Business News of Tuesday, 10 August 2021Source: Eye on PortA supervisor at the Vehicle Valuation Unit of the Customs Technical Services Bureau, Mr. Justice Njornan Magah Yadjayime has disclosed that there are no penalties on right-hand vehicle importation into the country by way of additional customs duties when they are being cleared at the Ports. Touching on right-hand drive vehicles on the Eye on Port live interactive programme, he said contrary to some speculations among the general public that right-hand vehicles attract additional duties from customs as penalties, that cannot be true. According to him, the law on right-hand drive vehicles was changed in 1974 to encourage people to drive on the right lane with the steering wheel on the left. “So in 2001, the law was reviewed to allow for the Minister to give the permission before the right-hand vehicles were cleared. After the vehicles get to the border, the officers there will disarm the transit device and process for the vehicle to exit the country, he added.

Source: GhanaWeb August 10, 2021 18:45 UTC