Trader wey buy goods for one West African country to sell for another get one question wey receipt alone no fit answer. Di goods qualify as product of di region under ECOWAS trade scheme? Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs carry dat question go Madina Market on 29 October. Di ministry publish im report about di meeting on 2 November.
Di ministry ECOWAS National Office organise di meeting for market traders, drivers and other people. Person wey represent Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry explain how goods wey qualify fit move without customs duty under di regional scheme. Part of di conditions na rules wey decide where product really come from. To buy goods for member country and to prove say na there dem make am na two different things.
Take manufacturer wey wan sell industrial product across border. ECOWAS guidelines explain say process dey to approve di product and get certificate of origin. Certificate for one kind product no cover second kind just because na di same company make di two. Trader wey wan load different kinds of goods together need to know dis difference.
For di market, Ghana Export Promotion Authority explain di help wey e dey give on export documents and procedures. Ghana Shippers’ Authority explain how e fit help if problem dey with shipping agents or people wey arrange freight. Officials set up places to ask question during di meeting so people fit meet di agency wey handle dia own matter.
Ghana Immigration Service discuss another matter, including work permits and how people fit cross border according to law. To clear goods and to get document wey person need to work na two separate matters. Dem explain di responsibilities wey already dey. Dem no announce any new exemption for every trader or every product.
Wetin e mean for you: if you wan send goods between Nigeria and Ghana, write down wetin di product be, how and where dem make am and di country wey e dey go before you ask which documents you need. If you also wan work for di country wey e dey go, ask about that one separately. Answer about di goods alone no fit settle both matters.