A chicken leg quarter is the whole leg (thigh and drumstick) cut from the carcass with part of the back still attached. It is bone-in and skin-on, sold frozen in 10 kg cartons, and about 26 tonnes net fill a 40ft reefer container. Ghana is the largest buyer in West Africa: in 2025 the European Union alone shipped it about 158,000 tonnes of chicken meat. To import into Ghana you need a Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) permit, an FDA Ghana import permit, a licensed cold store and an official health certificate from the origin country. This guide covers the product, the origins, Ghana's duties and permits, the open and closed neighbouring markets, salmonella checks and fake suppliers.
It replaces and goes further than our September note Importing frozen chicken into Ghana.
What exactly is a chicken leg quarter?
Definition: with or without back
The EU marketing rules that apply since March 2026 (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/343) define a quarter as a "leg quarter or breast quarter, obtained by a transversal cut of a half". They also define a "chicken leg with a portion of the back", where the back may not exceed 25% of the weight of the whole cut.
In trade, three presentations are offered under the name "leg quarter":
- Leg quarter with back: thigh, drumstick and a piece of the back. This is the classic product for Ghana.
- Leg quarter without back, or "backless": the back portion is trimmed off. More meat per kilo, higher price per tonne.
- Whole legs: thigh and drumstick without back; on request.
Write the exact presentation in the contract.
Grade A, grade B and "ungraded"
- Grade A / class A is a quality class. Under Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2026/343, class A cuts must be intact, clean, of good conformation, with freezer burn absent except where it is "incidental, small and unobtrusive".
- Grade B / class B meets the basic requirements but tolerates more visual defects: torn skin, bruises, irregular cuts. It sells at a discount and suits processing or price-sensitive markets.
- "Ungraded" refers to size, not quality. The pieces are not calibrated by weight, so a carton mixes small and large pieces. "Grade A, ungraded" therefore means first-quality pieces of mixed size.
Piece weight
Piece weight depends on the size of the bird. US plants slaughter heavy birds: one American producer lists average leg quarter weights of 520 to 750 g. European broilers are generally lighter. For uniform pieces, ask for a calibrated range in grams, which costs more than ungraded; otherwise ask for the plant's average piece weight to compare offers.
No added water
Water is part of the price you pay per kilo. EU law caps the total water content of frozen chicken legs and leg quarters with skin through a water-to-protein ratio (W/RP): 4.05 for air-chilled, 4.15 for air-spray-chilled and 4.30 for immersion-chilled meat (Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2026/343). Products above the limit may only be sold with the label "Water content exceeds EU limit". Ask for "no added water" and air-chilled production in the contract, and for the glaze to be stated if the product is glazed.
Specification sheet
| Item | Standard offer for Ghana | Point to write in the contract |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Bone-in, skin-on, with back | With back, backless or whole leg |
| Quality class | Grade A (grade B on request) | Class, tolerance for defects |
| Size | Ungraded, or calibrated on request | Piece weight range in grams |
| Water | No added water, EU W/RP limits | Chilling method, glaze if any |
| Freezing | Bulk (block) in a bag inside the carton; IQF on request | Bulk or IQF |
| Packing | 10 kg carton | Net weight per carton, carton marks |
| Container | 40ft reefer, about 26 t net (25 to 27.5 t) | Tonnes and number of cartons |
| Temperature | -18 °C | Recorder in the container |
| Shelf life | 12 to 18 months, depending on producer | Production and expiry dates on cartons |
| Halal | Certificate on request, whole container | Certifying body |
IQF or block?
In bulk or block packing, the pieces are packed in a plastic bag inside the carton and frozen together. It is the cheapest and most common format for leg quarters.
In IQF (individually quick frozen), each piece is frozen separately, so the cold store can sell by the kilo without thawing a whole carton. IQF costs more and is offered on request.
Cartons and tonnes per 40ft
At about 26 tonnes net per 40ft reefer, a container holds about 2,600 cartons of 10 kg. Depending on product and packaging, the load ranges from 25 to 27.5 tonnes, or 2,500 to 2,750 cartons. Some US plants also pack 15 kg cartons. Always compare offers per net tonne and per container, not per carton.
Storage and shelf life
Leg quarters must stay at -18 °C or colder from the plant to your cold store. Shelf life is 12 to 18 months depending on the producer. In Ghana, FDA rules require at least 60% of the shelf life to remain when the goods are inspected at the port. For a product with an 18-month shelf life, that means at least about 11 months left on arrival. Check the production date of any stock offer.
EU, Brazil or USA: how the origins compare
Ghana buys leg quarters from all three origins. According to USDA, the top five suppliers in 2022 were the Netherlands (22%), the United States (19%), Poland (17%), Brazil (12%) and Belgium (10%). Together, the three EU countries supplied about half of Ghana's imports.
| Point | EU (approved plants) | Brazil | USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume to Ghana | About 158,000 t of chicken meat in 2025, up 15% (USDA) | 94,130 t in 2024 (ABPA, Brazilian industry) | US poultry worth USD 117.4 million in 2025, up 40% (USDA) |
| Plant identification | EU approval number in an oval mark; national lists of plants approved under Regulation (EC) 853/2004 | SIF federal inspection number | USDA export certificate FSIS 9060-5 |
| Typical piece size | Lighter birds | Medium | Heavy birds; one producer lists 520 to 750 g average per piece |
| Specific Ghana requirement found | Official EU health certificate | Official health certificate | Statement "Fat content is 15% or less" on the certificate, backed by lab analysis |
| Transit to Tema | Shortest of the three | Direct South Atlantic routes | USDA notes higher freight and longer transit than from Europe |
| Fraud risk | Check the approval number on the national list | Interpol warned in 2017 about forged SIF seals and cloned exporter emails | Check the certificate with the issuing authority |
Our own offer is built on EU-approved plants. Other origins are available on request, subject to the buyer's approval and the import permit.
Ghana's chicken market in figures
Ghana imports most of the chicken it eats. USDA's last poultry update for Ghana (February 2024) gives the following balance.
| Indicator | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (forecast) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imports, chicken meat | about 253,000 t | 270,000 t (estimate) | 270,000 t |
| Local production | 55,000 t | 60,000 t (estimate) | 70,000 t |
| Consumption | n/a | 330,000 t | 340,000 t |
USDA also notes that spent layers make up more than 90% of local production and broilers less than 5%. Leg quarters therefore have little direct local competition today.
USDA's 2026 exporter guide puts Ghana's total poultry imports at USD 509 million in 2025, against USD 390 million in 2024, from the EU, Brazil and the United States. On the EU side, USDA's March 2026 report ranks Ghana the EU's second-largest chicken export market after the United Kingdom, at 158,000 tonnes in 2025.
Government policy: substitution targets
Ghana wants to replace imports with local production. The targets on record:
- In November 2025, the Minister of Food and Agriculture presented self-sufficiency targets under the Poultry Industry Revitalisation Initiative of the Feed Ghana Programme: 12% in 2025, 25% in 2026, 48% in 2027, 76% in 2028 and 104% in 2029. He put the 2024 import bill at USD 400 million.
- In July 2026, he put annual spending on poultry imports at USD 350 million and announced a new phase of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme for medium-scale farms.
- In February 2026, the ministry consulted on a draft Poultry Sector Master Plan aiming at a tenfold increase in domestic production.
We found no published import quota for chicken in Ghana. USDA notes, however, that poultry import permits are issued at the government's discretion, with quantity limits and a domestic purchase requirement. In practice, plan your purchases around the permit you actually hold.
Duties and taxes on chicken in Ghana
Ghana applies the ECOWAS common external tariff. USDA lists the following charges on chicken imports (February 2024):
| Charge | Rate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Import duty | 35% | ECOWAS CET |
| ECOWAS levy | 0.5% | |
| EDIF levy | 0.5% | |
| Inspection fee | 1.0% | |
| ICUMS fee | 0.75% | Of FOB value |
| VAT | 15% | See 2026 reform below |
| NHIL | 2.5% | See 2026 reform below |
| FDA verification fee | Set by FDA (LI 2386) | Based on declared FOB |
Since 1 January 2026, VAT, NHIL (2.5%) and GETFund levy (2.5%) are calculated on a single base, and the 1% COVID-19 levy has been removed. USDA estimates that the effective rate falls from 21.9% to 20% under the new system. Rates change with each budget: ask your clearing agent for a duty calculation on the actual CIF value before you sign.
Permits: VSD and FDA Ghana
Two authorities control chicken imports. The importer applies; the supplier provides documents.
1. VSD import permit
The Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) issues the veterinary import permit. According to USDA, the process works in two stages. With the Minister's approval, VSD grants a provisional permit and the goods are marked "under query" in the customs system. VSD issues the final permit once the documents are received and the fees paid. Without approval, VSD alerts the port that the request is rejected.
Do not ship before the permit is secured: a container that waits for it pays demurrage and reefer plug-in charges.
2. FDA Ghana import permit and controls
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA Ghana, not the US FDA) publishes a guideline for importing frozen meat, which covers poultry. The main points:
- Only importers licensed by FDA may import, and the licence is renewed every year.
- The product must be registered with FDA before import.
- An electronic permit (eMDA) is needed before importation and is used only once at the port.
- The cold store that will hold the goods must be licensed by FDA.
- Each package must show the supplier's address and country, batch code and net weight, plus shelf life and storage temperature.
- At least 60% of the shelf life must remain at the time of inspection.
- Temperature must stay at -18 °C ± 3 °C or colder throughout the voyage, with a temperature recorder in the container.
- Every consignment is inspected at the port. FDA can detain it for laboratory testing. A confirmed positive result, for example Listeria monocytogenes, leads to disposal of the whole consignment at the importer's cost.
- If the product is sold as halal, a halal certificate from a competent authority is required.
In May 2026, FDA also announced mandatory site verification for frozen food importers and stricter checks on the plants that produce the goods.
3. Documents from the supplier
- Official veterinary health certificate from the origin country's competent authority, with the plant approval number.
- Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin.
- Laboratory analysis certificate, if agreed (see the salmonella section below).
- Halal certificate, if ordered.
- Pre-shipment inspection report (SGS or Bureau Veritas), on request.
The plant number on the health certificate, the cartons and the invoice must match. A mismatch is one of the most common reasons a container is held.
Tema and Takoradi
Tema, near Accra, handles most chicken imports and serves the capital, the east and the Burkina Faso corridor. A licensed clearing agent files the entry with GRA Customs on the UNIPASS/ICUMS system.
Takoradi, in the west, suits buyers in the Western Region and parts of the interior.
Transit time depends on the carrier and on transshipment. On our own October 2026 bookings to Abidjan, the fastest direct service took 23 to 26 days from Poland and transshipment routes 35 to 47 days. Ask for the routing, the transit and the free time at Tema with each freight offer. Our guide Reefer container to Abidjan: transit, free time and demurrage explains how to compare them. For the choice between CIF and CFR, see CIF, CFR or FOB for reefer containers.
Where else can you import chicken in West and Central Africa?
Rules change quickly. This table reflects the sources we checked in October 2026; confirm with your clearing agent before you order.
| Country | Status for frozen chicken | What the sources say |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | Open, with permits | VSD and FDA permits; quantity set by the permit |
| Benin | Open, subject to the authorisations in force | A ban was announced for 31 December 2024; in February 2025 the government chose a moratorium. Imports go through Cotonou, subject to the authorisations in force, confirmed by the importer |
| Togo | Open, with conditions | Since an order of 20 February 2025, importers must buy at least 10% of the quantity in local products before getting an import authorisation |
| Liberia | Open | No ban found; import authorisation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and an Import Permit Declaration |
| Guinea | Open | Import authorisation and inspection; 35% ECOWAS duty, about 55.75% total charges on non-ECOWAS imports; 71,023 t of poultry imported in 2022 |
| Republic of Congo | Open | 64,748 t of Brazilian chicken in 2025 alone (ABPA) |
| Angola | Open, with conditions | Executive Decree 130/26 of 21 May 2026: importers of chicken must buy at least 20% of the quantity from national producers to obtain or renew the import licence. Chicken feet are banned since the tariff law 14/25 |
| Gabon | Open until the planned ban | Total ban on broiler chicken planned from 1 January 2027; under review after a US challenge at the WTO in September 2026 (quotas or tariffs are being considered) |
| DR Congo | Open, under close watch | Salmonella alerts on Polish poultry in June and August 2026 (see below) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Closed in practice | A compensatory levy of 1,000 FCFA per kg since 2005, extended for ten years in 2019; imports under 1,000 t in 2022 |
| Senegal | Banned | Poultry meat imports banned since 2005 |
| Nigeria | Banned | Frozen poultry on the prohibited import list (ban since 2002); only fish is open for us |
We do not offer poultry for Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria or Cameroon. For Ghana, see our pages Frozen food supplier to Ghana and Frozen poultry to Ghana.
Salmonella: the 2026 DR Congo alerts and what to require
What happened
On 25 June 2026, the Office congolais de contrôle (OCC) in Kinshasa alerted its services after an EU RASFF notification of 28 May 2026. It concerned Salmonella Infantis in a lot of frozen chicken thighs from Poland, already withdrawn from the European market. The OCC ordered document checks, physical inspection and laboratory tests to stop the product. Two days later it confirmed the lot had been found in the country: 1,384 cartons of 500 g, or 692 kg.
On 4 August 2026, the Congolese regulator ACOREP issued a second alert. It covered two lots of Polish poultry (wings, fillets and thighs) that may contain Salmonella enterica, and ordered importers and distributors to stop sales and isolate stock.
These were retail packs, not 10 kg cartons, but the question for every buyer is the same: how do I protect my container?
What the law tests, and what it does not
EU Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 sets a food safety criterion for fresh poultry meat: Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis not detected in 25 g (five samples, method EN ISO 6579-1). Salmonella Infantis, the serotype in the June alert, is not covered by that criterion. A product can be legal in the EU and still trigger an alert in an importing country, so write your own requirement into the contract.
What a buyer should require
- Official health certificate from the EU competent authority, naming the plant approval number, production dates, lot numbers and container and seal numbers.
- Laboratory analysis per production lot from an accredited laboratory: Salmonella spp. not detected in 25 g (EN ISO 6579-1), and Listeria monocytogenes, which FDA Ghana treats as grounds for destroying the consignment.
- Traceability: lot number and production date printed on every carton, matching the certificate.
- Cold chain proof: a temperature recorder in the container, as FDA Ghana requires.
- Pre-shipment inspection by SGS or Bureau Veritas, with sampling, if you want an independent check before loading.
- Eligible region: USDA reported in March 2026 that some countries banned poultry from Polish regions affected by Newcastle disease. Make sure the certificate wording matches your country's current conditions.
Halal on request
Halal certification is available on request for poultry, for the whole container, arranged with the origin plant before production. FDA Ghana requires a valid halal certificate from a competent authority whenever a product is sold as halal. Say so at the enquiry stage: it decides which plants can supply.
Paws or feet? Both are frozen chicken feet, but they are not the same cut. Paws are cut below the joint, without the shank. Feet keep part of the shank (tarsus). Paws are mostly sold grade A, with yellow skin removed, nails cut and calibrated (for example 30 g and above). Note that Angola has banned imports of chicken feet since its 2025 tariff law. See our product pages Frozen chicken paws and Frozen chicken feet. For spent hens, see Frozen whole hen.
How to spot a fake chicken supplier
Frozen chicken is the most targeted product in food trade fraud. In 2017 Interpol issued a worldwide notice after the Brazilian industry association ABPA reported more than 700 fraud cases. Fraudsters cloned exporters' emails, issued fake sales documents and labels, and forged federal inspection (SIF) seals. In our own searches in October 2026, many top results for "frozen chicken exporter" were sites of this type.
Warning signs:
- The domain is the keyword: names like "frozenchicken-exporters" or "brazilpoultryexports", recently created, with no registered company name, address or registry number.
- Payment through WhatsApp contacts: the seller insists on chatting only on WhatsApp and asks for a deposit to a personal account or to an account in another country than the company.
- No plant approval: no EU approval number or SIF number, or it is only "sent after payment". A real trader can show a specimen health certificate with the plant's approval number.
- Price well below the market, with "stock ready" for any number of containers.
- Extra fees after the deposit: "export licence", "insurance", "anti-terrorism certificate".
How to verify before paying:
- Look the company up in the official registry of its country and call the number listed there, not the one on the website.
- Check the plant number on the national list of approved establishments. In Poland, the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate publishes the list of plants approved under Regulation (EC) 853/2004.
- Pay only to an account in the company's own name, by irrevocable letter of credit at sight or by bank transfer (TT), according to the terms agreed in the contract.
- Order a pre-shipment inspection (SGS or Bureau Veritas) and ask for loading photos with the container and seal numbers.
You can check us the same way: ATC Group sp. z o.o., Warsaw, KRS 0001021069.
How we supply leg quarters to Ghana
We are a trading company, not a plant. We buy from EU-approved plants that hold their own HACCP and, where applicable, IFS or BRC certification, and load full 40ft reefers at -18 °C, 10 to 21 days after receipt of the bank transfer, with the official health certificate and full commercial documents. SGS or Bureau Veritas inspection is available on request. Payment is by irrevocable letter of credit at sight or by bank transfer (TT), according to the terms agreed in each contract. A container can combine leg quarters with other frozen products, such as whole hens or paws.
See the product page Frozen chicken leg quarters and the full frozen poultry range. More answers on documents and Incoterms are in our FAQ.
FAQ
1. What is the difference between "grade A" and "ungraded" leg quarters? Grade A is the quality class. "Ungraded" means the pieces are not sorted by weight. "Grade A, ungraded" is good-quality pieces of mixed sizes.
2. How many cartons of leg quarters fit in a 40ft reefer? About 2,600 cartons of 10 kg, or about 26 tonnes net. The range is 25 to 27.5 tonnes depending on product and packaging.
3. Can I import chicken into Ghana without a VSD permit? No. The importer needs a VSD import permit and an FDA Ghana eMDA permit before shipment.
4. What duties do I pay on frozen chicken in Ghana? USDA lists a 35% import duty, small levies and fees, and 15% VAT with NHIL and GETFund, calculated on one base since January 2026. Ask your clearing agent for an exact calculation.
5. How much shelf life must remain when the container reaches Tema? FDA Ghana requires at least 60% of the shelf life to remain at inspection. With an 18-month shelf life, that is about 11 months.
6. Are EU leg quarters better than Brazilian or US ones? They differ more than they rank: US pieces are heavier, EU pieces lighter, and transit from Europe is shorter. Compare presentation, piece weight, water content, shelf life on arrival and price per net tonne.
7. Can you ship chicken to Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal or Nigeria? No. Senegal and Nigeria ban poultry imports, and Côte d'Ivoire is closed in practice by a compensatory levy. We ship poultry to Ghana, Benin, Togo, Liberia, Guinea and Central Africa where the rules allow it.
8. How can I make sure a chicken supplier is real before I pay? Check the company in its official registry and the plant number on the national list, pay only to an account in the company's name, and order a pre-shipment inspection.
Request an offer Tell us the presentation (with or without back), grade, size, quantity in containers and port (Tema or Takoradi). We reply within 24 business hours. Request a quote or write to us on WhatsApp: +48 501 351 121.
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