Our Regulator for today is the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (“PCSRC”). PCSRC is governed by the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission Act 2003 (Act 649) (the “Act”) and it is responsible for regulating Postal and courier services in Ghana.
The industries that are required to register with PCSRC are as follows:
- Postal Services (i.e Ghana post)
- Courier Services operating in Ghana ( Such as DHL, FedEX, UPS etc)
- Delivery Companies ( i.e food and goods delivery companies)
The PCSRC is mandated by the Act to register the above industries and they cannot commence business unless they have been granted a licence for that purpose. There are two licensing categories granted by the PCSRC; international and domestic and the PCSRC upon granting a license shall determine the duration of the license.
Failure to register with and obtain a licence from the PCSRC before commencing business is an offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of at most GHS 3,000 or both.
It is important to note that Ghana post has the exclusive right to provide certain postal services and this includes printing and selling of postage and commemorative stamps.
