@@Ghamaican, You know... Unnecessary Faff.

@@mrtidkaoj I tell you bro.

Haha. Thanks alot. 😀🍻

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​@@chriskevin2033I can't quite see your email address bro. Are you able to repost?

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Hi Tom, thanks for watching and commenting. To be honest, if your main bags are not searched you'll be fine. I only ran into issues as I had mine as my hand luggage which was quite visible. I normally just put it in my suitcase and have no issues getting through. Once you're through, you can then decide if you want to register and fly it (if you want to) as that process should be much easier once you're clear of customs. If worse comes to worst, you can consider paying this 'clearance fee', as it is meant to be refundable when you leave the country. I just wasn't prepared to test this theory on that occasion, but I will on my next trip and make another video report on whether this definitely works or not. The other option you can consider now is applying for a permit through the GCAA before you arrive. I was recently contacted by a senior GCAA director who watched this video and says we can now apply for this via their website prior to arriving in the country, however I'm yet to test this theory as well, as I havent been back since. Once you're in the country, it is drone friendly, however the customs behaviour did not impress me at all. The 'drip feeding' of information on fees could have been handled much better but once you're aware of this in advance, you can be better prepared so any potential fees won't come as a shock and ruin your onward holiday experience. Hope that helps, or let me know if you need any further clarifications. Cheers.

@@swizzlebeatstv Thank you so much for your detailed response. I think things will be a bit different for me as I will driving in and leaving in my campervan. I will just hide the drone to avoid all this hassle and hope for the best. I can wait to fly the drone in the other African countries on my trip. Safe travels mate. 😀

No worries at all. Have a great adventure and I'll look forward to seeing it on your channel in the near future. 😃🍻

🙏🏾🙏🏾

Aww sis.. Next time for sure. 🙏🏾

@@swizzlebeatstv alright 🫶

Lol

Very frustrating.

Thanks for your detailed response. The problem we had was that the details you have provided now (regarding the customs clearance fees) were not made clear to us on arrival. When the drone was being detained, we were specifically told by your officers that all they wanted was for me to get it registered by the GCAA and bring back the proof of registration/payment and the drone will be happily released. We asked whether we could pay any fees there and then at the airport, but were told 'No'. Infact your officers said 'we don't take any payments here, just register it at the GCAA and come for your drone.' Obviously this wasn't true because once I had done as instructed, and came back with the authority letter for it's release, I was then told about about the import charges. This is the whole point of the video. Better clarity is required from your team form the start. Had I known about the import charges, I would have either not bothered wasting time going to the GCAA on the Monday morning and left it with yourselves at the arrival point, or I could have been better prepared for the clearance fee that I was later told about. Even the GCAA (who were helping me to register the drone) were unaware of these new import charges which is why this part has not been well advertised. There are several tourists who will be unaware of these charges too, so now that we are better informed of the fuller picture, we can decide ahead of time whether it is worth bringing our drones to Ghana or not, as things are much clearer now for us all to see. With regards to the 'refundable clearance tax', I was wasn't prepared to test this on this occasion, as it was news to me at the time that was given too late in the process and I wasn't confident that it would definitely be refunded. Now that you have reconfirmed this in your comment here, maybe someone will test this theory soon and confirm if this is true or not. I also forgot to mention in the video that when I came back for the drone (on my departure date), I was told by the customs team that the boss who had the key (for where the drone was being kept) was away. I then had to wait for 30 minutes for him to be found before they brought the drone back. I can only hope that this 'clearance tax refund process' (if true) doesn't waste as much time for people so we'll see in the future otherwise people could easily miss their return flights if the Customs team start playing any delayed tactics. All in all, the bottom line is that everyone (especially tourists) need to know their options as quickly as possible, which are that 2 seperate charges need to be paid otherwise their drones will be seized (as it was in my case). Thanks for the update and your attention.

Oh Chale. 🤣🤣🤣

Sure is, sadly.

You raise some very good points here. The whole behaviour here needs some proper cleansing. 😂😂

Exactly. I just wasn't prepared to take that chance on this occasion as it just seemed so dodgy. No official literature on this 'clearance charge' anywhere. Even the GCAA registration team hadn't heard of this. They need to sort this out with Ghana Customs otherwise people will just hide their drones and not bother registering in future which will be more lost revenue for them.

Such a shame. We have the potential to do so much better.

The whole thing is is just soo bizarre. I normally always take a drone from the Dji phantom series days which were even much bigger. You are right, this was just a mini 3 pro taken for convenience. I'm still wondering what to do next time, but ideally I'd like the Ghana Customs Office to officially publish their position and charges (so it is clear what we are dealing with) before we arrive the country. I appreciate you watching and commenting bro. Cheers.

@@swizzlebeatstv No worries .. I will have to check the GCAA site as well and check the Ghana customs official site too. Then can ask more questions. Becos if the nation wants more tourists, the modern movement of tourism is all about being able to capture thrilling and captivating sceneries and if you will frustrate tourists coming in, how do thy achieve that. I've flown drones at different countries and their regulations are pretty clear and straight forward. Not confusing and intimidating. Hopefully , I can fly some drones and capture awesome scene in Ghana my fatherland. hehe.

@@JoshConnectMedia, Nice one. Please keep us posted on how you get on. Hopefully you'll have a easier time than I did. 🙏🏾 😃

No probs. They can be very annoying indeed. Thanks for watching.

Hahaha. Intresting.

All so uncessary ooo. Thanks for watching.

Straight facts bro. 👍🏾

Oh Chale... Ridiculous and deliberate frustrations ooo. Just back and forth for nothing. These 2 departments really need to figure this properly as their methods are just not helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Yes they really need to work on their service delivery.Toi fly a drone in Ghana and all these bills and waste of time and energy. OMG. You welcome.

that's Ghana 🇬🇭 for you corruption everywhere

My pleasure.

Glad you enjoyed it! 🥂😊

It really is!

No worries. Thanks for having us. Looking forward to the next one. 😃

Haha, indeed. Thanks for watching.

Thanks. I appreciate you watching and commenting. 🙏🏾

HI Sarah, thanks for your comment. This would be bought seperately but it's just a 'usbc to headphone jack' adapter, so the same one you would use to connect your phone to headphones if you didn't want to use Bluetooth for example. I got mine for around £5 via Amazon. Hope that helps. 🙂