Heavy Equipment Shipping to Ghana

Heavy Equipment Shipping to Ghana from Houston

You need to move mining equipment, oil and gas machinery, or breakbulk cargo from Houston to Ghana. Which port takes it, what does customs charge, and how long is the Atlantic run to West Africa? Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, pumps offshore crude from the Jubilee and TEN fields, and keeps building, so heavy equipment moves through its ports steadily.

Texas International Freight books export shipments from Houston to Ghana by ocean and air, prepares the export filing, and coordinates inland delivery to your site. We move the heavy and oversized cargo that parcel carriers cannot touch.

Which Ghanaian Port Receives Your Cargo

Two ports handle the country’s seaborne trade:

• Tema, just east of Accra, the main commercial gateway, with the deepwater MPS container terminal and breakbulk and roll-on roll-off capacity
• Takoradi in the Western Region, the oil and gas supply base for the offshore fields and the gateway for the mining belt, handling project cargo, bulk, and breakbulk

Equipment for the offshore campaigns and the western gold mines usually clears Takoradi, while general and construction cargo for Accra clears Tema. Which port fits your delivery point?

How Your Equipment Reaches Ghana

Cargo leaving Houston crosses the Atlantic to the Gulf of Guinea, a sailing of roughly three to five weeks depending on the service and transshipment. Cargo moves in standard boxes, on flat-rack and open-top units, by roll-on roll-off, or as breakbulk for oversized pieces. Air freight into Kotoka International Airport in Accra earns its premium for urgent spares and high-value parts.

Duties, VAT, and Customs

Ghana and the United States have no free trade agreement, so US-origin equipment clears under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff at most-favored-nation rates. The Ghana Revenue Authority runs customs, and VAT plus statutory levies apply on the import value. Some categories need import permits, so screening happens before booking. Our destination partners keep clearance moving so your cargo does not sit at the pier.

Documentation Requirements

Your document set for Ghana covers the commercial invoice, the packing list, the bill of lading or air waybill, and the certificate of origin, plus any import permit the commodity requires. Accurate values and full legal entity names keep clearance moving at both ends.

Moving Oversized and Heavy Cargo

Mining and energy projects rarely move one piece at a time. Drilling rigs and subsea equipment for the offshore fields, haul trucks, excavators and crushers for the gold operations around Tarkwa and Obuasi, and generator sets ship as breakbulk, on flat-rack and open-top units, by roll-on roll-off, or on a chartered vessel for a full project. Our crews handle export packing to ISPM 15, blocking and bracing, and lashing, with cargo insurance placed on every move. For a multi-unit shipment, project logistics and vessel charter keep the whole job on one plan.

Working With a Houston Freight Forwarder

Texas International Freight books vessel and aircraft space, prepares your AES export filing, coordinates with the Ghana Revenue Authority and the destination agents, and arranges inland delivery from Tema or Takoradi to your site. We hold deep experience in mining equipment and oil and gas machinery, and the same desk runs your wider African lanes, including South Africa and the broader region covered in our shipping to Africa service. One forwarder, one point of contact, every leg of the move.