Ghana

Type of fabric : Kente Fabric

• The kente fabric is a colorful cloth which plays an important role in the culture of Ghana. It was developed by the Ashanti people in the 17^th century. This fabric expresses the special value and ethics of the culture. It was worn by the Kings and Queens in the olden days.              

Accra is one of the best places to purchase authentic and quality kente fabric.

The kente cloth is known as nwentoma (in Akan language) is woven by hand using a loom made out of wood. Various colors and qualities of yarn are used specifically silk yarn as it is considered very prestigious.

There are various markets in Accra, Ghana that serve to be suppliers of the cloth, namely ; The Makola Market, The Madina Market, Accra Art Centre and Kaneshie Market.

With different markets and centers supplying different African print fabrics, The Makola Market stands to be the biggest market known for unbeatable prices and varieties of fabrics including incredible quality of the Kente fabric.

The Makola Market is situated in Kojo Thompson Road, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

The Kente fabric is popular for the Baroque patterns consisting of geometric shapes, culturally symbolic motifs and cheerful flair fused from silk yarns and cotton fabric.

The duration from Accra, Ghana to Johannesburg, South Africa is 7 hours using air transportation.

Air transportation serves to be more time and cost effective because bulks of fabrics is transported in one go costing R7 494 per trip.

The cost per meter of fabric is R280 with discounts given when fabric is bought in bulk.

Legal implications for Ghana

The shipper/forwarder should register on the Antaser web portal www.antaser.com

All relevant business information will have to be scanned and attached before submission of the application form through the web portal.

Filing pf the ASHI form and attaching relevant documents is considered complete by the Consignment Agent or forwarder who is already using similar system for shipments to other countries.

Documents to be attached during the ASHI creation include:

• Copy of freight invoice
• Copy of Commercial Invoice
• Copy of Export Custom Declaration
• Copy of Bill of Lading
• Copy of Packing List