Officials of GCNet in a group photo after receiving the award The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has been adjudged the Trade Facilitation Organisation of the Year for the third consecutive time at the Ghana Shippers Awards recently held in Accra.
The company was also recognised as Company of the Year.
GCNet emerged as the winner for the two awards because of its pioneering and leadership role in the trade facilitation industry.
GCNet at the centre of Ghana’s digitization journey has leveraged technology to transform the economy, through the deployment of innovative systems that facilitate trade, reduce the associated cost of trade, improve business competitiveness and also enhance revenue mobilization.
The Ghana Shippers Awards recognises excellence, hard work and encouraged strict adherence to compliance and transparency in the transport and shipping industry.
In all, there were 52 award categories in the 2019 Ghana Shippers Awards, with 15 penned for special recognition to industry actors, who have excelled in their contribution to reshaping the ecosystem for growth
For the past 17 years, GCNet had provided the infrastructure that networks all parties to a single window platform, ensuring efficiency, transparency and security in the trade facilitation and revenue mobilization ecosystem.
Commenting on the award, General Manager of GCNet, Mr. Alwin Hoegerle, noted ‘the company has continued to leverage on technology to reshape the trade facilitation and revenue mobilization space.
Today, we provide an end- to- end smart e-solution for clearance at the ports. We are in a unique position with broad overview of business registration, domestic taxation and international customs duties as a result of our systems deployed”.
To ensure Transparency & Revenue Assurance to Custom operations, GCNet deployed the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP), a comprehensive web-based suite to further enhance the Single Window offering.
The TFP ensures maximum synergy between Customs, Logistics Partners and Other Government Agencies while enhancing user experience and improving the ease of doing business”, he observed
In addition, GCNet has deployed the third version of the Ghana Customs Management Systems (GCMS) and the advanced version of the Manifest document to facilitate fast clearance of goods from the ports.It has also facilitated the smooth implementation of the First Port Duty Rule policy directive and integrated the Ghana Customs Management System (GCMS) with the National Petroleum Authority’s (NPA) Petroleum Orders and related payment requirements to petroleum tax revenue collection.According to Mr Alwin Hoegerle, these major milestones in the past year had added value to the trade facilitation […]
