Hatta Customs Centre deals with 78,600 trucks and 587,000 vehicles in 2022

Hatta Customs Centre deals with 78,600 trucks and 587,000 vehicles in 2022

DUBAI - Figures released by Dubai Customs showed that Hatta Customs Centre has completed 87.4 thousand transactions and made 538 seisures in 2022.

The Centre dealt with 78.6 thousand cargo trucks and 587 thousand vehicles last year.

During his morning tour to the Hatta Border Crossing, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation pointed out the high quality services provided to clients have contributed significantly in facilitating traffic and speeding up the declaration process.

“Creativity at Dubai Customs has become part of the daily work routine within our quest to develop customs procedures and techniques at the local and international levels,” said Musabih.

He was accompanied in the tour by members of the senior management who viewed the smart systems used in the centre to facilitate trade and thwart any smuggling attempts.

Siyaj Buggy is the latest advanced innovation that has recently joined Seyaj Initiative, which was developed by Dubai Customs to ensure better control over the ports in Dubai.

The Buggy is used to search under trucks and vehicles when suspecting hazardous cargo. It can go through narrow places and take high quality 360-degree images and videos in a 30-metre range.

Dubai Customs attaches great importance to the