Import Levies

Name: Ghana Import Levies
Creator: Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

Every levy, fee and tax Ghana charges on a commercial import besides the duty, with its rate, what it is charged on (the customs value, the value plus duty, the FOB value, or a flat fee), which goods it applies to and when, as GRA's customs system (ICUMS) charges them. Import VAT, NHIL and GETFund are charged on the customs value plus duty since 1 January 2026; the 1% COVID-19 levy is abolished. 15 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 25, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 25, 2026Free15 recordsTrade

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
code	TEXT
name	TEXT
rate	DECIMAL(10,3)
base	TEXT
goods	TEXT
condition	TEXT
position	INTEGER
effective_from	DATE
effective_to	DATE
checked_at	DATE
source_url	TEXT
notes	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Import Levies
codeTEXT	nameTEXT	rateDECIMAL(10,3)	baseTEXT	goodsTEXT	conditionTEXT	positionINTEGER	effective fromDATE	effective toDATE	checked atDATE	source urlTEXT	notesTEXT	sourceTEXT
ecowas	ECOWAS levy	0.5	cif	general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used	always	1	2026-01-01	—	2026-09-25	https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/	In law only on goods from outside ECOWAS; ICUMS charged it on goods from Nigeria too. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.	Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division
au	African Union import levy	0.2	cif	general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used	always	2	2026-01-01	—	2026-09-25	https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/	African Union Import Levy Act, 2017 (Act 952); in law only on goods from outside the AU. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.	Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division
exim	EXIM levy	0.75	cif	general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used	always	3	2026-01-01	—	2026-09-25	https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/	Ghana EXIM Bank Act, 2016 (Act 911), on commercial imports except petroleum. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.	Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division
sil	Special Import Levy	2	cif	general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used	optional	4	2026-01-01	—	2026-09-25	https://external.unipassghana.com/cl/tm/tax/selectGeneralTaxCalculate.do?decorator=popup&MENU_ID=IIM01S03V01	Not charged on some goods, such as computers, phones and fertiliser. Extended to 2028. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.	Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division
processing	Processing fee	1	cif	general	duty_zero	5	2026-01-01	—	2026-09-25	https://external.unipassghana.com/cl/tm/tax/selectGeneralTaxCalculate.do?decorator=popup&MENU_ID=IIM01S03V01	Charged only where the import duty is 0%. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.	Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

codeTEXT	nameTEXT	rateDECIMAL(10,3)	baseTEXT	goodsTEXT	conditionTEXT	positionINTEGER	effective fromDATE	effective toDATE	checked atDATE	source urlTEXT	notesTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-code-1	example-name-1	10	example-base-1	example-goods-1	example-condition-1	10	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-1	example-notes-1	example-source-1
example-code-2	example-name-2	20	example-base-2	example-goods-2	example-condition-2	20	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-2	example-notes-2	example-source-2
example-code-3	example-name-3	30	example-base-3	example-goods-3	example-condition-3	30	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-3	example-notes-3	example-source-3
example-code-4	example-name-4	40	example-base-4	example-goods-4	example-condition-4	40	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-4	example-notes-4	example-source-4
example-code-5	example-name-5	50	example-base-5	example-goods-5	example-condition-5	50	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-5	example-notes-5	example-source-5
example-code-6	example-name-6	60	example-base-6	example-goods-6	example-condition-6	60	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-6	example-notes-6	example-source-6
example-code-7	example-name-7	70	example-base-7	example-goods-7	example-condition-7	70	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-7	example-notes-7	example-source-7
example-code-8	example-name-8	80	example-base-8	example-goods-8	example-condition-8	80	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-source_url-8	example-notes-8	example-source-8

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Get an API key

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 25, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 25, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 25, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Import levies (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/import-levies

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Import Levies

Field

Type

code

TEXT

name

TEXT

rate

DECIMAL(10,3)

base

TEXT

goods

TEXT

condition

TEXT

position

INTEGER

effective_from

DATE

effective_to

DATE

checked_at

DATE

source_url

TEXT

notes

TEXT

source

TEXT

codeTEXT

nameTEXT

rateDECIMAL(10,3)

baseTEXT

goodsTEXT

conditionTEXT

positionINTEGER

effective fromDATE

effective toDATE

checked atDATE

source urlTEXT

notesTEXT

sourceTEXT

ecowas

ECOWAS levy

0.5

cif

general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used

always

2026-01-01

—

2026-09-25

https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/

In law only on goods from outside ECOWAS; ICUMS charged it on goods from Nigeria too. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.

Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

African Union import levy

0.2

cif

general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used

always

2026-01-01

—

2026-09-25

https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/

African Union Import Levy Act, 2017 (Act 952); in law only on goods from outside the AU. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.

Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

exim

EXIM levy

0.75

cif

general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used

always

2026-01-01

—

2026-09-25

https://gra.gov.gh/customs/customs-tariffs-and-levies/

Ghana EXIM Bank Act, 2016 (Act 911), on commercial imports except petroleum. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.

Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

sil

Special Import Levy

cif

general,vehicle_new,vehicle_used

optional

2026-01-01

—

2026-09-25

https://external.unipassghana.com/cl/tm/tax/selectGeneralTaxCalculate.do?decorator=popup&MENU_ID=IIM01S03V01

Not charged on some goods, such as computers, phones and fertiliser. Extended to 2028. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.

Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

processing

Processing fee

cif

general

duty_zero

2026-01-01

—

2026-09-25

https://external.unipassghana.com/cl/tm/tax/selectGeneralTaxCalculate.do?decorator=popup&MENU_ID=IIM01S03V01

Charged only where the import duty is 0%. In force when checked against GRA's customs system (ICUMS); the date it was first set is not recorded here.

Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division

codeTEXT

nameTEXT

rateDECIMAL(10,3)

baseTEXT

goodsTEXT

conditionTEXT

positionINTEGER

effective fromDATE

effective toDATE

checked atDATE

source urlTEXT

notesTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-code-1

example-name-1

example-base-1

example-goods-1

example-condition-1

2000-01-01

example-source_url-1

example-notes-1

example-source-1

example-code-2

example-name-2

example-base-2

example-goods-2

example-condition-2

2000-01-01

example-source_url-2

example-notes-2

example-source-2

example-code-3

example-name-3

example-base-3

example-goods-3

example-condition-3

2000-01-01

example-source_url-3

example-notes-3

example-source-3

example-code-4

example-name-4

example-base-4

example-goods-4

example-condition-4

2000-01-01

example-source_url-4

example-notes-4

example-source-4

example-code-5

example-name-5

example-base-5

example-goods-5

example-condition-5

2000-01-01

example-source_url-5

example-notes-5

example-source-5

example-code-6

example-name-6

example-base-6

example-goods-6

example-condition-6

2000-01-01

example-source_url-6

example-notes-6

example-source-6

example-code-7

example-name-7

example-base-7

example-goods-7

example-condition-7

2000-01-01

example-source_url-7

example-notes-7

example-source-7

example-code-8

example-name-8

example-base-8

example-goods-8

example-condition-8

2000-01-01

example-source_url-8

example-notes-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Import levies (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/import-levies

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/import_levies",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]