Tanzania - Renew Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Renewal of Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License is done in person by visiting the Agriculture and Food Authority Board Head Offices in Ghana.
2. The contact link of the Agriculture and Food Authority Board Head Offices can be found below contact link
3. A Renew Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License expire on the 30th June of every year and certificate holders wishing for renewal thereof may apply by 1st June preceding the expiry of the registration.
4. Application form should obtain the respective office.
5. Also, make sure that the applicant has all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. The completed renewal application form submitted to the respective office.
8. This will be followed by an inspection of applicant by the Board field Officers.
9. Recommendations based in findings of the investigation will be made to the Nuts and Oil Crops directorate’s Board Headquarters for final approvals Board approval.
10. At this point the applicant is notified if their license has been successfully renewed or which rectifications have to be made for their license to be renewed as a Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer.
11. Upon a successful renewal approval the Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License applicant is notified and he/she will be required to pay the renewal registration fee of to the authority and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
12. Once the renewed registration process is done the Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License is issued to the applicant.
13. New license takes a maximum of 15 days to process.

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Required Documents

• Renewal application form
• Copy of current Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License.
• returns of pyrethrum stock dealt with in the previous year
• Identification Cards/ Passport Number of the applicant
• Ghana Revenue Authority Pin No. certificate
• A tax compliance certificate from Ghana Revenue Authority for the non-natural person or individuals where applicable.
• Copy of valid EPA Environmental Impact Assessment or Environmental Audit Certificate where applicable.
• Copy of Public Health’s Food Drugs and Chemical Substances License where applicable.
• Copy of valid County Government’s Single Business Permit.
• Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
Contact link: contact link
Location link: location link

Eligibility

• Any person, cooperative society, group or company whose license is expired can apply for renewals.

Fees

• Renewal Application fees is GHS 1,000 (Non-refundable).
• Renewal licensing fee for Cottage Processors (Gross turnover of GES 5,000,000 and below per year) GHS. 5,000.
• Renewal licensing fee for Established/Big Processors (Gross turnover of more than GES 5,000,000 per year) GHHS. 25,000.

Validity

• The license is valid for a period of one year.
• The license expires on the 30th June of every year.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• New license takes a maximum of 15 days to process.

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Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• Registered Postal and physical address
• Registered office details
• Land Reference Number
• Place where premises is located.
• VAT Registration Number. / ID Number.
• Premise/ Factory / Warehouse physical address particulars
• Land Reference Number
• Date of establishment/ incorporation
• registration certificate number
• Name of company
• Type of dealership e.g. Exporter/Importer/ Processor /Transporter/Agent/Buyer
• Types of Produce/ Products for the market
• Sources of supply of Produce

Need for the Document

• A Nut and Oil produce manufacturer registration certificate authorizes the holder to conduct the business as a manufacturer in nut an oil produce products Ghana.
• No person can act as a nut and oil produce manufacturer unless he is the holder of a current license issued in respect thereof by the Board after consultation with the Director. Therefore dealers need to renew their certificates to continue with operations.

Information which might help

• Licenses/Permits issued by the Authority expire on the 30th June of every year and license/Permit holders wishing for renewal thereof may apply by 1st June preceding the expiry of the license.
• A nuts and oil produce manufacturer license holder shall be renewable by 30th June of every year upon payment of the renewal fees.
• “Manufacture” means the processing of all nuts and oil crops produce and products and includes cracking, grading, packaging, labeling and distribution of nuts and oils crops products for sale; and does not include dehiscing and drying.
• “Manufacturer” means a processing firm that transforms nuts and oil crops produce/products to various end use products.

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