The Ministry of Social Development and Family, represented by the Family Empowerment Department, in cooperation with the General Authority of Customs, represented by the Training and Continuing Education Department, held a workshop entitled Customs Procedures for Owners of Productive Projects From the Homeland on December 26 at the Social Development Center in the Pearl.

The workshop aims to achieve familiarity with customs laws related to small business owners, introduce methods for importing project supplies with such licenses granted to them, and avoid customs violations. It also seeks to inform the participants of the procedures and conditions related to customs procedures for clearing goods of interest to owners of productive projects From the Homeland.

Mr. Musa Muhammad Musleh, senior customs training expert at the General Authority of Customs, presented this workshop and addressed several topics: defining the stages and procedures for customs clearance of goods and the documents required for their clearance, including the steps that stakeholders who wish to complete commercial operations of import must take. Or they may export it to enable them to register with customs and give them the necessary powers to access automated systems for clearing goods, with a review of some components of the unified guide and general policies followed by the General Authority of Customs in this field.

The workshop discussed the role of stakeholders in complying with the applicable legislation and regulations to avoid errors or customs violations that may result in financial fines, and introducing the documents that accompany the declaration, the information that must be included in the declaration and its forms, warning of violations that may occur when submitting it, and who is responsible when it occurs. that.

Mr. Musleh also sheds light on the most needed services of the General Authority of Customs, especially the ones that fall within the interest of owners of productive projects From the Homeland. Such services may include determining the customs tariff item and the duty rate for imported items and extracting statistical data on specific goods for a fixed time.

Mrs. Fatima Al Nuaimi, Director of the Family Empowerment Department, said that the Ministry is keen to develop the skills of the owners of these projects by involving them in training workshops and awareness lectures and providing auxiliary services. It also allows them to introduce themselves and promote their products by involving them in marketing outlets such as exhibitions and events organized by the Ministry in cooperation with the relevant authorities in the country.

The Ministry of Social Development and Family is also taking great strides in supporting owners of From the Homeland’s projects and the specific initiatives it is launching to provide social care. It also thrives to achieve primarily strategic and developmental goals through development goals that help it find opportunities to empower itself.