Completed 24 million customs transactions in 2021

"Dubai Customs" disposes of goods worth one billion dirhams to "Expo 2020 Dubai"

During its meeting in the first quarter of 2022, the Advisory Board of Dubai Customs praised the exceptional hosting of Expo 2020 Dubai.

The Director General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Chairman of the Advisory Council, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, praised the efforts made in organizing this global event, which culminated in the registration of 20 million visits to the exhibition until March 19, amid assurances of the world’s confidence in the success of the exhibition. The UAE is organizing a distinguished exhibition and achieving more achievements at all levels under its wise leadership, noting that "Dubai Customs" has cleared shipments and goods worth nearly one billion dirhams, directed exclusively to the World Exhibition.

government services

The Director General of Dubai Customs, in the presence of business and trade groups, members of the Advisory Council, stressed that government services are expected to advance to new stages of efficiency, integration and development, with the launch of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, "360 Services Policy", which aims to continue to improve and develop government services, and move them to exceptional pioneering levels.

customs transactions

The meeting dealt with the most prominent performance rates of "Dubai Customs" for the year 2021, as the Director General of "Dubai Customs" confirmed that the department is working to develop its technical capabilities through new innovations, which will enable it to improve the quality and speed of completion of customs transactions, as 99.6% of these Transactions are completed through smart systems, which enabled an increase in the number of completed customs transactions to 24 million transactions in 2021, registering a strong growth of 50% compared to 2020, which recorded 16 million transactions.

He added that this continuous progress supports Dubai's leading role in global and regional trade, and enables the emirate to achieve the goal of its plan, by reaching the value of foreign trade to two trillion dirhams, pointing out that Dubai's trade indicators are achieving upward growth.

"This growth reflects the importance of the partnership between the public and private sectors in promoting sustainable economic and commercial development," he said.

logistic passport

During the meeting, a number of qualitative initiatives provided by the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation to traders and dealers, which aim to enhance Dubai's position as a global hub in trade, and increase corporate returns, were reviewed.

The head of the Global Logistics Passport initiative at DP World, Abdul Rahman bin Haider, gave a presentation on the “Global Logistics Passport” initiative, which is one of the most prominent initiatives to support international trade facilitation and enable it to increase its annual growth pace.

The logistic passport provides traders and investors from all over the world with the best incentives and commercial and logistical facilities that enable them to enhance their financial return, as the initiative led by the private sector aims to facilitate the flow of global trade, provide access to global markets by establishing new trade routes, and provide The economic efficiency of the members of the initiative, which enables the members of the program to achieve an annual increase in trade by an average of 5% to 10%.

E-Commerce

For his part, the Director of E-Commerce at DP World, Salem Abdeen, presented the e-commerce platform (DUBUY.com), the first project of the "DP World Group" in the e-commerce sector, and the head of the Brand Owners Working Group, Malek Hanouf, presented The most important amendments to the new trademark law in the UAE.

2495 companies

In addition, Artin Wittesner from the "Vegetable and Fruit Dealers Working Group" gave a presentation on the global, regional and local market for vegetables and fruits.

He explained that the number of companies operating in the fruit and vegetable trade sector in Dubai was 2,495, at a time when the value of retail food trade in the UAE amounted to $55 billion in 2019, and is expected to reach $75 billion in 2025, with a growth rate of 5.3%.

He pointed out that the UAE ranked 21st globally in the Global Food Security Index for 2019, ahead of 31st in 2018, and aspires to be among the top 10 countries in this field.

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