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Vice Minister of Finance and Head of Customs Authority in a field visit to Cairo Airport: We are keen to facilitate and accelerate customs procedures for returnees from abroad


We call upon customs staff to double their effort at the peak times in favor of passengers

Raising the number of customs officers at Cairo Airport to support customs work, as well as to facilitate and accelerate registration of mobile phones

 

 

Vice Minister of Finance for Tax Policies, Sherif Elkilany and the Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi, paid a field visit to check the customs work at Cairo International Airport, in response to the directions of the Minister of Finance, Ahmed Kouchouk, to follow up continuously to develop performance and improve customs services, in favor of those who deal with customs.

 

Vice Minister of Finance for Tax Policies, Sherif Elkilany and the Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi, accompanied by the Head of Central Administration of Cairo Airport Customs, Dr. Maged Moussa, checked customs work at terminals (2) and (3), where they called upon staff to double their efforts at the peak times in favor of passengers.

 

Elkilany and Amawi started a friendly dialogue with a number of Egyptian returnees from abroad at terminal (3) during the e-registration of their mobile phones, where they affirmed that the Ministry of Finance and Customs Authority are keen to facilitate and accelerate customs procedures.

 

Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi affirmed that the number of staff has been increased to support customs work at Cairo airport, to facilitate and accelerate registration of mobile phones, pointing out that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority supported customs officers with electronic equipment to register mobile phones in order to make it easy for Egyptian returnees from abroad to finish registration in a very short time.

 

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Vice Minister of Finance and Head of Customs Authority in a field visit to Cairo Airport: We are keen to facilitate and accelerate customs procedures for returnees from abroad