CANON · REGULATION / GHANA-GSA-TEXTILES

Ghana Standards Authority — Textile Certification

DefinedTerm · Legislation

Mandatory GSA quality certification and care labeling for textile products imported or sold in Ghana. Ghana is also a high-volume destination for used-clothing dumping; active policy pressure toward import quality controls and anti-dumping restrictions on low-quality textile imports.

TERM CODE: ghana-gsa-textiles
LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: GSA CAP 327
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: West Africa
LEGISLATION LEGAL FORCE: https://schema.org/InForce
EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://www.brr.gov.gh/acc/consultation/docs/GHANA%20STANDARDS%20AUTHORITY%20ACT,%202022.pdf
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