Sports Event Management System, which was rolled out by General Authority of Customs (GAC) ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, has helped reduce the time of customs clearance for imported consignments by about 80 percent compared to the regular system, said an official.
“The system helped issue 2,500 simplified customs declarations for imported consignments related to associated activities of the mega sporting event,” said Chairman of the General Authority of Customs, Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal.
Speaking to Qatar Radio recently, he said that the General Authority of Customs in coordination with the authorities concerned implemented several projects successfully notably Sports Event Management System.
“The system was developed to ease the process of trade exchange and import of goods related to the mega sporting event. It saved the time of customs clearance of imported consignments by about 80 percent compared to the regular system,” said Al Jamal.
He said that the Sports Event Management System was implemented in coordination with a number of partners whose permission was needed for the clearance of consignments.
“The partners include the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Municipality, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Ministry of Interior among others,” said Al Jamal.
“All products which entered the country during the World Cup underwent strict monitoring process to ensure the safety and health of the people,” said Al Jamal.
Speaking about the technologies, he said that Single Window System (Al Nadeeb) and Sports Event Management System which are among the most advanced systems in the world eased the custom clearance of consignments remarkably.
He said that a dedicated support team comprising 200 customs officers was deployed at the customs check posts to step up the procedures during the World Cup.
Meanwhile, the General Authority of Customs issued 6,958 custom declarations for border check posts in November 2022. The Authority also issued 23,046 and 243,257 custom declarations for ports and airports respectively during the period of study. The figure was shared by the Authority on its social media platform.
