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West Africa Hikes Second-hand Footwear & Bag Import Tax by 15%; Sorting Plants Rush to Launch “Light-weight Strategy” to Offset Costs
2025-07-07
Ghana Customs Authority’s new directive shows that, effective August 1, 2025, the base import tariff on second-hand shoes and bags will jump from 20 % to 35 %. At the same time, a weight-tiered levy on bags will be introduced (e.g., handbags >500 g will incur an extra US$0.50 per piece).