Customs Authority hot line 19421 receives and immediately processes complaints of parties dealing with the Authority

Customs release of 484 thousand tons of wheat, 2700 tons of meat, poultry and fish, and 22 thousand tons of corn

In an effort to bring about a recovery of the local economy and to fend off negative impact of the current events on the national economy, the Ministry of Finance allows immediate customs release of all commodities required for production and both foodstuffs and strategic goods against mere written commitments to pay the relevant dues as soon as a state of normalcy is restored.

The system stands valid until the end of February after which regular payment of customs dues will be restored. The system aims at giving factories a chance to work at full capacity as soon as possible. It further provides financial flow for the industrial sector which is a bastion of the local economy’s labour market.

To further facilitate the work of the export sector, the customs outlets processing the necessary papers of customs release will work round the clock daily, including Fridays and holidays, for the immediate release of the commodities. A hot telephone line, 19421, receives and processes complaints of all dealers with the Customs Authority.

As for imports, the customs outlets will continue to release all commodities according to the presented customs statements down to the last one.  In order to secure a smooth and continuous flow of different goods to the markets, an agreement has been made with the holding company of land transport to make available trucks for transporting imports, while coordination is underway with the armed forces to provide security for the transporting trucks in their trips from ports to the different markets and production and distribution outlets.

In the past three days, various essential commodities and foodstuffs obtained custom release; these are 484.5 thousand tons of wheat, 22.6 thousand tons of corn, 589 tons of lentils, 500 tons of rice, 2726 tons of frozen meat, fish and poultry, and 6270 tons of broad beans.

(Source: Ministry of Finance)