Customs Authority head meets with number of date traders and importers

Head of the Customs Authority, Engineer Adel Ahmed Margham, discussed on Sunday with a number of date traders and importers the facilities available in customs offices and centers. The meeting reviewed the comments submitted by date merchants aimed at facilitating and simplifying procedures, especially with the approaching of the holy month of Ramadan, which is considered an essential season for the date commodity, which requires facilitating procedures and speeding up the release of date shipments. In the meeting, the head of the department indicated keenness to facilitate and simplify procedures for all merchants and importers, stressing the necessity of embodying joint cooperation by merchants through the commitment to provide the correct documents and licenses necessary for their shipments and their commitment to the integrity of customs clearance procedures, embodying the principle of facilitation in exchange for commitment. Margham pointed out that customs procedures do not target a specific group, but rather serve the public interest. Source: Yemen News Agency