Dr. Mohamed Maait, Egyptian Minister of Finance, reviewed a report on the efforts of the Customs Authority to enhance governance at customs ports in cooperation with the concerned authorities.
In a manner that contributes to protecting national security and the Egyptian economy, preserving the health of citizens, and collecting the rights of the state’s public treasury, calling on customs officials to continue performing their job and national duty, taking into account the facilitation of customs procedures,In a manner that contributes to stimulating investment
El-Shahat Ghatouri, head of the Egyptian Customs Authority, stated that the tightening of control procedures at customs outlets contributed to curbing smuggling attempts, preserving state rights, and protecting national industry and Egyptian society from entering dangerous goods or harming national security, noting that 3,360 smuggling operations were thwarted
. During the months of January and February, the prescribed legal measures were taken. The customs value of the records amounted to 334 million and 726 thousand pounds and the total compensation, fees, and fines due amounted to 594 million and 249 thousand pounds.
Source: Ministry of Finance website
