President Akufo-Addo The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has said that traders would not accept any import licensing or permit regime. In a statement, GUTA President Joseph Obeng appealled to the President of the Republic not to assent to the Ghana Shippers Authority Act, 2024 until some critical issues raised on the Act by stakeholders are resolved. The issues he listed included the issue of registration of shippers and shipping service providers were not discussed with us to make our input as stakeholders in the shipping industry; submission of notice of shipment was also not discussed with stakeholders for their input; the final draft was issued to stakeholders only after Parliament had approved the Bill; issues raised on the suspension of registration, renewal of certificate of registration, cancellation of registration and outright rejection, which are only related to permits and licenses to operate as importers have not been resolved with stakeholders; the Advance Shipment Information System that had been resisted and withdrawn by the Government in the past is now being reintroduced in the Act. Our position on that has not changed. Moreover, this information sought by the GSA is of no relevance to their operation.