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Supplying construction materials to Ghana

Ghana asks for proof before the goods sail, and the proof has to name the right standard. Getting that wrong is the most common reason a shipment stalls at Tema.

What Ghana asks for

Ghana runs G-CAP, the Ghana Conformity Assessment Programme. Goods are inspected and tested before they are loaded, and a Certificate of Conformity is issued under the Ghana Standards Authority. The certificate goes with the shipping documents. Without it, goods are held and inspected on arrival at the importer cost.

Four steps: order placed, testing before loading, certificate issued, goods clear customs
How a pre-shipment Certificate of Conformity is earned. It is issued before the container leaves India.

The paperwork in one table

What the scheme is calledG-CAP (Ghana Conformity Assessment Programme)
Who runs itGhana Standards Authority (GSA)
What you receiveA Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
When it is issuedBefore the goods are loaded, in India
Main portTema

What this means for your order

Book the inspection early

The test happens before loading. Late booking is what pushes a delivery date out by weeks.

Name the standard on the invoice

The certificate is tied to a specific standard. Vague product descriptions slow the whole file down.

Keep the file together

Certificate, test report and invoice should tell the same story. Mismatched numbers get queried.

What we supply into Ghana

Tell us what you need for Ghana or see every market we ship to.

Other markets we ship to

AfricaKenya · Ghana · Nigeria · Tanzania · Uganda · Côte d'Ivoire · South Africa · Africa

Europe and the UKUnited Kingdom · Germany · Netherlands · Belgium · Poland · Ireland · Europe

AmericasUnited States · Americas

Notes that apply to Ghana

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