Lawyer sues AG, GRA boss over passenger baggage exemption rules

“Travelers should not bring more than two phones into the country; anything beyond that will be considered commercial importation at the Airport” - GRA Customs Commissioner Aaron Kanor#UTVGhana UTV Ghana (@utvghana) September 2, 2026 The regulation provides that the Commissioner-General shall determine the quantity of baggage a passenger may bring into Ghana under the passenger baggage exemption regime.

Read also: Flying into Ghana with more than 2 phones may face commercial import charges - GRA Mr Alua is also asking the Supreme Court to declare that Regulation 18(2)(b), to the extent that it authorises the Commissioner-General or officers of the Customs Division acting under his authority to grant or withhold exemptions to individual passengers on a case-by-case basis without prior parliamentary approval, is inconsistent with the Constitution.

He is consequently seeking an order restraining the Commissioner-General and Customs officers from exercising the disputed power under Regulation 18(2)(b) until the requirements of Article 174(2) have been complied with or Parliament has passed a resolution under Article 174(3).