes to inform the general public, especially the importing community, that the fee charged for an Import Declaration Form (IDF) for import cargo into Ghana will be increased from five thousand (US$0.55) to fifty thousand five hundred Cedis (US$6) Cedis with effect from 15 October 2003. IDF fees are being adjusted in order to achieve a reasonable level of cost recovery and improve service delivery to the general public. Apart from IDFs with cover prices of five thousand five hundred Cedis (C5, 500.00) that would have been submitted to the Destination Inspection Companies and MOTI & PSI by 14 October 2003 for Final Classification and Valuation Reports (FCVRs) and exemption from Destination Inspection respectively, no such IDFs can be used to clear goods at the ports from 15 October 2003. Importers are advised to submit all the remaining unutilised IDFs in their possessions with cover price of five thousand Cedis after 14 October, 2003 to either the Head Office or Regional Offices of MOTI & PSI for refund. This information supercedes any previous made on this issue. Ministry of Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiatives Ghana Community Network Services Ltd (GCNET)- 23/09/03 Please note that Ghana Customs has computerised their manifest and clearing process with immediate effect, under the name Ghana Community Network Services Ltd (GCNET). Agents are to submit manifest electronically to Customs. This system is very RIGID and we are to declare full details with precision, piece count, cargo description, weight, measurement, consignee full style i.e., if there is a spelling mistake it is classified as an error which is subject to a Customs fine, minimum of USD100 We are therfore reliant on the information that we obtain from our customers and if errors occur we have no other choice than passing the fine to the erroneous party.
100% increase on fuel - 20/01/03 The Minister of Energy, Albert Kan Dapaah made an announcement on 17/01/03 that there will be a 90.4 per cent increase in the price of petrol. At an unprecedented press conference at the Ministry of Information, the Minister said a gallon of premium petrol would now sell at 20,000 cedis (2US$)a gallon, up from 10,500 cedis. Diesel and kerosene would each sell at 17,500 cedis a gallon, marine diesel and pre-mix fuel would each sell at 16,000 cedis while LPG would go at 3,800 cedis per kilogramme. Mr Kan-Dapaah said with the current crude price being 32 dollars a barrel and an exchange rate of 8,800 cedis to the dollar, the full recovery price, including debt servicing, should have been ¢23,210 a gallon. This is made up of import parity, duties, levies (e.g. road development fund), distributors' margins and debt servicing. The government has said the rising debt at the Tema Oil Refinery, the increase in crude prices and the sliding currency meant that it could no longer maintain the ex-pump price at that low level. The government is also set to enact a massive and immediate increase in the levels of public transport available, with several hundred new vehicles having been ordered. A new minimum wage will also be agreed upon by the end of next week, which aims to cover the expected impact of recent fuel and utility prices without further stoking inflation. Notice Issued by the Ministry of Information & Presidential Affairs - Why the fuel increase
Destination Inspection - 13/01/03 Transitional arrangement on the geographical allocation of inspection of imports at the seaports. The ministry of Trade and Industry wishes to inform the general public that all completed Import Declaration Forms ( IDF's) shall be submitted to the offices of the inspection companies as published in the dailies in accordance with their respective geographical areas of operation with effect from 1st January 2003. This follows the appointment of two new companies and the allocation of the selective destination inspection and price verification of imports at the seaports on geographical basis to the inspection companies. IDFs lodged with GSL and GSBV before 1 January 2003 regardless of the geographical area shall continue to be processed by them until 31 March 2003. Importers are to note however, that with effect from 1 April 2003 the relevant inspection companies, depending on the geographical areas allocated to them will process all documents irrespective of the date of submission to either Gateway services Ltd or GSBV Ltd. The validity of Final Classification and Valuation Reports ( FCVRs) With effect from 1 April 2003 only FCVRs issued by the appropriate inspection company shall be valid for clearance of goods from any seaport in Ghana. All FCVR's unutilized before 1 April 2003 become invalid and importers will be required to complete new IDFs for the issuance of a new FCVR by the appropriate inspection company responsible for the respective geographical area. All such unutilized FCVR's must be submitted to Room 306 at the Ministry of Trade and Industry upon a submission of a new IDF for re-issuance of the FCVR. Customs excise and preventive service has been directed not to accept FCVR issued by any inspection company outside its allocated geographical area if the IDFs were submitted after 1 January 2001. Importers who flout this directive will have themselves to blame since they will be made to resubmit the IDFs to the appropriate inspection agency. Importers are to note that with effect from 2 January 2003 the physical inspection of high-risk goods have been transferred from GSBV Ltd to the Ghana Standards Board. The offices of the Ghana Standards Board are located on the Accra-Legon Road, near the shell filling station. The importing public is also to note that BIVAC International , which used to operate under the name GSBV Ltd, will continue to use the offices of GSBV Ltd. The Ministry sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience that will be created as a result of these changes. Meanwhile, the public is assured that measures have been put in place to ensure a smooth transition. Please click here for a list of locations with destination inspection operated by Gateway Services Limited. Please click here for a list of locations with destination inspection operated by BIVAC International. Please click here for a list of locations with destination inspection operated by Ghana Link Network Services. Please click here for a list of locations with destination inspection operated by Inspection and Control Services. In this regard importers and agents are advised to ensure that the necessary documents are submitted to the respective agencies whose offices are located in areas indicated against their names GATEWAY SERVICES LIMITED INSPECTION AND CONTROL SERVICES
The information given in this document
has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the
time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant
sources before
using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot
accept liability for an consequences due to inaccuracies in this
information.
"THE CARRIER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISSING OR INCORRECT IDR/CRI NUMBERS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS WITH THE MERCHANT. ANY FINES/ PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST THE CARRIER ARE FOR THE MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT."
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