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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Ghana

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Ghana at a glance

Population
35.1 million (2025)
GDP
US$114.2 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$3,257 (2025)
Capital
Accra
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
Languages
English
Climate
Tropical with wet and dry seasons: the eastern coast is warm and comparatively dry, the south-west hot and humid, and the north hot and dry (Wikipedia gives no temperatures or season dates).
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 for on- and off-premise sales of all beverages (WHO 2018 country profile, status 2016: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/substances-abuse/GHA.pdf)
Alcohol per adult
2.7 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$43.3 million (2024); mainly from Belgium, India, Germany, United Kingdom
Spirits exports
US$64.7 million (2024); mainly to Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 20.0%; vodka 20.0%; rum 20.0%; gin 20.0%
Popular brands
Alomo Bitters (Kasapreko Company Ltd)
Major producers
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (parent: Castel Group since July 2025)
The market
Most spirit drinking is of akpeteshie, a locally distilled spirit often sold in unlabelled reused bottles (Wikipedia). Guinness Ghana Breweries (Kumasi, founded 1960) makes Guinness, Star, Gulder, Smirnoff and Alvaro among others; Diageo sold its 80.4% stake to Castel Group in July 2025 (Wikipedia). Reported spirits (HS 2208) imports were USD 43 million in 2024, led by Belgium and India, and reported exports USD 65 million, mostly to neighbouring West African states.
Making spirits
Under British rule local distilling was banned in the early 1930s; it was legalised after independence (Wikipedia, Akpeteshie). Current licensing authority not verified.
Importing
Per USDA FAS (Accra, report GH2025-0045): only incorporated companies registered with the Registrar General and the Ghana FDA can import; foreign exporters must use a local importer. Each product must be registered with the FDA before shipment (certificates of analysis, manufacture and free sale, English label, samples; 1-2 months) and labels must carry warnings such as 'Not for sale to persons under 18'. Duty and excise rates were not covered by the source.
Advertising
Legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising and product placement reported (WHO 2018 country profile, status 2016: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/substances-abuse/GHA.pdf)
Sale restrictions
No national hours/days limits reported; restrictions on places and outlet density reported; specific events covered (WHO 2018 country profile, status 2016: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/substances-abuse/GHA.pdf)

Regulators: Food and Drugs Authority (Ghana FDA) - regulates wines, spirits and RTDs; import permits and product registration via its Centre for Import and Export Control, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) - customs and excise

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Ghana

Ghana is located in West Africa along the Gulf of Guinea. English is the official language, alongside several widely spoken indigenous languages such as Akan. The country's economy is predominantly known for its production of cocoa, gold, and oil.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal nationwide, with retail sales licensed by local assemblies and commercial imports restricted to registered Ghanaian corporate entities. Spirits face a 20% customs duty on CIF value, a 25% import excise duty, 15% VAT, and additional statutory levies. Local producers primarily manufacture bitters, gin, herbal spirits, rum, and brandy. An expanding hospitality sector creates opportunities for exporters of Scotch whisky, Cognac, and premium vodka who partner with registered local importers.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Ghana

Spirits importers and distributors in Ghana

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Ghana

Who makes liquor in Ghana? This list covers 25 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Kasapreko PLC (Kasapreko Company Limited), Macbells Company Limited, Aphro Spirits Ltd and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Ghana and the licences needed to make it there.

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