Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-411  

NTB Type

8.8. Issues related to transit  

Complaint

The Representative of Niger Shippers' Council reported to GSA the incident of a Customs Officer requesting for $ 65.00 for escort instead of GH 100.  

Progress update note

GSA staff reported the issue to the Customs Ass. Commissioner, in charge of transit, Mr. Ofori Antobre. The latter said the issue was resolved with the officer at the Port.
However, a crosscheck call to the Niger Shippers' Council proved otherwise and reported that the Customs officer is now requesting for GH 500.00

Another follow up call to CNUT proved that the officer was now requesting for GH 400.00. In total there fourteen trucks making Five Thousand Six Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH 400.00*14= GH 5,600.00)  

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Ghana: Tema Port (Seaport)  

Reporting Country

Niger  

Reporting Town

 

Date of incident

2023-04-21  

Status

New  

Product Description

 

Product Originating Country

 

Total value

0  

Date reported

2023-04-21 13:08  

Modified

2023-04-21 13:08