Ports and Customs are fully operational all over the week to ensure foreign trade traffic stability and maintain flow of exports and imports traffic in such current exceptional circumstances ; assuring the government keenness maintaining operation efficiency inside ports and Customs ports and with commitment to energy consumption rationalizing.
Thus, there is coordination between all concerned bodies so as to work continuously to ensure continuous provision with highly efficient services; without affecting trade traffic nor supply chains, and the government is ongoing to reduce costs of handling and storage in ports , and assures on cooperation between all concerned entities all day over to accomplish exports’ procedures, and working hours lasts until 6p.m in ports daily; implementing the Cabinet resolution.
So imports’ examination is up to 6pm daily , hence participating in accelerating Customs clearance procedures and facilitating trade traffic, also customs’ duties are paid electronically, with providing banking services related the Customs’ process all day long through banks , hence supporting digital transformation efforts and enhancing the provided services.
In addition to supporting enhancement of national economy competitiveness and increasing industrial investment directed to exporting, this within the framework of the state to enhance exports and raise the efficiency of foreign trade system.