Complaint
- Complaint number
- AfCFTA-000-084
- NTB Type
- 2.1. Customs valuation
- Reported through
- Web
- Complaint
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Before the goods entered the country the National Coordination Office of AfCFTA for Ghana sent a letter to the CEO of FDA alerting that there were food products entering the country under AfCFTA that were part of the Biashara Afrika program. These products were not fully registered with the Ghana FDA but were registered with the Rwanda FDA. All documents were presented that complied with the requirements of the Ghana Standards Authority. There was a one-week delay in getting authorization to release from the Ghana FDA.
The commercial invoice was presented by the logistics company with the bill of entry to the Ghana Revenue Authority. GRA requested the Export Declaration document from the Government of Rwanda because the values of the goods were in question. This was submitted immediately and two days later, the values were accepted. The next challenge that occurred was the amount paid for freight charges. The Airway Bill with the cost was submitted, and GRA decided to add US$1,030 to the value. The original amount paid was $1275, and supporting documentation was presented, which included the bank deposit slip, the government-issued receipt for payment and the airway bill. The values assessed were NOT changed, and therefore the basis for assessment remained inflated by US$1030. The GRA released the goods on 9 October after the goods were at the airport for 10 days. Swissport issued a storage bill in the amount of $965.45 that was paid before the goods were released. Once these amounts were paid, a bill for Penalties was received from GRA in the amount of GHS 645.05. This amount represented accrued interest for not paying the duty on time. The bill for duties and taxes was paid immediately on receipt. - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Ghana: Kotoka International Airport (Airport)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Rwanda
- Date of incident
- 2024-09-25
- Status
- In process
- Product Description
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Products affected: Pedro's Coffee (500 bags); Igire Coffee (699 bags); Rwanda Mountain Tea (900 boxes); Nikezz Honey (100 jars); and Avocado Oil (524 bottles)
- Total value
- FRANC (RWF)7 201 710.00
- Annual trade value
- FRANC (RWF)7 201 710.00
- Date reported
- 2024-10-17
- Modified
- 2025-02-26 14:17
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