Hatta students learn about Dubai Customs’ vision

Hata Border Crossing Customs Centre joined the students in their back to school day by visiting Hata Elementary School.

The Centre explained to the students, in a simple way, the role Dubai Customs plays in facilitating legitimate trade and securing the borders. At the end of the visit, gits were distributed to the students.

“Dubai Customs pays great atention to raising awareness among the younger generation around customs work and role, and teaching them about the importance of intellectual property rights,” said Hamad Kajour, Director of Hata Border Crossing Customs Centre.

“Dubai Customs co-operates with different government and private entities to launch new initiatives that encourage the students to start the new academic year off on a positive note, and which enhances the values of belonging to their homeland.”

Dubai Customs organized114 social and charitable initiatives in H1, 2022, which targeted 70,000 people of different society segments. The Government Department invested its resources and capabilities to enhance the values of social responsibility in support of its strategic plan through co-operation with its strategic partners.

Recently, Sultan Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), said that the economic sectors in the UAE are performing positively and are likely to achieve more growth, during the meeting of the 3rd Dubai Customs Consultative Council (DCCC).

The UAE’S foreign trade for the first 6 months of this year exceeded Dhs1 trillion, and the tourism sector recorded revenues of more than 19 billion dirhams. Moody’s Investors Service forecasts UAE real GDP growth of 6-7 per cent in 2022, and the non-oil economy of 4 per cent to 5 per cent.

During the meeting, held in the presence of Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-general of Dubai Customs and PCFC CEO, and business and trade groups in the emirate, Bin Sulayem stressed that the comprehensive economic partnership agreements concluded by the UAE will push up foreign trade rates even further and consolidate the country’s position as a main hub in international trade.

He noted that Dubai Customs stands firmly in support of these agreements through continuous development of its smart customs systems, which resulted in significant increase in customs transactions to 12.7 million in the first half of 2022 compared to 11.3 million in the corresponding period in 2021, growing 12.3 per cent.