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Angry importers, agents to demonstrate

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  • ADVISER 10 years ago

    OUR MOTHER GHANA, IS SUFFRING IN THE HAND OF NORTHENER,WE ARE NOW IN HEEL.WE ARE GOING TO SUFFER FOR ANOTHER 3 YEARS?

  • mensa 10 years ago

    MAHAMA IS KILLING THOSENDS OF IMPORT JOBS AND BUSNISSES MAKING IT UNATRACTIVE TO IMPORT ANYTHING WHICH CUSE THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING TO GO UP
    AND CUSE MANY PEOPLE TO BE WITH NO WAY OF MAKING A LIVING TO FEED THEIR FAMILYS IMP ...
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  • prempeh 1. 10 years ago

    Hey, My friend shut your mouth up, Ghana was destroyed not by the neither the Northerners but by the terrorist group who overthrown Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Tema harbour itself should be closed down, Becos it was Nkrumah w ...
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  • ASS HOLE FOLEY 10 years ago

    DZIFA ATTIVOR IS A THIEF USEING TAX PAYERS MONEY TO BUY 3 INFINITY SUV NEW ONES FOR HER CHILDREN THOSE 4BY4 ARE LIKE 3HUNDREND US DOLLERS THIEFS

  • cici toronto canada 10 years ago

    do we need these people? if I send my car to ghana the only thing is if the duty is 10,000 cedis,and I have to pay it to a government account at a bank that link to the port authorities,i pay it show my receipt to the offic ...
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  • mohammed 10 years ago

    it is a simple and better cash generating measure. Computerize and camerize the port such that you don't need to haggle with customs much less pay any bribe to a lazy person in the port in order to take out your hard earned p ...
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  • Y.A.P. Francis(Stockholm) 10 years ago

    Thank you for speaking my mind.

  • mensa 10 years ago

    MAHAMA HAVEY TAXES AND FEES IMPOSE ON IMPORTS IS KILLING THOSENDS OF IMPORT JOBS AND BUSNISSES AL ACROSS GHANA.MAHAMA NEED TO REPPEL ALL ILLEGAL FEES AND LOWER CUSTOM CHARGES IMMD BEFORE HE COMPLITLY DESTROY GHANA ECONOMY A ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    WHO VOTED FOR NDC? HANDS UP

  • lorna toronto canada 10 years ago

    there is no clearing agents abroad and people and companies import and get their goods .what is this ? we are in 21st century.

  • Dzato 10 years ago

    It is not true that there are no clearing agents in abroad. In Canada and U.S.A. they are called Customs House Brokers.

  • kweku Don 10 years ago

    thanks for the education.

  • DAN 10 years ago

    who gets you in contact with shipping line and consolidate your container or obtain container to ship out?

  • STAY J 10 years ago

    we thought when Ghana struck oil that was the beginning of better days. I am a strong NDC and an importer outside Ghana but I must say this government is lacking vision. Go after tax evaders and close the corruption loop hole ...
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  • daw 10 years ago

    i bought a car for 13.000$ i paid 6.000$ at tema port, its kind of bullshit,ppl are dying by car accident everyday in Ghana all because of Korean plastic cars,those American cars you cant afford the port duties

  • OBIDEEABA, BELGIUM 10 years ago

    who told you this lie, there are clearing agent every where but the truth is they do their work with honesty, they provide the best services one need to be able to clear goods from the port, here in Belgium the clearing agent ...
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  • S. K. ANKAMAH 10 years ago

    PLEASE WHY IS THE GOVT. ALLOWING THESE CEPS PEOPLE TO DO THIS TO DISCREDIT HIM? AND AGAIN MY MAIN PROBLEM IS IF EVEN THESE INCREASES WILL NOT GO ELSE WHERE THEN IT WILL BE GOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT BUT I AM SAYING WITHOUT FEAR THA ...
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  • Dzato 10 years ago

    Both importers and Customs officials are always at fault when it comes to clearing process at the ports. Importers and their agents always under declare quantity and value of goods and expect officers to process it without qu ...
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  • Victor A. Young 10 years ago

    Effects of election fraud in full glare! The Mahama-led NDC govt. is so confused that they don't know what to do next to improve Ghana's economy except to impose levies on imports etc.

    One thing is clear; they don't under ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    MAHAMA SAYS: LET THEM EAT CAKE....
    ...TARRIFS ARE GOING UP ALL ACROSS THE BOARD IN GH. YET, WE DONT SEE AN IOTA OF AN IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICES OR QUALITY INFRATSRUCTURE. WHERE R THE NDC VOTERS?
    ILLITERACY/LACK OF BASI ...
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  • AK47 IS MY FUCKING ADDRESS 10 years ago

    NPP SHOULDN'T SIT DOWN IF THEY HAVE ANY SERIOUS EVIDENCE THAT LEAD THE PRESIDENT MAHAMA INVOLVEMENT IN ANY CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE OPPOSITION SUPPOSE TO KNOW HOW TO DO THEIR JOB BCOS THEY CAN'T SIT DOWN TILL THE COUNTRY COLLAPS ...
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  • anani 10 years ago

    These so-called importers and agents are nothing but rogues and thieves. why should they go on demonstrations because govt is, at long last, taking a few steps to reduce the stealing at our ports and harbors.If they do not li ...
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  • ASIEDU NKETIA 10 years ago

    THEY RECEIVED FREE LAPTOP, FREE CARS, FREE FISH SMOKING MESH AND OTHERS B4 ELECTION. MR. AKONFEM MAHAMA PLEASE TAX DEATH TO DEATH. THEY THINK THERE IS A FREE LUNCH SOMEWHERE.

  • Abdul 10 years ago

    Not until this transcript I never new generators where duty free, this Agents keep killing us, is there a way the gov.can kick out these Agents so that owners handles their own stuff. I rest my case.

  • Amavie 10 years ago

    Is there any sector in the Ghanaian economy that is not having problems??? Teachers, doctors, pharmacist, prostitutes and importers etc are all going on strike. The only guys missing are Pastors, Politicians and Armed Robbers ...
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  • Akwasi 10 years ago

    Don't worry Ghanaians, our President has assured us that he is on 1st gear and we don't know when he will get to the 4th gear? hahahahahaha, this is one of the greatest joke of all time!

  • KOFI ABROKWA, HOUSTON/AKOKOASO 10 years ago

    GHANA SHOULD COMPARE IMPORT DUTIES WITH NIGERIA. GHANA HAS THE HIGHEST CAR DUTIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THIS IS VERY SAD !!!!!!!

  • STAY J 10 years ago

    WE IMPORTERS BY CARS FOR LETS SAY $5000 AND PAY GHANA DUTY OF $1000 DOES THAT MAKE SENCE. AND THEY WILL USE THE KELLY BLUE BOOK TO VALUE THE CAR HERE EVEN IN USA AND CANADA THOSE VALUE DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL ANYMORE BECAISE ...
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  • STAY J 10 years ago

    SORRY WE BUY FOR $5000 AND PAY $10000

  • STAY J 10 years ago

    WE IMPORTERS HERE IN THE USA AND CANADA, LETS SAY I GO BUT A TRAILER HEAD FOR $6,000 I WILL END UP PAYING LIKE $15,000 to $20,000 FOR THE DUTY SO WE THEN SELL IT TO THE NIGERIAN AND THEN THE BRING IT TO NIGERIA AND THEN TO WO ...
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  • mohammed 10 years ago

    You better learn to live with transparency and pay your taxes.

  • poko a poko 10 years ago

    Hahahahahahaha
    The so called ordained president

  • Philips 10 years ago

    Majority of the Clearing Agents and the importers are crooks. they are very corrupt as much as the custom officials at the ports, they are nation wreckers and they know it.

  • Nii Joromi 10 years ago

    Everything in Ghana is a big mess. We have no leaders. What a shame!

  • O D B 10 years ago

    the duties and SIL are too much so the clearing agents in takoradi should also stage thier own too