Business News of Tuesday, 9 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana Link explains existing ‘challenges’ with new ICUMSplay videoNorvan Acquah-HayfordGhana Link Network Services Ltd, managers of the new Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), has said claims that the system is fraught with challenges are misleading. “I think the challenge has been shipping lines’ inability to access the documents and authenticate the various payments that these clearing agents claim they have made,” he told GhanaWeb. The old system was shut on May 31, 2020, as the new ICUMS took over on June 1, 2020, amid controversy over the change of ownership. Subsequently, the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) started complaining that the transitional arrangement put in place by the ICUMS system was costing the importer more than before. According to him, some Freight Forwarders made payments at the bank after using the old system.

Source: GhanaWeb June 09, 2020 05:15 UTC