Free Zone Act, 1995 (Act 504)
Section 13 (1)
A free zone enterprise has the right to produce any type of goods and services for export but shall not produce goods that are environmentally hazardous.
(2) A free zone enterprise is free
(a) to store, warehouse, pack, unpack and repack, divide, sub-divide, group, break down,
assemble, disassemble, bottle, rebottle, can, recan, decant, alter, sample, display, grade, test,
classify, mark, label, relabel, finish, handle, mix, combine, clean, manipulate, restore, join,
transform, transit, and tranship, transfer, mount, refine, salvage, destroy, demolish, confect,
process and manufacture a foreign or domestic raw material, intermediate, semi-finished or
finished goods or components for export or re-export;
(b) to render and sell any type of information processing, computer-aided design,
computer-aided printing and publishing, software development telemarketing and any other
similar and related services;
(c) to render and sell financial, banking, insurance, commercial, advisory, repair and
maintenance, professional training and any other services subject to the relevant laws and
regulations; and
(d) to carry out any other activities relevant to its licence that are considered necessary by the
Board.
Procedure to Follow
1. Incorporate a company in Ghana with the Registrar- General's Department and obtain Certificates of Incorporation and company's constitution and these must be submitted together with the following documents;
Duly completed GFZA Application Form Purchased at ($200 Dollars or its Cedi Equivalent)
Business Plan/Feasibility Study
Evidence of lease or Rental of Land / Factory Premises
Evidence of Export (Memorandum of Understanding/ Letter of Intent with prospective clients)
Environmental Protection Agency Permit (where applicable)
Evidence of Funding/Capital Transfer
Any other document/ Information the Authority may require
2. The GFZA shall notify the applicant of the status of his/her application for License within 28 working days of receipt of a complete application.
3. A license specifying Authorized activity to be undertaken (i.e. Developer, Manufacturer, Commercial or Service Industry) by the applicant shall be issued to the successful applicant.
4. The investor is required to start operations within 6 months of receiving approval to operate as a Free Zone Enterprise/Developer
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Responsible Institution
5th Link Rd, East Cantonments[Near US Embassy] Accra,
- Email: info@gfza.gov.gh
- Website: https://gfza.gov.gh/
- GPS:
- Telephone: +233 302 780535| 785037|428620|428590 +233 24 217
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