Also known as: GRA · Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division)
Ghana Revenue Authority — tax and customs administration body targeting revenue growth through compliance, digitisation, and broadened tax base.
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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified that travellers carrying more than two mobile phones into Ghana will not automatically be required to pay Customs duty. …
No automatic duty on travellers carrying more than two phones – GRA clarifies Customs rulesThe Chronicle
… al Police Intelligence Directorate in collaboration with the Police Intelligence Directorate Headquarters, Accra, and was supported by personnel from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), Narcotics Control Commission (NACOB), Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority …
Two arrested over cigarettes, suspected cyanide haul at JemaJoy Online
… The operation was supported by officers from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOB), the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (CEPS), and Defence Intelligence (DI). …
Police intercept vehicle carrying suspected contraband at JemaJoy Online
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Aaron Kanors, has cautioned travellers arriving in Ghana against carrying multiple mobile phones on behalf of other people, warning that excessive quantities could be treated as commercial imports. …
Flying into Ghana with more than 2 phones may face commercial import charges – GRAJoy Online
… Briefing journalists after a tour of the Airport, Commissioner of Customs at the Ghana Revenue Authority, Aaron Kanor, said more than two mobile devices could amount to commercial use. …
Travelers with multiple new devices returning to Ghana to pay additional charges – Customs CommissionerJoy Online
Travellers arriving in Ghana with more than two mobile phones may have the devices treated as a commercial importation and subjected to customs duty, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division has warned. …
GRA Customs says travellers bringing more than two phones into Ghana will pay dutyJoy Online
The Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division has cautioned travellers carrying foreign currency to declare the money before checking in their luggage at the airport. …
Declare foreign currency before checking in luggage – Customs cautions travellersJoy Online
The Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Customs Division has reminded passengers travelling outside Ghana that they are permitted to carry a maximum of GH¢500 in Ghanaian currency. …
Travellers can take up to GH¢500 in Ghanaian currency out of the country – CustomsJoy Online
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned travellers that arms and ammunition cannot be imported into Ghana as ordinary personal effects and require prior approval from the Ministry of the Interior. …
GRA: Permit from Interior Ministry required to import arms, ammunitionJoy Online
… The Minerals Commission, Environmental Protection Authority, and Ghana Revenue Authority need staff and data to test production, prices, costs, rehabilitation, and related-party sales. …
Ghana between resources and rival powers: The politics of strategic choiceThe Ghana Revenue Authority aims to double its 2024 revenue collections by 2028, with Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong stressing that growth in businesses and industry is critical to achieving the target. The GRA's strategy focuses on broadening the tax base, improving tax compliance, simplifying rules, and using digitisation to increase efficiency.
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The Ghana Revenue Authority aims to double its 2024 revenue collections by 2028, with Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong stressing that growth in businesses and industry is critical to achieving the target. The GRA's strategy focuses on broadening the tax base, improving tax compliance, simplifying rules, and using digitisation to increase efficiency.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority will roll out government-approved Fiscal and Accounting Devices in the last quarter of 2026 to improve VAT compliance and transaction monitoring. The move is part of broader GRA reforms to strengthen tax compliance and create a fairer tax environment.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority says about six out of every ten businesses in Ghana are not complying with their tax obligations, creating an unfair competitive environment. The GRA is intensifying efforts to improve compliance through broadening the tax base, simplifying tax rules, and using digitisation.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has warned businesses that deliberately evade VAT obligations face penalties, interest and enforcement measures. The GRA Commissioner says the Authority will first educate taxpayers and assist compliance, but will move to enforcement if non-compliance is found to be deliberate rather than resulting from ignorance.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority's Commissioner of Domestic Tax Revenue has cautioned businesses with annual taxable turnover exceeding GH¢750,000 to register for Value Added Tax and comply with the Value Added Tax Act, 2025. The GRA will conduct compliance visits to selected business premises to check registration, invoicing, and tax compliance, and warned that even businesses refusing to register remain liable for VAT collection.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has scheduled a high-level meeting for September 17 to discuss strengthening Ghana's border security and preventing the trafficking of narcotic drugs and illicit substances through ports, airports, and land borders. The meeting will bring together key institutions to review vulnerabilities, intelligence-sharing arrangements, cargo screening systems, inter-agency coordination, and technology deployment to disrupt narcotics trafficking.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has clarified that there is no law limiting travellers to two duty-free mobile phones. Customs officers instead assess whether phones and goods are genuinely for personal use or are commercial imports, considering factors like condition, packaging, and quantity rather than applying a fixed numerical limit.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority is proposing to extend the Modified Taxation Scheme to qualifying small limited liability companies with annual turnover of up to GH¢750,000, allowing eligible businesses to benefit from a simplified tax regime rather than standard corporate compliance requirements. The Commissioner-General announced the policy shift at an MTS stakeholder workshop in Accra, aimed at making the tax system more responsive to small businesses.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Property buyers in Ghana must budget beyond the headline purchase price; the true cost includes stamp duty, legal fees, registration, and VAT—which changed significantly on 1 January 2026—with the total depending on whether the purchase is from a private seller or developer.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana has welcomed the abolition of the 20% excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices, which is expected to take effect from October 1, 2026, following Parliament's passage of a new Excise Duty Act and presidential assent. The Association said the reform would support local value addition, manufacturing, employment creation and economic growth.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has notified the law firm of Jonathan A. Alua of a tax audit covering 2023–2025, roughly one week after he filed a Supreme Court case against the authority and Attorney-General challenging the GRA Commissioner-General's powers over passenger baggage tax exemptions. The GRA stated the audit does not imply wrongdoing.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Henry Manly-Spain has rejected a GH¢79.7 million import duty refund awarded to his company by the Accra High Court, stating his actual claim was around GH¢8.95 million and expected to rise only slightly above GH¢10 million with interest. He cited conscience and concern for the nation's ability to provide basic needs as reasons for the rejection.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghanaian Times clarifies the legal basis for Ghana's Customs Commissioner's recent comments on duty exemptions for personal items and parcels, placing them in the context of Ghana's constitution, customs laws, and international WCO and WTO protocols.
10 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Container traffic at Ghana's Tema Port has surged to levels not seen in two decades, prompting the Transport Minister to direct removal of overstayed containers and encourage more vessel calls to evacuate empty containers. System outages at the Meridian Port Services Terminal have contributed to the congestion and cargo handling delays.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
B5 Plus Company Limited, an iron and steel manufacturer, has paid GH₵400 million in taxes to the Ghana Revenue Authority. The GRA has used the occasion to urge other businesses and individuals to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation and tax compliance to fund public services and development.
9 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
A travel and tour agent has been remanded into custody for allegedly collecting GH¢107,000 from a civil servant and relatives under the pretext of securing their recruitment into Ghana's security services, including the Ghana Armed Forces, Police Service, Immigration Service, and Revenue Authority. He has been charged with fraud by false pretences and pleaded not guilty.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
B5 Plus Chairman Mukesh Thakwani has called on government to ban imports of products that can be manufactured in Ghana, saying stronger support for local industry could create jobs, expand exports and reduce spending on imported goods. He cited capacity utilisation below 50 per cent in the manufacturing industry and raised concerns about exemptions granted to competing imports.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has started enforcement action against uncustomed vehicles after an amnesty period expired. Vehicle owners can still voluntarily report to Customs offices to regularise their vehicles and pay duties without penalties, but those intercepted by enforcement teams will face penalties in addition to outstanding duties.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Asokwa Circuit Court Two fined trader Jeanice Mensah GH¢12,000 (1,000 penalty units) for dealing in counterfeit Amuzu Bitters and forging trademarks. She pleaded guilty and faces two months' imprisonment in hard labour in default of payment, with sentences to run concurrently.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has advised prospective vehicle buyers to take both the vehicle and its registration documents to the nearest Customs office for physical verification before purchase, warning that a Ghanaian registration number does not guarantee proper customs clearance. Customs officers use physical examination and On-Board Diagnostics machines to confirm that vehicle identification details match official records.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has warned against using foreign-registered vehicles to evade customs duties and taxes under the Temporary Vehicle Importation system, citing concerns that some Ghanaians are purchasing vehicles in ECOWAS countries and importing them under foreign registration without paying applicable duties.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Commissioner of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority clarified that items brought into Ghana as gifts do not automatically qualify for duty-free baggage concession under customs laws. Mr Aaron Kanor defended the Customs Division's position and urged the public to debate policies respectfully rather than attack officials for communicating positions deemed uncomfortable.
8 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana and Burkina Faso are exploring cooperation in public sector reforms, human capital development, and responsible AI adoption at the 10th HR Café conference in Accra, which aims to strengthen administrative cross-learning and digital transformation between the two countries.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Asokwa Circuit Court has fined trader Jeanice Mensah GH¢12,000 for dealing in counterfeit Amuzu Bitters and forging trademarks; she will serve two months' hard labour in default.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Elsie Appau-Klu has called for the establishment of a cosmetology council and formalisation of Ghana's beauty and wellness industry, arguing this will unlock its potential for youth employment, entrepreneurship, and revenue generation. She noted the sector, which ranges from hairdressing to spa services, employs and serves millions of Ghanaians but remains largely informal despite its economic importance.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A lawyer has sued the Attorney-General and GRA Commissioner-General over Regulation 18(2)(b) of the Exemptions Regulations, 2025, which allows the Commissioner-General to determine the quantity of baggage passengers may bring into Ghana. The plaintiff argues that this power constitutes a waiver or variation of tax that requires parliamentary approval under Article 174(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has clarified that passengers carrying more than two mobile phones or laptops into Ghana will not automatically be required to pay duty. Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong said Customs officers assess goods based on the circumstances of each passenger, including whether items are for personal use or commercial quantities, rather than applying absolute rules based on item numbers.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has directed travellers to declare goods beyond personal effects at ports of entry, clarifying that there is no automatic duty rule for carrying multiple mobile phones. The Authority said Customs officers assess each case based on circumstances—including the nature, quantity, and packaging of items—to determine whether goods are for personal use or commercial purposes.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority clarified that travellers carrying multiple mobile phones will not automatically face Customs duty; officers will assess circumstances to determine whether phones are for personal use or commercial purposes, considering factors such as packaging, condition, and intended distribution.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority clarified that the Accra International Airport operates red and green channels: the red channel is for travellers with goods to declare (particularly commercial quantities), where duties and taxes are collected, while the green channel is for passengers with nothing to declare, though both channels are subject to Customs scanning and examination. The system aligns with international Customs practices and the revised Kyoto Convention.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →