ABSOLUTE IMPORT PROHIBITIONS

Under the laws of Ghana, certain import or export items are either prohibited or restricted. These are:

• Narcotic Drugs
• Ammunition imported by post
• Medicated soap containing Mercuric Iodide
• Toxic waste
• Contaminated goods
• Animals and carcasses infected with disease
• Plants and seeds infected with pests or disease
• Foreign soil
• Beads of inflammable celluloid or other similar substances
• Raw coffee imported overland or by inland water-ways
• Counterfeit notes and coins of any country
• Defamatory, obscene/pornographic materials and similar articles or publications
• Knuckle dusters
• Goods bearing fraudulent trademarks or infringing any copyright law
• Dangerous weapons such as flick and paper knives
• Drugs imported overland or by inland water ways
• Goods prohibited by any law in Ghana
• Importation by containers overland is absolutely prohibited