Members of the Greater Accra Regional Shipper Committee (GARSC) have been sensitised on the Authorized Economic Operators Programme (AEO) and its impact on their businesses.
The shippers received the sensitisation during the 107th meeting of the GARSC, the last for the year, on 11th December, 2019 at the Ghana Shippers’ House in Accra.
The Chief Revenue Officer of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Bismarck Kissi explained that the AEO is a GRA-Danida sponsored project which is a “safety framework involving the international movement of goods in whatever function that has been approved by or on behalf of a national Customs administration as complying with equivalent supply chain security standards”.
He added that Customs’ responsibility for the reform is to enter into partnership with operators to ensure that shippers comply with the standards in the maritime industry.
Mr. Kissi said the implementation of the AEO will improve the fortune of shippers by eliminating trade obstacles which will in effect improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain for the benefit of the economy of Ghana.
Mr. Bismarck Kissi of GRA making a presentation on the AEO
Representatives of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) , Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) and other stakeholder organisations participated in the meeting and shared their concerns on the AEO and how its implementation will be of benefit to them.
The GARSC is one of the ten Regional Shipper Committees established by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority(GSA) across the country to bring together shippers, shipping service providers, state agencies involved in trade facilitation and other stakeholders in the shipping and logistics industry to discuss pertinent issues affecting the industry and find solutions to them.
