The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has welcomed government’s directive banning selected transit goods from entering the country via land borders, but warned that fruit juice and similar products could be next under the crackdown. FABAG commended the Ministry of Finance and Finance Minister Dr Forson for the move, which requires goods such […]
Nine officers drawn from state agencies have been arrested and placed under police inquiry following the interception of a large consignment of undeclared Tramadol at the Tema Port. Those arrested include five Customs officers, one officer from the Narcotics Control Commission, one Port Security officer, one officer from the Energy Commission and one officer from […]
The outgoing Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Brigadier General Glover Ashong Annan, has officially handed over authority to the new Acting Commissioner, Aaron Kanor. The handover ceremony took place at the forecourt of the Customs Headquarters in Accra, marked by a display of military precision, including a rifle display, […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect pending the outcome of an internal investigation into alleged procedural breaches. In a statement, the Authority’s management said the action follows preliminary findings from an enforcement operation conducted on February 18, 2026. The operation involved a consignment of transit […]
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr. Aaron Kanor as the new Acting Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), with immediate effect. The appointment was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama. Mr. Kanor succeeds Brigadier General Glover Ashong Annan, the outgoing Commissioner […]
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has uncovered activities of two shipping companies and clearing agents involved in an alleged falsification of information on trade documents to evade payment of taxes. The clearing agents are said to have connived with the shipping lines to falsify information on their manifests and bills of lading, […]
The government has lost nearly GH¢9 billion in revenue from taxes generated on imported goods as a result of the reduction in the benchmark values in the last three years. The amount was lost between April 2019, when the implementation of the policy started, and March this year when it was reviewed. The discount policy […]
The Commander of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the Northern Region, Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mr. Paul Kwesi Ahiakpor is perhaps going to be the happiest Man to retire from the service in style. This is because he has achieved what BestNewsGH.com investigations reveal is a very enviable feat never achieved […]
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Prof. Stephen Adei has instructed Customs Officers at the Port of Tema not to take instructions from senior officers of other state agencies also operating in the port. Any such instructions, according to him, should be ignored and immediately reported to the Sector Commander of Customs. […]
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Navy have concluded bilateral talks for the use of naval speedboats to combat smuggling activities both at sea and on river Volta. The Commissioner of Customs, Col Kwadwo Damuah disclosed this to The Chronicle in an exclusive interview over the weekend. According to […]
The Customs Staff Association have berated government and the Minister of Finance in particular for the recent changes that were effected within the top brass of the Division, saying the affected officers were doing their best to help realize the mandate of the Division , which is revenue mobilization. A statement issued by the group […]
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta today, Thursday July 11 2019 stormed the Port of Tema on a day’s working visit. His visit was particularly to assess the extent of work at the new terminal three which is part of the expansion project being embarked upon by Meridian Port Services (MPS). The terminal which received […]
