Ghana

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Use of phytosanitary certificates as certificates of artificial propagation Not allowed

Permit Information

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Required Yes

Export quotas

Year Species App. Quotas Unit Source code Specimen type Publication date Revised date
2025 Afzelia africana 8 500 m3 W All specimens from the wild
2024 Afzelia africana 8,500 m3 All specimens from the wild
2025 Centrochelys sulcata 4 000 - C up to 15cm straight carapace length
2024 Centrochelys sulcata 4000 - C up to 15cm straight carapace length
2023 Centrochelys sulcata 4000 - C
2024 Chamaeleo gracilis± 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2024 Chamaeleo senegalensis± 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2025 Kinixys belliana 140 - W up to 15cm straight carapace length
2024 Kinixys belliana 140 - W up to 15cm straight carapace length
2025 Kinixys erosa 120 - W up to 15cm straight carapace length
2024 Kinixys erosa 120 - W up to 15cm straight carapace length
2023 Kinixys erosa 120 - W
2025 Kinixys homeana 0 - All
2024 Kinixys homeana 0 - W All
2023 Kinixys homeana 340 - W
2023 Kinixys nogueyi 140 - W
2025 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2024 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2023 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2025 Panthera leo* 0 - W Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2024 Panthera leo* 0 - W Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2023 Panthera leo* 0 - W Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2025 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 18,719.93 m3 W Living stands
2024 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 40,000 m3 Round wood equivalent
2023 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 0 -
2025 Python regius 200 - C captive-bred
2025 Python regius± 1000 - W
2025 Python regius± 25 000 - R ranched
2024 Python regius± 1000 - W
2024 Python regius± 2500 - R All
2024 Python regius 200 - C All
2023 Python regius± 200 - C All
2023 Python regius± 60000 - R All
2023 Python regius 7000 - W
2025 Python sebae 1 000 - R ranched
2025 Python sebae 360 - W Wild caught
2024 Python sebae 360 - W
2024 Python sebae 1000 - R
2023 Python sebae 360 - W
2023 Python sebae 1000 - R
2025 Varanus exanthematicus 5 000 - R ranched
2024 Varanus exanthematicus 9000 - R up to 25cm snout-vent length
2024 Varanus exanthematicus 3000 - W up to 25cm snout-vent length
2023 Varanus exanthematicus 3000 - W
2023 Varanus exanthematicus 9000 - R

Registers

    Scientific institutions
    Code Address Date of CITES registration Certif. No. Valid until
    GH 001
    Address
    University of Ghana
    Legon
    ACCRA
    GH 002
    Address
    University of Science and Technology
    KUMASI
    GH 003
    Address
    University of Cape Coast
    CAPE COAST

    Technical assistance

    ICCWC link

    ICCWC aims to enhance the capacity and compliment the efforts of national wildlife law enforcement agencies and sub-regional and regional networks that on a daily basis act to combat the illegal trafficking in wild fauna and flora.

    MIKE link

    The CITES Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme is a site-based system designed to monitor trends in the illegal killing of elephants, build management capacity and provide information to help range States make appropriate management and enforcement decisions.

    CTSP link

    The CITES tree species programme aims to provide direct financial assistance to Parties in taking conservation and management measures to ensure that their trade in timber, bark, extracts and other products from CITES-listed tree species is sustainable, legal and traceable.