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Dubai Customs announced its achievements in Q2 of 2019 as a leading customs organisation that supports sustainable economic development in the UAE.
“We go above and beyond fulfilling our vision of becoming the leading customs administration in the world, supporting legitimate trade and following the directives and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,†Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, said.
In Q1 of 2019, 421 drug smuggling bids were foiled across Dubai’s various land, sea and air ports of entry.
The Dubai Executive Council approved the AI-based productivity engine, built and developed by Dubai Customs. The engine has many features, which include the ideal time calculator, productivity predictor, and leadership nudges. The innovative engine also encompasses an auto-time tracker that highlights productive and unaccounted time and notifies decision-makers of productivity scores for each department and employee.
Dubai Customs launched a new disruptive berthing service for vessels using the Dubai Creek (Khor Dubai) to help vessels load and unload their goods with the help of an advanced AI-based service.
The Dubai Creek Customs Centre dealt with 15,603 vessels in 2018. In 1Q of 2019, the centre dealt with 4,190 vessels.
Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade figure recorded AED339 billion in the first quarter of 2019, which represents an increase of seven percent year-on-year from AED316 billion in Q1 of last year. Export figures increased the most at 30 percent to AED42 billion, re-export was up seven percent at AED106 billion and imports were up four percent at AED190 billion.
In Q1 of 2019, Dubai’s non-oil trade volumes increased by 32 percent to 28m tonnes. Exports rose by 94 percent to 6m tonnes, re-exports were up 41 percent at 4m tonnes and imports by 16 percent at 17m tonnes. Dubai’s trade grew 58 percent through the 2010-2019 decade. Trade through free zones made AED147 billion (+20 percent YoY). Air and sea trade accounted for 85 percent of the total trade.