System Administrator at the Tema Collection of the Customs Division of the GRA, Esther Amekudzi, has expressed confidence, that her outfit will help the government attain its ambitious revenue mark for this year leveraging on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS).
The Ghana Revenue Authority has been tasked by government to raise revenue of GH¢80.3 billion for the year 2022.
Speaking on Eye on Port, she said her outfit in the year 2021 exceeded its target by 26.8percent and attributed this feat to the reliance on digital technology.
Mrs. Amekudzi expressed that “unlike previously where you had different platforms to use in one clearance process, now, with ICUMS it is seamless.”
She also indicated that the Pre-Arrival and Assessment and Reporting System has been enhanced with the introduction of ICUMS.
“Previously you could process your documents and pass your declaration, but you would have to wait for the cargo to come before you would be able to pay duty and carry on. Currently you can do all that, once you are sure your documentation is correct, pay your duty and once the cargo arrives, carry on with your clearance process.”
The System Administrator also touched on the improved cargo management process, saying “currently in ICUMS, right from manifest submission to the time cargo lands, we have the cargo management process where whatever happens to any box that lands in our ports is accounted for”.
She said the ICUMS is poised to enhance revenue mobilization, considering the imminent introduction of the Phase 2 which has 17 modules, all of which are at different levels of completion.