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By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA
Accra, May 31, GNA – The Ghana Revenue
Authority (GRA) and West Blue Consulting, an information technology partner,
say that more than 10,000 importers have downloaded their new Ghana mall
Mobile app.
The software serves as
One stop shop for all trade information exchange and clearance process.
Mr Hector Obideaba, tax badistant
Clbad One, at the Customs Technical Services Bureau of the Customs Division of
GRA, speaking during a stakeholder engagement on the New Ghana Trade Hub portal,
Since the launch, more than 50,000 importers and exporters have visited
portal.
The portal is the hub that provides
information and tools related to the commercial chain, including exports, transit
and imports into the county.
He said that there had been an improvement in
the application to make it user friendly and it now has a clbadic and modern
view.
He said that the self-explanatory and easy to
follow the application, once downloaded with tax calculator and shipping
followed.
He said that this makes it very easy and simple for
importers to follow the status, movements and location of their
logging; whether it is general goods or vehicles and also to have prior knowledge
amount of duties that would be levied on these imports prior to customs clearance.
He said that the actors of commerce and
the import sector can now verify this information in the comfort of their own home
or anywhere in the world, without having to be physically present at the
Harbor.
He added that the initiative of mobile applications
an integral part of the reform of the paperless port of transforming Ghana's ports into intelligent transport systems.
The ports.
The income officer said another benefit
of the mobile application was that it improves transparency and reduces the human influence
and interference; a challenge that had so far been abused to cause leaks in
public revenue in ports.
He said that the free mobile application to download was
available both on Google Play Store for Android users and on IOS-App store.
"The Ghana Trade Hub mobile app is easy to
operate and the processes have been broken down into details, depending on
that we want to get commercial information on general goods, used vehicles or on
a simple wants to trace a shipment, "he added.
Mr. Obideaba told users who wish
follow their sending, there were four simple steps, which were to open the Ghana Trade Hub mobile app, click
"Tracking the shipment" and then sign up with a Tax Identification Number (TIN),
e-mail, phone number and access code or connection with TIN, e-mail and access code as
first three steps.
He said that the home page showed all the
Batch reference generated in the current month, from which users
You can track a shipment by selecting a DUC.
"The homepage also displays a search
in this section, where you can select the year and month to view this year's UCRs and
month from which you can track a shipment by selecting a UCR, "he added.
He added that users can also track shipments in
select "Search" by UCR, then insert a UCR and press Submit to follow this
sending and search results display a timeline of the selection
DUC with the fees to be paid for this shipment.
Mr. Kwasi Bobie-Ansah, the badistant
Commissioner for Communication and Public Affairs, called the media
to help explain the effectiveness of the new application for importers and how it
work.
He urged the public to sign up for their
Tax ID numbers to allow them to access the application.
GNA
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