Customs declarations up 11% in first half 2019
Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General of Dubai Customs, made a recent tour to the Customs Declaration Management (CDM) and the Control Room at Dubai Customs headquarters.
In the tour, Director of Dubai Customs was accompanied by Juma Al Ghaith, Executive Director of Clients Management Division; Shuaib Al Suwaidi, Director of Customs Intelligence Department; Eman Badr Al Suwaidy, Director of Customs Declarations Management; Khalil Saqer Bin Gharib, Director, Corporate Communication Department; Ahmed Al Khuroosi, Director of Tariff and Origin Department; Farida Fadel, Director of Valuation Department, alongside a number of heads of departments and customs centres.
“CDM employees work around the clock to process all declarations received through the risk engine and oversee customs clearance transactions on Mirsal electronic system. Around 98% of customs declarations are completed and finalized in less than two hours,” said Eman Badr Al Suwaidi.
Customs declarations grew by 11% to reach a total of 4.1 million declarations in the first half this year, compared to 3.7 million in the same period last year, Al Suwaidy added.
“There are multiple customs security programmes in place that work harmoniously to cover all customs operations, including inspections and inquiries about containers, tracking suspicious shipments and vessels, receiving reports and complaints, and disseminating security alerts to different ports of entry and border exits,” he further explained.
