The General Authority of Customs has disclosed that the Land Customs Administration at Abu Samra received 844,737 passengers entering and exiting during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. In its monthly newsletter, the GAC said in 28 days during the tournament, 406,819 passengers entered the country, and 437,918 passengers exited.
According to the GAC, the Abu Samra border recorded 140,987 vehicular traffic during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Around 65,755 vehicles entered the country, while 75,232 cars exited during the same period.
The newsletter revealed that the Land Customs Administration had provided all customs facilities for the entry of travellers and fans of the World Cup tournament through joint work plans with the permanent committee of Abu Samra port. New halls, entry and exit gates, and vehicle inspection platforms were created, and old ones were expanded to accommodate visitors during the World Cup. Also, the Customs inspection processes were strengthened with X-ray machines and lanes dedicated to entry, providing a sufficient number of the Authority’s employees to complete the required procedures as soon as possible.
Besides, in partnership with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), the Land customs also prepared two new halls with the permanent committee of Abu Samra port. On the other hand, the newsletter disclosed that the GAC, represented by the Operations and Risk Analysis administration and the Information Systems administration, completed the electronic link between the customs and the insurance office at Abu Samra to expedite the insurance process for vehicles coming through the port.
Through the electronic link, insurance processes were completed in less than one minute for each vehicle. The procedure used to take 10 minutes before.
The information was sent to the Al Nadeeb system for registered vehicles to ease entry and exit.
Last month, Chairman of the General Authority of Customs, Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal, while speaking to Qatar Radio, said the Sports Event Management System launched ahead of the World Cup, helped reduce the time of customs clearance for imported consignments by about 80%.
