Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the United States has officially lifted the 15% tariffs that were imposed on cocoa and certain agricultural products from Ghana.
It may be recalled that there was an executive order by President Trump which placed reciprocal tariffs on a number of countries, including Ghana, at 15%.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a social media post on X, revealed that the decision took effect on November 13, 2025, following an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Ablakwa, in his post, wrote, “The United States Administration has officially informed the Government of Ghana that President Trump’s 15% imposition of tariffs on Cocoa and certain qualifying agricultural products from Ghana has been rescinded.
US diplomats confirm to me that the 15% tariff reversal came into effect on November 13, 2025, following President Trump’s new Executive Order”.
He further listed other agricultural products exempted, “Other agricultural products from Ghana now exempted include cashew nut, avocado, banana, mango, orange, lime, plantain, pineapple, guava, coconut, ginger and assorted peppers.
With an estimated annual Ghanaian cocoa beans export to the US averaging 78,000 metric tons, and at the current spot price of $5,300/MT, Ghana stands to raise additional revenue of US$60 million (GHS667million) each year, resulting from Trump’s tariff rescission”.
Ablakwa post added, “Ghana welcomes this positive development from the US, which is the world’s leading importer of chocolate and cocoa products.
Ghana and the USA will continue to forge closer and mutually beneficial relations,” the post concluded.
Some netizens reacting to the news stated, “This is how our commercial gold ought to be traded, so Goldbod is welcoming news, now extend it to all mining companies in Ghana and reduce reliance on commercial loans. We can truly build Ghana without borrowing. God gave us so much gold”.
“What does this mean to the farmers? Please, increase the price per bag? Some, please educate me”, a netizen added.
One more X user added, “Good news. Trump isn’t a conventional politician. He ignores geopolitical norms and deals strictly on a transactional basis. He has no personal issue with any nation, just bring a clear deal, and he’ll listen”.
An X user added, “We didn’t really have a problem with the tariff since the cocoa beans would still be bought because chocolate must be had. They goofed and corrected themselves, no need to celebrate this one”.
Additionally, an X user wrote, “Sure, we had to do some dirty work to get this, facilitating the deportation of some brothers, but it’s cool, at least we got something more substantial than eswatini”
See the post below:
The United States Administration has officially informed the Government of Ghana that President Trump’s 15% imposition of tariffs on Cocoa and certain qualifying agricultural products from Ghana have been rescinded.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) November 24, 2025
US diplomats confirm to me that the 15% tariff reversal came…