DUBAI: Dubai Customs (DC) has welcomed a delegation from the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone (SCZone) in a bid to further boost bilateral ties between the UAE and Egypt. The visit was aimed at getting a hands-on look at Dubai Customs systems, procedures and in-house developed technologies, as well as exploring prospects for fostering joint cooperation.
The DC Executive Directors, Abdullah Al Khaja of Customer Management Division and Saeed Al Tayer of Policies and Legislation Division, Shuaib Al Suwaidi, Intelligence Department Director, Mohammad Musabeh, Senior Manager Communications and Relations RILO, and Hala Al Yousfi, Senior Manager Regional and International Affairs; received the visiting delegation comprising Dr. Ahmed Darwish, Chairman of SCZone, Abdel Qader Darwish, Deputy Head of SCZone and Ms. Soha Mohamed Gamal, Follow-up Office Director of the General Authority of the SCZone.
The visitors were walked through different phases of Customs’ IT evolution which have led to the establishment of world-class trade facilitation and control processes and procedures. They were introduced to DC’s fully integrated system “Mirsal 2” in a presentation by Bader Al Kharoosi, Head of Solutions Delivery at DC IT Department, who showcased the grand capabilities of the system through paperless clearance of risk-free consignments in less than two minutes prior to the physical arrival of goods.
The Egyptian delegates also learned about DC experience with the smart Risk Engine; a ground-breaking system capable of identifying and mitigating risks in the supply chain via multi-resources intelligence feed. The Risk Engine system largely contributed to the automatic processing of 96% of Customs transactions in 2015.
