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8 September 2024
"Digitization" jumps Saudi Customs Sector to 6th place globally
Saudi Arabia's customs sector recorded a performance jump that contributed to the Kingdom's achievement of the sixth most attractive country for 2020 shipping experts and operators in the 11th edition of the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.
Saudi Customs contributed to this achievement through active participation in the national economic strategy and transformative plans covered by the Kingdom's Vision 2030, aimed at diversifying the domestic economy and integrating more closely with global markets.
Customs has worked to support the logistics sector through many initiatives, most notably the "digital transformation", which it has witnessed at the level of service delivery; It has promoted digital and technical enablers in customs work to provide innovative services to improve customer experience and increase the efficiency of those services securely.
The Agility index classifies 50 States according to factors that enhance their attractiveness to logistics providers; It measures the competitiveness of logistics services and the fundamentals of large-scale business.
The most important initiatives in the field of digital transformation include "the development of electronic systems, the development of technical and digital strategy, the digitization of processes aimed at automating customs services, as well as the development of technical solutions."
One of the most important projects that Customs and its partners have worked on is the provision of customs services through the Unified Electronic Import and Export System (FH Platform), which enables import and export participants to submit and follow up orders and meet all requirements of the relevant government agencies without having to visit them, in addition to providing full transparency in dealing with customers by tracking shipments and identifying fees.
The licensing and support of Customs' Through this step, it seeks to enable global companies specializing in the logistics sector to provide integrated logistics services at all stages of goods.