Ahmed Mahboob Musabeh, Director General of Dubai Customs, received the Ukrainian Consul in Dubai accompanied by Deputy Consul of Ukraine Timur Redvanov, where they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two sides to develop economic and trade relations between the UAE and the Republic of Ukraine.
`` Dubai's foreign trade with Ukraine grew strongly in 2018 by 24% to reach AED 2.16 billion compared to AED 1.744 billion in 2017, and the value of trade with Ukraine in the first half of 2019 amounted to about 1.14 billion Dirham, where trade is diversified to include many commodities, most notably iron and steel, pipes, medicines and spare parts, and we will promote the growth of trade with Ukraine by enabling Ukrainian companies to use our advanced customs systems and innovations to complete their customs transactions at a record speed supporting their ability to deliver their goods to local markets. Regional and global without delay. "
He added: “We proceed from the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to develop economic and trade relations with all countries of the world, and provide Dubai's leading experience to friendly countries that are looking to benefit from the emirate's experience in developing its capabilities. We are strengthening our relations with the UAE diplomatic corporations, customs administrations, business sectors and companies in these countries to offer our expertise to them and support the growth in mutual trade with them, to participate strongly in supporting the economic development process in the UAE. "
He explained that Dubai Customs is keen to strengthen communication with the diplomatic bodies and Ukrainian companies, and is working through all channels to interact with business partners to know the commercial and customs requirements of traders and companies from Ukraine in order to develop their business operations through Dubai, and we look forward to meet them always through a link To coordinate with foreign diplomatic bodies and labor councils and identify their requirements in the field of customs services development.
He added: "We are keen to inform the diplomatic representatives of friendly countries on the services and facilities that we have developed specifically to support the success of Expo 2020, especially the Expo 2020 smart customs channel and temporary entry book facilities, which aims to facilitate the entry of goods participating in the exhibition to achieve the highest level of flow in the next movement to the exhibition We also inform the visiting delegations of our initiative to keep up with Expo 2020 by organizing the 5th World Conference of the accredited Economic Operator Program, which we organize in cooperation with the World Customs Organization and the Federal Customs Authority and hosted by Dubai during the period from 10 to 12 March 2020. The conference, which is the first of its kind in the region, is expected to achieve a qualitative leap that supports the success of the customs work and its continuous development by consolidating the progress of the World Economic Operator Program at the regional and global levels. Mutual recognition agreements to take advantage of its advantages with South Korea, Saudi Arabia and China and expect to increase the proportion of customs data completed by Dubai Customs through the economic operator program to reach 50% by 2020. "
On his part, Oleksandr Khumiak stressed that the Ukrainian diplomatic authorities are keen to develop cooperation and coordination with Dubai Customs, expressing his great appreciation for the efforts of the Department and its keenness to provide the best facilities and trade and customs services to Ukrainian traders and companies, to promote growth in trade exchange between the UAE and the Republic of Ukraine.