Ghana - Obtain Coffee Quality Assurance Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application for a Coffee Quality Assurance Certificate is done in person by visiting the Agriculture and Food Authority Board Head Offices in Ghana. contact link
2. Application form should obtain the respective office.
3. Also, make sure that the applicant has all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
4. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
5. Submit the completed application form and pay the required application fee and submit the receipt as the proof of payment.
6. This is followed by an inspection of applicants by the Board field Officers.
7. Recommendations based in findings of the investigation will be made to the Agriculture directorate’s Board Headquarters for final approval by the Board approval.
8. At this point the applicant is notified if he/she has been successfully registered or which rectifications have to be made for them to be registered.
9. Once the certification process is done the Coffee Quality Assurance Certificate is issued to the applicant.
10. This process takes a maximum of 30 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• A Business Proposal Document/ Feasibility Study Report for the Project.
• Copy of Land Registration Document.
• Copy of Certificates of Incorporation.
• Copy of GRA VAT Registration Certificate.
• Copy of GRA PIN Certificate.
• Memorandum and Articles of Association of the corporate entity.
• Environmental Impact Assessment Report.
• Chemical being imported.
• Additional registration requirements shall be as communicated from time to time by the Authority.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
Address: Box M37, Ministry Accra
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +233 (0)30 394 2271/ +233 (0)30 394 2319
Contact link
Location link

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 Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact link

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
Location link

Eligibility

• All Individual or companies interested in transporting coffee for export in Ghana is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• Application fees is GHS 1,000 (Non-refundable)

Validity

• The permit is valid for a period of three months.

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Processing Time

• This process takes a maximum of 30 days.

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Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• ID Number
• Postal and physical address
• Telephone numbers
• Email address
• Information on coffee Quality
• Date
• Signature of Transport officer.
• Information on coffee to exported
• Description of the Coffee
• Contract No. and Date
• Contract Specification
• Mode of transport
• Shipment permit
• Destination of coffee Export
• Inspection Request number.

Need for the Document

• To ascertain the quality of the coffee and to describe what is in the consignment so as to guide the exporter.

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