Tag: ICUMS
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Ghana Link signs MoU with CUPIA to improve transactions at ports
As part of efforts to boost revenue generation and security at the ports in Ghana and neighboring countries, Ghana Link Network Services Limited, the technical operator of the Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) at the nation’s ports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Customs UniPass Agency of Korea (CUPIA). During the signing ceremony,…
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Custom House agents laud use of ICUMS at the ports
Freight forwarders at the Tema ports have lauded the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) currently being used to facilitate trade activities. According to them, the system, which was deployed in 2020, has yielded positive results and has helped put them in check. The Acting President of the Association of Customs House Agents Ghana, Yaw Kyei,…
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Don’t under-declare goods at ports, ICUMS will flag you – Importers warned
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is urging its members to avoid under-declaring their goods in order not to fall foul of the law. According to the association, under the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) persons who engage in such activities will be exposed. Samson Asaki Awingobit, the Executive Secretary of the Importers and…
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Stakeholders laud managers of ICUMS for improving efficiency at the ports
One year since the implementation of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana says it has experienced significant improvement in its transactions at the ports. There were agitations when it was initially introduced, as some stakeholders had concerns over the system, but it appears the dust has finally settled.…
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Ghana Link and Customs Division of GRA retrain stakeholders on ICUMS
The Ghana Link Network Services Ltd. in collaboration with Customs – Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, have begun another round of refresher training for users of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). The training, which is currently ongoing in the Northern part of Ghana, is expected to cover Northern, Savanah, and Upper East…
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ICUMS accrues over GHS4.6 billion revenue from March to August 2020
The newly Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) is said to have raked in over GHS4.6 billion in revenues at the country’s various entry points as at the end of August 2020. This comes after the system, also known as UNIPASS, successfully processed more than 193,000 Bills of Entry (BOEs) from Custom house agents and freight…
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UNIPASS Implementation: GRA debunks claims of not meeting revenue target at Tema Port
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has refuted claims that the Tema Collection of the Customs Division failed to meet its revenue target by 45% due to the deployment of the Integrated Customs Management Systems at the Tema port. According to GRA, the Customs Division on average collects GHS 942 million cedis monthly, and the average…
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UNIPASS rakes in GHS490m in 17 days – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has reassured freight forwarders that technical challenges that have disrupted the Integrated Customs Management, ICUMS, will be addressed by the end of June. The ICUMS, also known as UNIPASS, was rolled out on June 1, to take over the single window platform from GCNet and West Blue Consult at the…
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We have handed over all vital data to GRA – GCNet clarifies
Management of the Ghana Community Network Services Limited, GCNet, has refuted claims by the operators of the newly Integrated Customs Management Systems, (ICUMS), also known as UNIPASS, that it has failed to provide historical transactional data to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), to aid its work. According to GCNet, it has…
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UNIPASS system to improve in 6 months – GRA
The Chairman of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) Technical Implementation Committee, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Emmanuel Ohene, has assured freight forwarders that the UNIPASS clearing system at the country’s ports will improve within six months. This follows criticisms by the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), which says the new system has failed. Speaking…