Ghana - Apply for Tea Manufacture License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Tea Manufacture License in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Foods and Drugs authority office contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from FDA office.
3. Before construction of the Tea Manufacturing License and layout of equipment commences, ensure that the applicant has obtained all the necessary legal approvals are obtained. These approvals include:
   • Approval from National Environmental Management Authority
   • Survey Plan from survey Ghana
   • Architectural plans
   • Structural plans
   • Ownership documents
   • Building permit
   • Project registration
4. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Submit copies of the necessary approval documents to the Foods and Drugs authority to get an Assurance Letter. An Assurance Letter is issued on APPLICATION to the respective office in order to provide a framework for license issuance upon completion of project.
7. On completion of construction of the tea manufacture facility, contact the nearest FDA office for a preliminary inspection of plant.
8. If everything is in order, the applicant can move on to the next step and make his/her application for a tea manufacture license through the Foods and Drugs authority Licensing Board.
9. Visit the Dairy Development Authority Licensing Board to make the applicant’s application for the premises inspection and pay the requisite application fees.
10. This will be followed by an inspection of the premises to ensure that it complies with the laid out hygienic and operational requirements of the Foods and Drugs authority and if successful, the applicant are required to pay the requisite license fees. This the applicant can do by visiting the Bank pay through the counter. The license fee is GHS 100,000.
11. Once payment is made the tea manufacture license will be processed within fourteen days.
12. The license has a validity period of one year and the applicant can start operations immediately.

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Required Documents

• Medically certificate for milk handling personnel
• Pin Certificate
• Copy of ID card/ Passport
• Business registration certificate
• Proof of pasteurization
• Approval from National Environmental Management Authority
• Survey Plan from survey Uganda
• Architectural plans
• Structural plans
• Ownership documents
• Building permit
• Project Registration
• An Assurance Letter from

Office Locations & Contacts

Foods and Drugs authority office
Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Area,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra, Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
Contact link
Location link

Eligibility

• No person shall manufacture tea for sale, whether by sun drying or otherwise, except under and in accordance with a license issued by the Tea Board of Ghana.

Fees

• Application Fee: No Fee
• License Fee: GHS 50,000/=

Validity

• The validity period is one year.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 14 days.

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Required Information

• Name of applicant (individual or firm)
• Physical and postal address of applicant.
• Telephone number
• Nature of dairy produce
• Quantity sold per day
• Nature of sale (retail/ whole sale)
• Area of operation
• Period of operation
• Full name of business
• Physical and postal address of business

Need for the Document

• Tea manufacture means the mechanical or chemical processing and conversion of green tea leaf into made tea or other tea products.
• A Tea Manufacturing License is a license authorizing the holder to carry on the business to manufacture tea for sale and also authorize the holder to carry out the business of packing and blending tea.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Authorizes the applicant to engage in a tea manufacturing.

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