Ghana: Export permits register marginal gains in 2008

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Ghana: Export permits register marginal gains in 2008 02/07/2008 - 17:04
During the first quarter of 2008, a total of 2,167 export permitswere issued to cover the shipment of various timber and woodproducts through the ports of Takoradi and Tema and overland toneighboring countries. Total export permits for the quarterregistered a marginal increase of 1.07% when compared to that inOctober to December 2007. Lumber, both kiln-dried and air-dried,continued to register the highest number of export permitapplications, representing 43.65% of the total number of exportpermits issued during the period under review. By implication, thedemand for this product was higher than for tertiary wood productslike furniture parts, mouldings, floorings, dowels, broomsticks andprofile boards.

In Takoradi, a permit was issued for the shipment of eleven (11)pieces of polished coconut carved shower stands, which were shippedto Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Three permits were also issued tothe Machined Wood Company Ltd for the shipment of okoume mouldingstotaling 97.668 m³ and valued at EUR61,531 to Italy. Thesemouldings were made from okoume sawn timber, which were importedfrom Gabon. (ITTO's Tropical Timber Market Report) Send this article to a friend