A civil society organisation, Mass Action Committee (MAC), is urging government to suspend the UNIPASS implementation project to allow further consultations and due diligence in order to avoid revenue losses to the country.
Government, as part of its efforts to maximise revenue from international trade, conceived the idea of having...
Ghana Revenue Authority GRA in collaboration with the Ghana Link Network Services Limited and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority GPHA have successfully conducted a simulation exercise for the new Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS).
The exercise which included the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Limited, Ghana Shippers Authority GSA, Shipping...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has targetted earning more than US$10billion in revenue from non-traditional exports by end of 2028, under its National Export Development Strategy programme.
The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) sector has grown from US$2million annually in the early 1980s to US$2.8billion in 2018. However, with the...
Government last week directed the exclusion of some imports from its reduction in benchmark values by a range of 30 percent to 50 percent, which has been implemented with effect from April 4, 2019.
This has not gone down too well with certain trade groups. GUTA’s Welfare Officer, Benjamin Yeboah,...
Deputy Minister in charge of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has projected a 30 percent revenue increase at Ghana's ports when the new Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) known as UNIPASS is fully deployed.
He is optimistic that ICUMS coming in will enable the country to achieve its single window...
Ghana Link Network Services has taken note of current debates on the Integrated Customs Management Systems ICUMS, which some also refer to as UNIPASS Ghana. But first, we want to put it on record that this new all-in-one Customs management solution is government-owned - as the Ghana Revenue Authority,...
The controversial UNIPASS deal has come to the forefront of contemporary issues in Ghana. Regarding media reports, the UNIPASS deal which has come to the limelight is arguably considered an innovative new port clearing system that processes payments through an enhanced single window for the facilitation of trade. Such...
Maritime Authority seeks power to seize, destroy these boats
State losing revenue as environment gets polluted
With trading of illegal fuel on Ghana’s high seas increasing at an alarming rate, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has said it will soon acquire the power to seize and destroy the...
…Minority pushes for temporary suspension
Freight Forwarders in the Western Region capital of Takoradi have expressed their displeasure about lingering challenges with the new Integrated Customs UNIPASS Management Systems (ICUMS), otherwise known as UNIPASS, at the Takoradi Port.
The Freighters on Thursday May 7 picketed at the Customs Office of the...
Importers at Tema Port have entreated government to absorb demurrage and storage rent charges incurred during the two days which saw the deployment of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), also known as UNIPASS, due to challenges faced in the process.
According to importers, the unsuccessful deployment prevented importers from...