Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-023  

NTB Type

2.14. Other  

Complaint

The police requires of truck drivers transiting goods from Tema port to Burkina Faso to provide weighing documents from every weighing point whiles the latter (drivers) also claim that after weighing at the port and the motorway, they just have to present these documents to weighing points of Kumasi and Djama for stamp..  

Status note

This complaint has been resolved after notifying the complainant of the role of the police on the corridor in terms of checks.

Other drivers will also be educated on the matter during the upcoming road caravan organized by Borderless Alliance in Collaboration with Ghana Shippers' Authority.  

Progress update note

BA will be in touch with the Ghana Highways Authority to know and update all users about the appropriate procedure.

on the 5th September 2017, GHA was contacted on the issue. It was made clear that the police has the legal right to check the weighing certificates and the drivers must insist on the delivery of the certificate at every weighing point.

The driver concerned has be educated on what the police is to do on our road in terms of checks.
During the upcoming Governance road show, organized by Borderless Alliance, other drivers will also be notified of the role of the police along the corridor  

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Ghana: Porko after Djama check point (Other)  

Reporting Country

Ghana  

Reporting Town

 

Date of incident

2017-09-04  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2017-09-08  

Product Description

 

Product Originating Country

 

Total value

0  

Date reported

2017-09-04 14:15  

Modified

2017-09-08 15:58