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1. To Apply for Charcoal Burning Licence in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Minerals Commission Office or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office Contact link and Contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form.
3. Complete the application form with appropriate information under the relevant sections. Attest it with the applicant’s signature once completed.
4. Once completed filling the application form, make sure that the applicant has attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office in 3 copies along with the required documents and make payment of the required processing fees to the respective office.
7. Every submitted application is usually assigned with an identifying code and registered with date, hour and minute in the priority register dully signed and an acknowledgment copy will be given to the applicant.
8. Upon submission and receipt of an application, the respective office will notify land owner or occupiers in order to obtain an irrevocable consent to be submitted to respective office within 7 days.
9. The applicant will be duly informed to effect necessary corrections where applicable within a period of 4 working days and if no response within the specified period, the application will be rejected without any refund. Where all information has been verified, the respective office will input spatial and non- spatial data of the application into its system after which the application is further evaluated and recommended.
10. Upon evaluation and recommendation, the applicant is granted a license or permit. Having granted the license or permit, the applicant is expected to pay the Annual Service Fee within two weeks.

• Completed application form
• Movement license/permit.
• Proof of possession.
• Selling license/permit
• Declaration form
• Felling permit
• Permission from Local district authority
• Permission Letter from National Forestry Authority.
• Permission from Land owners.
• Provide residence of payment of the applicable fees

Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Address: HR22+H42, Accra, Ghana
Postal address: P.O .Box M.326 Accra, Ghana
Emailed: infor@epa.gov.gh
Phone number: 0302 664697-8/ 0302 662690
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Location: Accra
Address: The chief executive
Minerals commission
12 switchback road residential area,
Cantonments
P.O. Box M248
Accra- Ghana.
Digital address: GL-060-113
Phone number: +233 302 771318
Fax number: +233 302 773324
Email id: info@mincom.gov.gh /enquiries@mincom.gov.gh
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• All individuals and other Stakeholders involved in charcoal burning.

• A Licence costs Shs36, 000 and will be renewable every month.

Other charges

• Fees charge 60,000/year trading license
• District fees 2,000/= (District Forest Office)
• Movement fees 54,000 (Movement permit)
• Receipt fees 70,000 (General receipt)
• Town council 15,000 Town council
• Security fees 2,000/day security fee
• 500/per bag taxes

• This license’s validity is for 6 months.

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• The entire process will take about 4 days to complete.

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• The charcoal burning License is now streamlined to ensure the activity is subject to environmental impact oversight by EPA through District environmental officers.

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