Does Amazon deliver to Ghana? How to order from Amazon to Ghana
Amazon ships some items to Ghana, but many sellers and products are blocked. What works, what you pay in duty, and how to get the rest delivered.
By the Landed team · · 4 min read
Yes, Amazon delivers to Ghana, but only for some items. Ghana is on the list of countries Amazon.com exports to, so many products sold and shipped by Amazon itself can be sent straight to a Ghana address. Plenty cannot: many third-party sellers do not ship abroad, and products with lithium batteries and other hazardous items are often blocked. When an item does ship, Ghana customs duty is still due.
Here is how to tell what will arrive, what it costs on top of the price, and what to do with the things Amazon will not send.
Does Amazon ship to Ghana?
Amazon's international shipping programme, AmazonGlobal, lists Ghana as a destination. But Amazon says the products, shipping rates and fees available depend on the delivery address, so it is decided item by item. The simplest test is to add the item to your cart, choose a delivery address in Ghana, and see whether checkout lets you continue.
The most common reasons an item will not ship to Ghana, according to Amazon's own help pages:
- The seller does not offer international shipping. Many items on Amazon are sold by other businesses, not Amazon, and most of them only deliver inside the USA.
- The item is hazardous. Amazon names lithium batteries as an example of goods restricted from international shipping. That can rule out power banks, some electronics and many cordless tools.
- The parcel is too big or heavy. International shipments are limited to 108 inches in length or width and 70 pounds in weight.
What you pay on top of the price
When an item does ship to Ghana, you pay the price, Amazon's international shipping, and import fees.
Amazon handles import fees in one of two ways depending on the country. For some countries it collects an Import Fees Deposit at checkout, an estimate of the duty and taxes; if the real fees turn out higher, you are not charged more. For other countries it charges fixed Import Charges, which are not refunded if they turn out higher than the real fees. Your checkout page shows which applies to your order.
Amazon also says import tax is usually worked out on the price after discounts but including shipping. That matches how Ghana Customs works: duty is charged on the value of the goods plus the cost of getting them to Ghana. The import fees deposit does not count towards free shipping minimums.
Two more things to know:
- Gifts are not duty-free. Amazon marks gift orders as gifts, but the price may still appear on the customs form. Ghana Customs charges duty on goods sent by post, and on gifts, unless a law exempts them.
- Electricals may not fit Ghana's power. Amazon warns that products may not meet the voltage and electrical standards of the destination country. Check the label says 100 to 240 volts before you buy anything that plugs in.
Ordering to a US address instead
Because so much on Amazon will not ship abroad, many Ghanaians order to an address in the USA. The US Department of Commerce notes that Ghanaian customers order from Amazon for delivery to US locations, often a forwarding company's warehouse, which then sends the goods on to Ghana by courier.
This opens up almost everything on Amazon, but it adds steps. You pay the forwarder's fee and freight on top of Amazon's price, the goods still pay Ghana duty on arrival, and someone in Ghana must clear and collect them. If a parcel comes by post, the post office opens it with the person collecting it, works out the duty, and confiscates parcels not collected within three months.
What sells well from Amazon to Ghana
The things people most often order from Amazon for Ghana are small and valuable, and are hard to be sure are genuine in local shops:
- Phones, earbuds, smartwatches and chargers
- Laptops and tablets
- Skincare, hair care and vitamins
- Baby and kids' clothes, school shoes and toys
- Kitchen gadgets and small appliances that run on 100 to 240 volts
Our guide to the best things to send home to Ghana has more ideas, and the guide to what you cannot ship to Ghana covers what customs will not let in.
The easier way: send us the Amazon link
Landed buys from Amazon and other US stores for you, including the items Amazon will not ship to Ghana. We ship them, clear them through Ghana customs and hold them at our Accra showroom. You pay one all-in price in cedis, agreed before you pay, covering the item, the shipping, the duty and clearing, and our service. There is no import deposit, no forwarder and no duty to pay at collection.
- Copy the Amazon link for the exact product, size and colour you want.
- Paste it into our form and get a price. If it is a gift, tell us the order is for family.
- Pay the deposit to lock the price, by MoMo or card.
- Collect in Accra. We send a WhatsApp message the day it lands. You, a family member, or a driver with the order number can pick it up.
As of 2 November 2026, our orders from the USA take about 25 days by air and 45 to 90 days by sea, from the day we buy to arrival in Accra. For more on timing, duty and what affects the cost, read our guide to shipping from the USA to Ghana.
Or browse what we already bring in: phones and earbuds, laptops and electronics, skincare and perfume and kids' clothes.
