{"id":461601,"date":"2018-02-05T17:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T17:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/importers-reject-baseless-tax-evasion-claims-by-agi\/"},"modified":"2018-02-05T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T17:10:05","slug":"importers-reject-baseless-tax-evasion-claims-by-agi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/importers-reject-baseless-tax-evasion-claims-by-agi\/","title":{"rendered":"Importers reject \u2018baseless\u2019 tax evasion claims by AGI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Monday,  5 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/41398360.295.jpg\" alt=\"Importers Cry\" title=\"Importers Cry\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The importers say they go through strict scrutiny in the clearing process<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517850605_411_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Some importers and freight forwarders have denied claims of engaging in malpractices at the ports leading to the gradual collapse of local manufacturing industries.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations were made by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI).<\/p>\n<p>AGI President Dr. Yaw Adu Gyamfi raised concerns that major policies may collapse should the malpractices at the ports go unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the issues of under-invoicing, under-declaration and misdescription have become complex due to reports of customs officials conniving with the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>But the importers and freight forwarders argue that such allegations could not be possible as they go through strict scrutiny in the clearing process.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, Sampson Ashaki Awingobit, explained that there are dynamics that come with declaring at the ports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point here is that, if you are buying more, you get discount. And so you see someone declaring on a little container paying more than someone who has a large container. So the debate by the AGI is needless and baseless,\u201d he countered.<\/p>\n<p>He adds that the strict and detailed clearing process at the ports could not allow such illegalities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Monday, 5 February 2018 Source: 3news.com 2018-02-05 The importers say they go through strict scrutiny in the clearing process Some importers and freight forwarders have denied claims of engaging in malpractices at the ports leading to the gradual collapse of local manufacturing industries. 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