Head of the Customs Authority: Activating artificial intelligence to control shipments

Al-Shahat Ghaturi, Head of the Customs Authority, issued Instructions Circular No. 18 of 2023, to activate all the tools of the customs risk system on a window platform, on which the new risk system relies in terms of benefiting from artificial intelligence techniques in the system in all elements of the import process, and updating the selection and selection criteria for shipments. To be examined, and alert the head of the interest to take into account the following:

1- The commitment of all logistic centers and various customs outlets to the electronically defined release paths in accordance with the standards of risk systems, which are created or modified by the General Administration of Risk Systems and activated on the new risk system.

2- Not to raise or change the customs release track except under serious and justified reasons or at the request of the person concerned or his agent and after the approval of the competent Director General of Customs or the Director of the Logistics Center and recording the reasons for lifting the track in the field designated for that, and the General Directorate of Risk Systems is notified to implement its affairs.
3- Compliance with the amendments made by the General Administration of Risk Systems to the criteria for selecting goods and the customs regulations applicable in the risk system.

This comes within the framework of the Customs Authority’s keenness to simplify and develop the customs system through the application of the new customs risk system on a window platform, which was launched in August 2022, and the analysis of ACI shipment pre-registration system data and other data.

The government released imported goods, goods, and products at various ports and customs outlets, worth $23 billion, from last January until the beginning of the week, by accelerating the pace of customs release and facilitating procedures, while giving priority to basic commodities, food manufacturing components, medicines, and production requirements, in a way that contributes to ensuring the sustainability of the goods. Turning the wheel of production to its full capacity, easing the burdens on importers, by reducing the burdens of floors and fines, and providing basic commodities in the local markets; to meet the needs of citizens.

The average monthly release of goods at ports and customs outlets amounted to $5 billion, while working to reduce customs release time, reduce the costs of the import and export process, and stimulate investment, by developing the customs system according to the latest international systems, in a way that protects local markets from poor and non-conforming goods. to spec.