Africa Trade Academy, as part of a consortium working with Adam Smith International in Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt, is developing an AfCFTA Step-by-Step Guide to bridge the information gap in import and export processes when utilising thr AfCFTA.
To this end, Africa Trade Academy, Dode Seidu facilitated a validation workshop with 15 institutional stakeholders on AfCFTA import and export processes.
The workshop presented and validated the processes of:
1. Exporter Registration
2. Exporter Certification with permit and licensing organisations
3. AfCFTA Registration
4. AfCFTA Origin Approval Requirements
5. Customs Procedures for Export
6. Import Process
7. Documentary Requirements
8. Utilising AfCFTA Dispute Resolution and Non-Tariff Barrier (NTB) Reporting Monitoring and Elimination Mechanism.
9. AfCFTA and REC Relations (ECOWAS)
10. Utilising Investment and Trade in Services Protocols of the AfCFTA.
Many thanks to our distinguished participants who have enriched the Guide by their practical inputs:
Dr. Fareed Arthur, Coordinator, AfCFTA National Coordination Office
Ms. Stella Ansah, Director, Multilateral, Bilateral and Regional Trade, Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
Jonathan Dabrah, Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority
Daniel Osei Torgbor, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Paulina Abrokwa, Association of Ghana Industries
Gifty Botwe, Multilateral, Bilateral and Regional Trade, Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
Cyprian Klinogo, Multilateral, Bilateral and Regional Trade, Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
AfCFTA Desk Officers from
Ghana Export Promotion Authority
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
Food and Drugs Authority
Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate
Ghana Standards Authority
Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters
Thanks to FCDO for supporting the development of this guide.
