Tag: UNIPASS
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Ex-staff of GCNeT hint of industrial action over non-payment of exit packages
Ex-staff of the Ghana Community Network Services Limited, GCNeT, have warned of an industrial action if management fails to pay them their exit packages as ordered by the Arbitration Panel appointed by the National Labour Commission (NLC). Their call comes after a three-member Arbitration Panel appointed by the National Labour Commission under Labour Act 651…
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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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Fix UNIPASS challenges to enable us clear our cars – Automobile Dealers to Gov’t
The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG), has called for the immediate resolution of all technical issues surrounding the Ghana Revenue Authority’s new Integrated Customs Management System, ICUMS. 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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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’ challenges alarming; restore previous system for now– GIFF to GRA
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) has criticized the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, over what it describes as a failure of the newly introduced Integrated Customs Management System, ICUMS, also known as UNIPASS. The system, according to GIFF, has for the past one week since its introduction, faced series of challenges that call for…
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Manual system hasn’t returned to the ports with UNIPASS – GRA to IMANI
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has debunked claims by IMANI Africa that the country’s ports have been changed back to the pre-2002 manual systems as shipping lines, freight forwarders and clearing agents, are now being requested to provide photocopies of documents previously used to clear goods. According to them, “It is not the case that…
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Compensate importers for demurrage cost over UNIPASS challenges – GUTA to gov’t
The Ghana Union of Traders Association, GUTA, is asking government to engage shipping lines to waive charges on goods that may have passed their clearing dates due to unresolved technical issues with the UNIPASS system at the ports. Some freight forwarders at the Tema Port have in the past week complained about their inability to…
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UNIPASS implementation challenges to cause revenue losses – Minority warns gov’t
The Minority Caucus on the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, says the country risks losing revenue from the ports if government fails to resolve the challenges with the implementation of the UNIPASS system. It has been nearly a week since the new system replaced the single window work carried out by West Blue Consulting…