Facilitating customs procedures to alleviate burdens of production and export as well as to create stimulus business environment for investments

The  Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi paid a field visit to the customs sites in the Port of Port Said and checked the development of work facilities at Customs Club. Amawi also met with the Governor of Port Said and the Vice Chairman of the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone and held a symposium at the headquarter of the Chamber of Commerce.

 

 Accompanied by Samy Ramadan and Ahmed Al-Asklany, Deputies Head of Customs Authority, Amawi checked the workflow at the general warehouse area, passenger inspection building, and the logistic center. Amawi also met with a number of concerned parties and customs agents and investigated the challenges they faced.

He asserted the importance of shortening the time of customs release by activating advanced systems, such as random inspection, risk management, automatic pricing, and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies to address any operational obstacles.

 

Amawi affirmed that we work on improving customs performance to shorten the time and cut the cost of customs release as part of government vision to facilitate trade.

 

He added that we work also on facilitating customs procedures to alleviate the burdens of production and export as well as to create a stimulus business environment for investment, pointing out that we are keen to resume automation of customs procedures and integration of databases with the concerned agencies.

 

Amawi met with the general managers of Customs Authority, clarifying that customs staff play a vital role in building confidence and partnership with businesses community, as well as in encouraging investment.

 

In his meeting with the Major General Moheb Habashi, Governor of Port Said, Amawi looked into the means and ways to enhance cooperation between both sides to serve the state and citizens. He also discussed mechanisms for developing and governing the work procedures at customs outlets in the Port Said, with participation of Mohamed Seada, Head of the Chamber of Commerce, Yasser El-Shammaa, Head of the Central Department of Port Said Customs. The Governor of Port Said highlighted the pivotal role of Customs in supporting the national economy and facilitating trade.

 

The Governor asserted the importance of ongoing coordination with the concerned agencies, topped by Customs Authority, to secure outlets and facilitate customs procedures, which would support import and export and contribute to highlighting Port Said importance as a pivotal port and integrated logistic hub.

 

Both sides reviewed the means and ways to support the state efforts to develop customs system and apply best practices in the field of governance and control, which would ensure facilitation of trade, increase customs clearance rates, as it would achieve highest levels of transparency and discipline.

 

The Head of Customs Authority praised the fruitful cooperation with Port Said Governorate and affirmed exerting more efforts to develop customs work by utilizing advanced digital systems and training human calibers at customs outlets on the top-notch systems.

 

This meeting was held as part of the state plan to develop customs outlets to ensure integration among the concerned agencies, aiming at achieving sustainable economic development.

 

At the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Port Said, Amawi met with members of the chambers of commerce in Port Said, Ismailia and Damietta, where he answered all questions and affirmed that the Minister of Finance, Ahmed Kouchouk is keen to support community dialogue and ongoing communication with businesses community.