The Institute's Headquarters in Tema

GIFF was formed in August 1985 by 16 founding members. It first took the name of "The National Association of Custom House Agents" (NACHA) but later adopted the name "Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders" (GIFF).

The Institute is a non profit-making organization governed by an Executive Council of 19 members. This executive body is made up of a President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, an Honorary Secretary, a Treasurer and fourteen council members which include the chairman and a representative of each of the five district committees

Each District has a secretariat that carries out the day-to-day district administrative activities and is headed by a district officer. There is also an overall National Secretariat headed by an Executive Secretary which oversees National activities.

The Institute's activities are geared towards provision of an efficient logistics capability for the country. Much of it's activities are therefore geared towards advocacy for improved trade facilitation

On September 8th 2005, the institute became a registered professional body in accordance with the Professional Bodies Decree 1973 (NRCD 143) thus ensuring  freight forwarding became a recognized profession in the country. As a professional body, a major responsibility of GIFF then became the provision of knowledge updating system for its members. GIFF approached FIATA which organized a Train-the-trainer course in Ghana with international resource persons and enabled the institute to set up a first class training program in the country. This facility is the first of its kind on the whole African continent.

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