Courier rider registration fees slashed by 50%

The Government of has announced a 50 per cent reduction in courier rider registration fees as part of efforts to expand formalisation, strengthen regulation and ease the financial burden on single riders operating in the delivery economy.

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, clarified that the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC) acted within the law when it began enforcing rider registration.

However, he said the government is introducing substantial fee reductions to make compliance more affordable for operators.

Speaking at a stakeholder engagement with courier service operators in Accra, the Minister explained that enforcement, which had sparked public concern, was temporarily halted to allow for wider consultations.

“They were enforcing the law, they weren’t acting arbitrarily, but I believe that, and the Ministry believed that we needed to have a bit more stakeholder engagement,” he said.

Under the existing framework, riders were required to pay GHS1,070 for registration. This included GHS50 for the form, GHS20 for a sticker and GHS1,000 for the licence, with an annual renewal fee of GHS600.

The Minister confirmed that these fees were inherited from previous administrations and approved by Parliament.

However, the Minister announced new reliefs for single riders, to take effect following parliamentary approval of the revised charges in November.

“We will drop the charge from GHS1,070 to GHS570. So the sticker is still GHS20, the form is GHS50, but in this case, instead of the GHS1,000 that is being charged for the registration, it’s dropping by 50 per cent to GHS500 Ghana, and this is a one-off payment,” he said.

Annual renewal fees will also be reduced from GHS 600 to GHS 250.

 “We’re doing this because we believe that at this rate, no rider, single fleet platform will have an excuse of the price being too high for you to comply,” Mr George stressed, noting that the government expects full compliance once the new structure takes effect.

The Minister further underscored the national importance of the exercise, noting that both the Presidency and National Security were closely monitoring the sector.

He assured courier companies, platform aggregators and individual riders that the Ministry will continue engagements to ensure fairness and compliance.

The revised framework is expected to take effect by the end of 2025, with a four-month sensitisation campaign to prepare operators for registration.