We are excited to announce that the 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) is set to take place on the 29th-30th November 2024, at the beautiful Volta Serene Hotel in Ho. This highly anticipated event promises to be a significant gathering for industry stakeholders and members of the […]
GIFF collaborates with Jireh Eye Medical Centre to conduct free eye screening for its members. This was held at the National Headquarters , Tema.
For several years, shipping lines have imposed unreasonable, unwarranted and exorbitant fees on importers as local administrative charges, container cleaning fees, empty container fees and demurrage on weekends and holidays. The shipping lines are yet to explain to the Ghanaian trader and consumer why they should continue to pay the unwarranted local administrative charges or […]
The members of Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders engaged with the Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Division, to brainstorm industry challenges to improve seamless operations amongst the two sister institutions. The meeting ended on a successful note and with great positivity looking into the future.
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders has welcomed a decision by the Ghana Standards Authority to halt the increment of fees and charges at the various ports. In December 2020, the Ghana Standards Authority announced that the charge of clearing goods at the ports will increase by 20 percent beginning January 2021. This formed part […]
Ghana stands to lose more than GHS802 million in three years, if the Customs Amendment Act, 2020, which bans the importation of accident cars, is implemented, Mr Clifford Ansu, General Secretary of the Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) has told Valentina Ofori-Afriyie on Class91.3FM’s ‘The Manifesto’ segment of the radio station’s news analysis programme […]