Advisor to the Minister on customs affairs Galal Abul Fetouh has announced that the Minister is expected to issue new facilities that will streamline exports and imports.  The move will further facili...

Advisor to the Minister on customs affairs Galal Abul Fetouh has announced that the Minister is expected to issue new facilities that will streamline exports and imports.  The move will further facilitate the release of goods. Mr. Abul Fetouh said that efforts are underway to register customs outlets that have not yet been mechanized for their eventual updates.  The mechanization efforts in the ports of Alexandria and Damietta are currently modernized at a cost of 11 million dollars. He said the customs authority has prepared the first draft of the new customs law and which has been attentive to the creation of a balance between the interests of the treasury and the people. He said a plan is underway to increase control on evaders through the employment of customs helpers in a preliminary stage in China, the US, Italy, Belgium and Japan. (Source: El-Messaa)