SAIF Customs Centre Witnesses the lunch of the first Export Shipment Under TIR Carnet to Europe

30th September 2018

 The first intermodal export shipment of containerized goods was launched under TIR Carnet to Europe at the Sharjah International Airport Free(SAIF) Zone Customs Centre  on Wednesday the 19th of September 2018. The Shipment, which was the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates, was on its way to Europe via Jebel Ali Port.

The  service operation was witnessed by H.E. Mohammed Juma Buosaiba, Director General of the Federal Customs Authority (FCA), H.E. Mohammed Meer Abdul Rahman, Director of the Department of Seaports & Customs (DSPC),  Mohammed Bin Sulayem, President of Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and officials of the participating entities in the ceremonial launch along with representatives of the concerned companies.

The action came with the successful joint efforts of the FCA, ATCUAE, DSPC, Dubai Customs and Indus International FZC.

 The shipment was inspected by the SIAF Zone Customs Centre Officers a day earlier at the airport free zone. they inspected the container containing the goods to be exported at  Indus International FZC warehouse and a customs declaration was issued, whereby the transport was facilitated with the TIR carnet issued by the ATCUAE  and was used for this TIR transport.

 On September 19th 2018, the container was transferred to SIAF Customs Centre and the officers affixed the customs lead seal on the container, performed the customs control on the TIR carnet and transmitted the “release of transit message” using the IT portal and handed over the TIR carnet to the transport company, allowing to move the container towards Jebel Ali Customs center in the Emirate of Dubai. Later on, the Shipment was after further procedures, transferred to Hamburg Port (Germany) by sea via Jebel Ali Port on its way to its final destination at the Czech Republic under TIR Transport.

The step will enhance the customs procedures, exportation and trade movement from and to the United Arab Emirates and support the rule of the UAE as a World Trade Hub.

 The international road transport system "TIR", which joins 70 countries, is a globally applicable international customs transit and guarantee system. It enables goods to be shipped from a country of origin, through transit countries, to a country of destination in sealed load compartments that are controlled by customs via a multilateral, mutually recognised system . TIR system also maintains the highest standards of safety in the transport of goods with the unification of customs procedures, and reduces the waiting time for trucks on the border using fast tracks.