Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain a Trade License in Ghana, the applicant has to make an application to the International Trade Administration office.
2. The contact link of the International Trade Administration office can be found below. contact link
3. Visit the office of International Trade Administration with an application letter for the grant of a license to carry on the business of a Trade License in Ghana.
4. The application should be addressed to the International Trade Administration office in Ghana.
5. Also, make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
6. Attach all the documents with the application letter and submit it to the Director of International Trade Administration.
7. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page. Please pay as authority’s advice at the time of applying.
8. After assessing the application and attached documents, International Trade Administration will initially issue an Approval-In-Principle.
9. Not later than six months after the grant of International Trade Administration office, the promoters of a proposed bank will receive a formal notification instructing to submit an application for the grant of final license.
10. The application should also contain some of the documents in support for the grant of the final license, addressed to the International Trade Administration Department.
11. Once the verifications of all the documents and application has been done, the applicant will be informed through phone or email to collect the final license within one month.

• Application form
• ID Proof of the Applicant (PAN/DL/Passport/Bank Passbook)
• Address Proof of the Applicant (DL/ Passport/Bank Passbook)
• Passport Photograph (for single owner) or Jt. Photography (for Jt. Owners)
• For Companies/Firms/Societies (Registration Certificate)
• Property Tax up-to-date tax receipt (Commercial --Business --Industrial)
• Letter head
• Self-declaration
• Ghana Card
• Rental agreement if it is a rented place

Note: Apart from the above listed documents, authorities may ask for additional information or document. Please provide them for smooth processing.

International Trade Administration  
U.S. Commercial Service Ghana
U.S. Department of Commerce
Embassy of the United States of America
No. 24 Fourth Circular Road
Cantonments, Accra
Phone: +233 (0) 30 274 1000
Fax: +233 (0)30 274 1401
General Inquiries: office.accra@trade.gov
Contact link

• Those who are 18 years and above are eligible to apply.
• The applicant must not have any criminal records.
• Business must be legally permissible.

• Please pay as authority’s advice at the time of applying.

• License is valid for 1 financial year or as notified on the license.

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Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is up to one month

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants are advised to complete the application form neatly and completely with absolute legibility and appropriateness to avoid rejections.
• Also, all the required documents must be furnished completely.
• The fee structure for the issuance of the license differs based on the nature of the business
• The failure to comply with pre-requisites of the trade license can also result in the closure of a business.
• No center shall operate without proper permission and license.
• Apply and obtain this license for a legitimate operation.

• Business name
• Registration number
• Incorporation particulars
• Full Address of the premises
• Share capital
• Identity document numbers of the directors
• Identity document numbers of the shareholders
• Phone number
• Email address
• Banking details

• Every trader involved in a general trading activity within the territorial boundaries of any municipal corporation is required to get a trade license.

• The license does not allow the holder to any other trade or business than for it is issued
• Please follow government’s announcement to avoid un-necessary actions for not following the policy.

Please explain what other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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