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Reversal of benchmark value reduction to take effect today

by Ahmed Kabore
January 4, 2022
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The implementation of the reversal of the 50 percent benchmark value on imports will take effect from today, Tuesday, January 4, 2022.

This was announced in a press statement issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority, (GRA) on Sunday, January 2, 2022.

The reversal will affect 43 items under three categories prescribed by the GRA.

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Some of the items include rice, poultry, sugar, palm oil, toilet paper, mosquito coils, machetes, and vehicles.

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The government introduced the benchmark policy in 2019 in accordance with the World Customs Organization’s policy of regular review of valuation databases.

Under this policy, certain commodities are benchmarked to the prevailing world prices as a risk management tool, to reflect the true market dynamics of these commodities.

It also takes into consideration factors such as protection of health, the environment, and security, as well as protection of local industries.

About benchmark value reduction

The benchmark value, which is the amount taxable on imports, was reduced by 50 percent for some goods.

The import value for cars was also reduced by 30 percent.

The government’s hope was that easing the import regime would make Ghana’s ports competitive by increasing the volume of transactions and increasing revenue generated at the ports.

But as the government pushed its industrialization drive, critics, like the Association of Ghana Industries, called for a review of the benchmark value reduction policy.

It argued that imports that compete with locally manufactured products must be exempted from the policy as part of a cushion for local products.

The Ghana Union of Traders Associations had earlier called on its members to oppose the development.

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