Duties are charged in cedis: GRA sets record straight

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  • Kido 1 year ago

    What GRA is saying does not make sense. Why are you guys trying to put sand into our eyes. There are about 22 different charges at the ports, and these charges are always charged based on the current dollar exchange rate. So, ...
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  • Ghana govt benefits from cedi depreciation 1 year ago

    The truth of the matter is that Ghana govt revenues increase when the cedi depreciation. Is the Ghana govt interested in introducing policies that will not worsen the plight of Ghanaians when the cedi depreciates - fixed exch ...
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  • mr amin 1 year ago

    GRA Stop lying you caculate in dollers and convert it into cedis at times you issue the cost of clearance to an importer then the flowing day when the exchange rate changes GRA will ask the importer to pay the difference, you ...
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  • Guv'ner 1 year ago

    It looks like lying is the latest fashion in the country. Everyone wants to take it up.

  • Willie 1 year ago

    You've just repeated what the importers are complaining about. They're saying you charge them according to the prevailing exchange rate and that's what is killing them. In a country where the dollar does its own think what do ...
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  • Kweku 1 year ago

    Anyone has ever imported a vehicle into the country knows that import duties are calculated in dollars at the Tema Port. If the imported duty is not calculated in dollars, then why does an estimated value of an imported duty ...
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  • Chief 1 year ago

    Make i just keep quiet sha

  • Teacher 1 year ago

    The GRA as well as the Government are all corrupt. Everyone knows that your all thieves. Someone suffering at the expense of your greedy, God is watching you and your family.

  • Kevin 1 year ago

    If you quote a figure in foreign currency and convert it according to the existing rate of cedis to that currency. What do we call that transaction? The duty is calculated in dollars if the vehicle is imported from USA and in ...
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  • Edward 1 year ago

    THE DUTIES ARE CALCULATED USING CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE OF THE US DOLLAR ON THE VALUE. BANK OF GHANA TRANSMITS THE CURRENT US DOLLAR RATE TO CUSTOMS EVERY TUESDAY MORNING TO BE USED TO WORK OUT DUTIES AT THE PORTS AND OTHER PO ...
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  • Kwame Kusi 1 year ago

    Even if they're charging in cedis, the rates are so unreasonable and appear so insensitive to us the tax payers.

    They should decrease the import duties to sensible rate so as to ease tge burden on the tax payers.

  • Ghana must grow 1 year ago

    Why should the GRA not have their own system of valuation based on the specs of the vehicle rather depending on the import value and current exchange rates. Moreover, who causes the bad exchange rate regime? Fix your problems ...
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