Dubai Customs Showcases Experience To Chinese Delegates

DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 18th Jun, 2018) Dubai Customs, on Monday, received a Chinese delegation who had come to learn about Dubai Customs’ experience in developing and disrupting customs business.

The Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, welcomed the Chinese delegates who are from Yiwu City in Zhejiang Province.

Abdullah Mohammed Al Khaja, Executive Director of the Clients Management Division, Younis Othman, Director of the IT Department, and Eman Al Suwaidi, Director of the Customs Declaration Management, attended the meeting from Dubai Customs.

The delegation included Lin Yi, Party Secretary, CPC Yiwu City Committee, Wang Birong, Director of the Bureau of Commerce, and Chen Chunmei, Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

The visitors learned about Dubai Customs’ distinctive performance and achievements in facilitating trade and protecting society, and its vital role in supporting the external trade of Dubai with China its biggest trade partner in 2017 with a value of AED176 billion.

"Following the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, we work hard to support economic and trade ties with China.

We have a number of agreements with China in place including DP World’s development and management of a number of Chinese ports. We provide several facilities and advanced services to our Chinese partners in order to facilitate trade between us. We are working towards signing a mutual agreement related to the Authorised Economic Operator in the future," Musabih said.

He further added that partnering with China enables it to benefit from Dubai’s strategic position as a regional and international trade hub that is capable of facilitating trade between different countries thanks to its facilities and the existence of more than 20 free zones.

"Dubai is making itself ready to host Expo 2020, which is expected to attract 20 million visitors, and our trade partnerships are gaining further importance," Musabih said.

The delegates learnt about the smart innovations and applications that were improved by Dubai Customs to introduce the best client services and save time and effort.

The head of the Chinese delegation thanked Dubai Customs for their great efforts in facilitating trade between China and Dubai and expressed China’s willingness to learn from Dubai’s experience and its advanced customs services.