A barrel is still the best-value way to move a lot of goods to Ghana at once — rice, provisions, clothes, household things. Golly runs the whole journey from our New York warehouse: you buy the barrel in the app, fill it, and it sails.
How it works
- Buy your barrel in the app. You own that space from day one and can see it in your shipments.
- Fill it. Shop online using your free US locker address, or send goods to the warehouse — everything you route there goes into your barrel.
- It sails on schedule. Containers sail monthly, and the crossing to Ghana takes about 4–6 weeks. The app shows your barrel’s state the whole way: filling, sailing, arrived.
- We clear it and deliver. Duty and customs are handled on arrival, and delivery reaches any address in Ghana.
Why sea for barrels
Sea shipping is priced by the space you take rather than by weight. A packed barrel weighs a lot — by air that weight would be the bill; by sea the barrel is the bill, however full you pack it. That is what makes it the route for bulk.
What it costs
The price you see before you commit covers the journey: shipping, duty and customs, and delivery in Ghana. Nothing is collected at the port or at your door, and you pay in cedis with Mobile Money or a card.
What not to pack
Flammable liquids, aerosols, batteries shipped on their own, weapons, perishables and restricted goods cannot travel. If you are unsure about an item, ask us before it goes in.
Comparing your options? See air vs sea shipping to Ghana for how the two routes differ.