Prohibited in Ghana
Obscene or pornographic material is barred from import into Ghana.
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Ghana
50 rules, checked against Ghana’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
12 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Ghana
Weighted clubs ("life preservers") are banned from import into Ghana.
Confiscation
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Prohibited in Ghana
Prohibited in Ghana
Recreational cannabis is illegal and unlicensed possession is a crime in Ghana.
Prosecution
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Prohibited in Ghana
Prohibited in Ghana
Prohibited in Ghana
Prohibited in Ghana
Cannabis is illegal in Ghana outside a NACOC medical/industrial license.
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Prohibited in Ghana
Ghana licenses cannabis only for local supply chains, not visitor carry.
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Prohibited in Ghana
Action required in Ghana
Unlicensed cannabis possession is a criminal offense in Ghana.
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Action required in Ghana
Ghana requires a yellow fever certificate for every arriving traveler 9 months and older.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
2
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Medication
13
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Alcohol
2
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
1
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Electronics
1
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Drones and professional gear
2
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Cash and monetary instruments
3
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Purchases and valuables
1
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Weapons and blades
2
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Antiques and other restricted goods
7
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Forms and documents
6
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Entry and admissibility
1
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Vaccines and health
6
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Plugs and power
3
Food and plants
2
Medication
13
A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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Benzodiazepines
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Standing A permit is required
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Codeine products
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Standing A permit is required
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Health authority
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Hormone therapy
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Ghana Health Service (GHS)
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Insulin and needles
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Ghana Health Service (GHS)
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines need a permit
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Opioid painkillers
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Standing A permit is required
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Original packaging
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Required
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Permit
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FDA Permit FD16 - Personal Effects Permit (ICUMS); separate FDA allocation required for narcotic/psychotropic medicines
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Permit page
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Pseudoephedrine
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Standing A permit is required
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Pseudoephedrine decongestants
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Standing A permit is required
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Sleep aids
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Standing A permit is required
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Alcohol
2
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
1
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 500 grams
age 18+
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Electronics
1
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Used personal effects
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Exempt
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Drones and professional gear
2
Cash and monetary instruments
3
Purchases and valuables
1
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VAT over the allowance
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15%
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Weapons and blades
2
Antiques and other restricted goods
7
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Arrive before departure
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2 hours
leaving
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Aviation security authority
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Customs authority
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Drone
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Standing A permit is required
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Permit page Official page
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Export permit page
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Forms and documents
6
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Customs form
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Passenger's Unaccompanied Baggage Declaration (PUBD)
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e-Visa
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There is one
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e-Visa
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Ghana eVisa
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e-Visa page
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Leaving the terminal in transit
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Required
in transit · if you leave the terminal
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Travel authorization
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Not required
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Entry and admissibility
1
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Immigration authority
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Vaccines and health
6
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Certificate from age
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9 months
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Health notes for this destination
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Malaria
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CDC recommends that travelers going anywhere in Ghana take prescription medicine to prevent malaria, starting before, during, and after the trip. Chloroquine resistance is present; species are primarily P. falciparum, with P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. vivax less commonly seen. Recommended chemoprophylaxis options are atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine.
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Meningococcal certificate
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Not required
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Polio certificate
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Not required
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Yellow fever risk area
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Yes
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Plugs and power
3
Ghana publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) — Customs Division
- Immigration Ghana Immigration Service (GIS)
- Biosecurity Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)
- Health Ghana Health Service (GHS)
- Civil aviation Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Official portals
- GRA ICUMS (Integrated Customs Management System) Single-window electronic customs declaration and cargo/consignment tracking
- Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) - Imports and Exports Control FDA Permit FD16 Personal Effects Permit and narcotic/psychotropic medicine import allocation, applied for via ICUMS
- Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) - Precursor Control Permits for precursor chemicals (e.g. pseudoephedrine) and controlled substances under the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019)
- Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) - Cannabis Regulations Medical/industrial cannabis licensing framework; recreational cannabis remains illegal
- Ghana eVisa (GIS / Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Official electronic visa application portal, linked from gis.gov.gh
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Ghana application are not official. The government issues these directly.