Dubai Customs reported a 23% growth in the value of Dubai's foreign trade of sterilizers and disinfectants, which reached AED 70 million during the first half of this year, compared to AED 56.8 million in the corresponding period last year. Last June saw the highest rise in sterilizers trade by 95% to record AED 18 million from AED 9.8 million in June 2019.
As part of Dubai Customs’ keenness to educate customers and introduce them to the processes being followed in determining customs value in accordance with the global standards and practices and relevant international agreements, the Customs Valuation Department launched Customs Horizons initiative to communicate the rules, procedures and methods applied to assess the value of declared commercial goods with a view to identifying Customs duties to be levied on these goods. This process ensures collection of duties with high transparency in a way that preserves government revenues and achieves fairness for customers as to ensure accurate calculation of duty on their cargos.
The management of Souq Al Haraj of the Sharjah Asset Management, the investment arm of Sharjah Government, recently held a meeting at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) premises to discuss a number of proposals and initiatives aimed at strengthening car trade in light of Covid-19 and ensuring the provision of the best services for dealers and owners of car showrooms, as well as community members and those interested in the world of cars.
Dubai Customs has introduced Positivity Platforms initiative in a bid to educate and raise its staff’s awareness during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), introduced a new development in the complaints mechanism related to the management of jointly owned properties (JOP), in confirmation of its ambitious approach through which it aspires to provide more comfortable solutions for its customers, thus contributing to encouraging investment in the emirate's growing real estate sector.
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) welcomed a delegation headed by HE Dawood Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, in Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEWA.
