GoldBod to deploy nationwide licence inspectors from Feb. 2
GoldBod said the inspection teams would be tasked with ensuring that only properly licensed businesses carry out jewellery manufacturing, gold fabrication and gold refining in Ghana.
Ghana’s Gold Board (GoldBod) says it will deploy inspectors across the country from Monday, 2 February 2026, to take action against unlicensed jewellery manufacturers, fabricators and gold refineries.
In a compliance notice dated 28 January 2026, the Board said it was concerned that parts of the gold value chain were operating without valid licences, in breach of Act 1140.
GoldBod said the inspection teams would be tasked with ensuring that only properly licensed businesses carry out jewellery manufacturing, gold fabrication and gold refining in Ghana.
It warned that operating without authorisation is a criminal offence and carries penalties under the law, stressing that only entities licensed by the Board are permitted to trade in gold or run related manufacturing and refining activities.
The Board also referenced an earlier directive issued on 22 October 2025, in which it asked existing jewellery manufacturers, fabricators and gold refineries to regularise their operations by 31 December 2025. It said the new enforcement exercise is aimed at driving compliance with that instruction.
GoldBod said several firms have since completed the licensing process and have been issued jewellery and fabrication licences. They include Sourcechain Enterprise, Shepaj Limited Company, Koshuuz Enterprise, M.J. Jewellery Limited Company, Mahmoud’s Jewellery Limited, Agyaba Jewellery, Gold Casting, Goldlovers GH Limited, Wappahs Jewellery, Mahalaxmi Ghana Limited and Sahara Jewellery Limited Company.
The Board described the inspections as part of a wider sector clean-up, designed to strengthen oversight, improve transparency and tighten accountability across the industry.
