The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the deployment of inspectors nationwide from Monday, February 2, 2026, to clamp down on unlicensed jewellery manufacturers, fabricators, and gold refineries operating in the country.
The move follows concerns by the Board that several operators in the gold value chain are conducting business without valid licences, contrary to the provisions of Act 1140.
“In the light of the above, a team of GoldBod Inspectors would be deployed from Monday, February 2, 2026, to ensure that only duly licensed persons engage in jewellery manufacturing, gold fabrication, and gold refining businesses in Ghana,” the Board said in a compliance notice issued on January 28, 2026.
GoldBod reminded the public that only entities duly licensed by the Board are authorised to engage in gold trading, jewellery manufacturing, fabrication, and refining, warning that operating without approval constitutes an offence punishable under the law.
The Board recalled that it had earlier issued a press statement on October 22, 2025, directing all existing jewellery manufacturers, fabricators and gold refineries to regularise their operations by December 31, 2025. The upcoming inspection exercise is intended to enforce compliance with that directive.
As part of the notice, GoldBod also announced that several firms have successfully completed the licensing process and have been issued with 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.
GoldBod said the enforcement exercise forms part of broader efforts to sanitise the gold trading and jewellery manufacturing sector and promote accountability and transparency across the industry.
