Completed 381,000 customs declarations

Dubai Customs handles 659 thousand bags for 515.2 thousand passengers during the Eid Al Fitr holiday

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Director General of Dubai Customs Department and CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Ahmed Mahboub Musabih, confirmed that Dubai Customs keeps pace with Dubai’s dynamism and enhances its position as a city for the future, by developing smart customs systems and programs that work around the clock, seven days a week, to secure The needs and requirements of customers at any time and place, revealing that Dubai Customs completed 381,275 customs declarations during the Eid Al Fitr holiday 2022.

Trade Center

He said: "The current global economic challenges, in which the repercussions of the Corona pandemic are intertwined with the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, and the disruption of supply and supply chains as a result of these challenges, showed the importance of the role played by the global centers of trade in linking international markets, and supporting regularity. supply chains.

He continued, "The UAE is emerging as a major center for global trade with great potential in terms of the development of ports, airports, free zones and land roads, and is characterized by the efficiency and quality of logistics and customs services based on the continuous development of smart information technology applications, and we have been keen at (Dubai Customs) to carry out our vital tasks to enhance The pivotal role of the UAE in supporting global trade, as Dubai Customs completed 24 million transactions in 2021, registering a strong growth of 50% compared to the number of completed transactions in 2020, which amounted to 16 million transactions,” noting that 99.6% of these transactions were completed. Through the department's smart systems, the smart workspace platform enables the completion of the customs declaration in less than four minutes.

flight traffic

Musabeh added: "During the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, (Dubai Customs) dealt with 659,101 bags for 515,235 passengers on 4,170 flights coming to the country through Dubai airports, at a time when the department plays a major role in facilitating and accelerating the movement of travelers, as it has taken many Among the procedures in the three buildings of Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport, to facilitate the entry of visitors and tourists.

He said: "In the Passenger Operations Department, we have 822 customs officers and inspectors working to achieve the happiness of travelers, thus consolidating Dubai as the capital of world tourism. The department has also completed procedures for 19,132 cars coming to the country through the Hatta border port, and pushed towards facilitating customs procedures for the Gulf brothers to enjoy their vacation. In Dubai during Eid Al Fitr.

foreign investment

The Director General of Dubai Customs praised the emirate’s position as the first globally in attracting foreign direct investment projects, which is an international certificate of confidence and a new achievement achieved under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stressing that Dubai has become a global center. The preferred choice for money and business, launching projects and establishing companies, as it succeeded in attracting 418 new investment projects, according to the annual report of the Dubai Investment Development Corporation.

E-Commerce

He stressed that the cross-border e-commerce platform, developed and launched by Dubai Customs, which is the first of its kind in the region, supports stimulating e-commerce companies and companies associated with this industry, such as logistics providers (logistics companies) and express shipping, to establish distribution centers for them. In Dubai, the project aims to transform Dubai into a global center for e-commerce, in accordance with the “Dubai E-Strategy”, and to encourage companies and investors in the field of e-commerce to establish regional centers for them in Dubai, in implementation of the leadership’s directives to increase the share of companies located in the Emirate of Dubai in the local and regional distribution of trade .

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