Ghana - Apply For Free Zone Developer Licence

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply For Free Zone Developer’s Licence in person, the applicant must visit the Ghana Free Zones Authority Office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the Free Zones Authority.
4. Fill in the application form as prescribed by the Authority. Please give full particulars of the applicant or company applying for the licence.
5. Provide information on the concept of the proposed Free Zone i.e. the types of activities to be performed in the free zone including physical planning such as industrial buildings, serviced plots, provision of zone security, garbage collection, telephone services, secretarial services, container handling, and fire fighting facilities, landscaping, and street lighting etc.
6. On the application form give Full particulars of all the directors such as copy of passport, or national identification and residential address for directors of applicant. The names and contact details of the shareholders, the total number and value of shares and percentage of shareholding among the applicants.
7. Present all the necessary documents such as the land size, capital requirements and expected project expenditure and location of the area applied forand they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
8. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
9. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents to the GFZB office.
10. Upon receipt of an application, the Authority shall review the application to ensure that all the relevant documents are available to enable the processing of the application.
11. Where, upon review of an application under sub-regulation, the Authority finds that the application is incomplete; the Authority shall request the applicant to provide additional information or clarify the information provided.
12. The Authority shall, within three months after receipt of an application or additional information, investigate and prepare a detailed report in respect of the application to enable the processing of the application.
13. After considering the application and the report, the Authority may grant the applicant a licence or refuse to grant a licence.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Indicate the status of land ownership and attach proof of ownership.
• List any other Free Zones licenses held by the developer and attach evidence of such ownership, past or current.
• A letter from a bank or financial institution attesting to the project sponsors ability to undertake the zone development should be attached.
• Infrastructural Documentary
• Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
• Copy of Certificate to Commence Business
• Copy of Companies Code
• Evidence of possession or lease of real property or intent to acquire such property
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with prospective clients
• Environmental Protection Agency Permit (where necessary)
• Evidence of Funding/Capital Transfer
• Proof of payment for Application Fees
• Tax clearance certificate (where applicable)
• Any other relevant document
• Land Title and Site Development Plan of the Free Zone

Office Locations & Contacts

Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA)
5th Link Rd, East, Accra, Ghana
HRGM+JX Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +233302780535
Location link
Contact link
Website Link

Eligibility

• The company to act as Developer should be incorporated in Ghana for the sole purpose of developing and operating a free zone.

Fees

• Developer’s license fee: GHS $250.

Validity

• Validity for this license is 5 years.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes three months.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Company Name
• Contact Person
• Full Address
• Telephone Number
• Email Address
• The name of the developer of the free zone.
• The name of free zone
• The location of the free zone
• The address of the main office of the applicant
• The activities that are to be performed in the free zone
• The period for which a free zone will operate.
• The free zone construction terms with an excerpt of the spatial or urban planning documentation.
• The size of the free zone.
• The Authorization and operation methods of the free zone.
• Declaration
• Signature of director
• Name and seal of the applicant

Need for the Document

• A Free zone is a geographical region or jurisdiction which is allowed to conduct a predefined trading activity or set of activities in the Ghana.

Information which might help

• The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) was established on 31st August, 1995 by an Act of Parliament–1995 (Act 504), to enable the establishment of free zones for the promotion of economic development; to provide for the regulation of activities in free zones.
• A Free Zone Authority offers business licenses to foreign-owned businesses. Each Free Zone is designed around one or more industry categories and only offers licenses (e.g. for a Free Zone Enterprise (FZE)), to companies within those categories.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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