On Thursday, 8/31/2023, the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Royal Oman Police, hosted the fifth meeting of the Board of Directors of the Customs Union Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the state of Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate. This meeting discussed a number of topics of common interest to strengthen cooperation in the customs field and exchange experiences to achieve integration and joint customs cooperation between the GCC countries and achieve future aspirations in the areas of trade facilitating, facilitation of customs procedures, investment, and cross-border transport. It is worth noting that the meeting was chaired by His Excellency Engineer Suhail bin Muhammad Abanmi, Governor of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Customs Union Authority, while the Royal Oman Police delegation was headed by Brigadier Saeed bin Khamis Al Ghaithi, Director General of Customs.

Omani Customs Participates Brigadier, Director General of Customs heads the delegation of the Sultanate of Oman participating in the meetings of the 141/142 sessions of the Council of the World Customs Organization WCO in the Belgian capital, Brussels, which will be held during the period 21-24 June this year. The meetings discuss ways to enhance cooperation in customs fields between member states and adopt policies that aim at trade facilitation and digital transformation, and a new Secretary-General will be elected to head the World Customs Organization.

# Customs Posts || Brigadier, Director General of Customs participated in the 119th meeting of the GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, which was held yesterday in Muscat.

The Royal Oman Police affirmed that it continues to work on developing and modernizing aspects of customs work and facilitating customs procedures, noting the importance of effective partnerships with the private sector and the commercial community. This came during the celebration of World Customs Day, under the slogan “Next Generation Care: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge Exchange and Professional Pride in Customs” under the auspices of Major General Khalifa bin Ali bin Nassr Al Siyabi, Assistant Inspector General of Police and Customs for Administrative and Financial Affairs, in the presence of a number of their Excellencies, representatives of government agencies and the private sector, that related to customs work at the Directorate General of Customs in Muscat.

Brigadier Saeed bin Khamis Al Ghaithi, Director General of Customs delivered a speech in which he explained that the Royal Oman Police, represented by the Directorate General of Customs, continues the process of development and modernization in various aspects of customs work, noting a number of steps that the Directorate General of Customs has implemented in order to facilitate customs procedures and facilitate the movement of trade. He touched on the role of the Directorate General of Customs in providing high-quality services to the commercial community, protecting the country from all risks, and supporting the national economy through strategic planning and effective management of customs work. The Brigadier pointed out the importance of effective partnership with the private sector and the commercial community, in general, to enhance transparency and trust and provide a working system that facilitates the movement of trade exchange without prejudice to customs control.



During the ceremony, the new version of the website of the General Administration of Customs was launched, in its updated version in terms of content and design. The website includes a set of panoramic images expressing the competence of customs and the land, air and sea border crossings. It also includes the most important things that customs provide to the citizen, trader and investor through six icons, most notably services. An icon has also been allocated to register companies in the system directly, in addition to business services and the facilities needed by the commercial community. In addition to an icon for travelers' services and what they seek to know about customs procedures when traveling. There is also an icon that includes various statistics related to trade exchange between the Sultanate of Oman and countries of the world. The site also includes an icon for the most important user guides for procedural or electronic customs services in a detailed manner. The website also includes a set of important services that the traveler and trader can benefit from, such as the customs declaration service for travelers, the search for prerequisites for goods, and the pre-rule service on top of Information about free trade agreements and highlights customs laws and regulations.

The ceremony included a presentation of a film about the role of policewomen in customs work, reviewing the role of women police and the most prominent tasks that women work in various customs disciplines such as customs clearance, inspection and inspection at land, air and sea border crossings, in addition to their work in the field of technology such as working in managing the electronic Bayan system as well as their work As a specialist in the field of tariffs, statistics, customs auditing, planning, and performance evaluation.

The ceremony also featured a video clip introducing the partnership initiative with the commercial community, which embodies a group of international agreements and initiatives of the World Customs Organization on facilitating cross-border trade, with the aim of achieving more integration and effective partnership for the commercial community by listening to the views of the private sector and the challenges they face in the fields of work. Customs, creating a partnership with the private sector in drawing up and formulating some customs procedures and initiatives, exchanging information and experiences on global customs best practices, and enhancing the level of international competitiveness indicators of the Sultanate of Oman in the customs field.

Coinciding with the celebration of World Customs Day, the Directorate General of Customs issued the fifth issue of the magazine (Customs of Oman). The fifth issue of the magazine includes a set of chapters, most notably the issue file, a legal and logistical window, and a statement to highlight aspects of development in the Bayan system, services and facilities provided to the citizen and the commercial community, in addition to other chapters such as customs issues, a guest of the issue, an economic angle, and various articles fields of customs affairs, such as customs clearance and free markets, and investment warehouses.

At the end of the ceremony, Major General Assistant Inspector General of Police and Customs for Administrative and Financial Affairs honored the honorable officers of the Directorate General of Customs, the sponsor of the occasion, also honored Muscat International Airport as the best customs port for the year 2022, the Directorate General of Criminal Investigation as the best military entity associated with the Bayan system, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources as the best governmental sector associated with the Bayan system, in addition to honoring the best customs clearance institution and the best customs clearance representative for 2022. Also granting the certificate of the authorized economic operator to a number of companies operating in the field of import and export.

Vehicles and their spare parts came as the highest imported goods to the Sultanate of Oman, with a value of 1.5 billion Omani Riyals, followed by fuel, mineral oils, then machines and tools. Below, you can see the most prominent other imported goods.

Fuel and mineral oils were the most valuable  commodities in the field of trade exchange between Oman and other countries. It is estimated with 14.2 billion OMR, followed by vehicles and spare parts, then by automated devices and tools.

The Sultanate of Oman's trade exchange volume reached 33.8 billion OMR in 2021, compared to 28 billion OMR in 2020.

Here is the world's highest volume of trade exchange with the Sultanate of Oman for 2021, China ranked first with 8.3 billion OMR, followed by the UAE with 6.3 billion OMR and then India with 2.6 billion OMR.

بلغ حجم التبادل التجاري لسلطنة عُمان  33,8 مليار ريال عماني خلال عام 2021 ، مقارنة بـ 28 مليار ريال عماني في عام 2020 .

وإليكم مزيد من التفاصيل حول الميزان التجاري وإجمالي الواردات والصادرات السلعية .

The Directorate General of Customs announces that has started applying dumping duties as of October 20, 2020 to June 5, 2025, on products of ceramic and porcelain tiles of origin or exported from the China and India against the products included in the attached list in the link .

In order to contribute to curbing the spread of the Corona virus, the Directorate General of Customs is pleased to provide the commercial community a remote-clearance service, which is not to require the presence of the owner of the goods or his representative (customs broker) for inspections procedures at sea and airports. Presence of the truck driver at land customs outlets is required.

The D.G.C. urge the commercial community to take advantage of the electronic services provided by the Customs Bayan System to ensure that their transactions are completed easily.

Royal Oman Police celebrated yesterday morning Customs Day, which comes this year under the slogan “Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem”.

 The ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs in Muscat under the patronage of Colonel Saeed bin Khamis Al Ghaithi, Director General of Customs.

‏‎The ceremony began with a speech delivered by Colonel Saeed bin Khamis Al Ghaithi, Director General of Customs, in which he explained that the Royal Oman Police, represented by the Directorate General of Customs, continues the process of development and modernization in various aspects of customs work, noting a number of steps that the Directorate General of Customs has activated during the past period in an effort towards facilitating customs procedures and simplifying the flow of goods confronting  Corona pandemic and its effects on the movement of trade exchange.

Director General of Customs also referred to a number of initiatives launched by the Directorate General of Customs, most notably commence of the remote clearance service, the acceptance of copies of documents in the event it is not possible to bring the original documents, acceptance of the written guarantee as an alternative to the financial guarantee, and the adoption of the indication of origin installed on goods in case it is not possible to bring the origin certificate, launching electronic air waybill and commence of the safe customs passage initiative between sea and airports, free zones and customs warehouses. Royal Oman Police also modernized the system of automated inspection devices by supplying and installing a number of them at various customs ports, to enhance the security role with the presence of trained cadres.

Digital customs film

 This was followed by the screening of the movie (Digital Customs), a film that monitors the digital transformation of the Royal Oman Police represented by the  Directorate General of Customs in recent years, most notably the electronic facilities and services provided to the commercial community, the indicators and figures achieved by the electronic Bayan system in improving customs performance and the techniques and systems that enhance, the movement of trade exchange and reduce inspections according to a customs risk management system in accordance with the variables of global trade movement and competition in attracting investments and strengthening the fields of industry and logistics.

Oman Customs Magazine

 After that, the fourth issue of (Oman Customs) magazine was launched, which is a magazine concerned with customs work in the Sultanate, in addition to, other related aspects such as trade, economy, and security aspects, given that customs are the first line for the nation from risks and threats in their various forms and an important economic resource for national income. It is issued by the Directorate General Customs on an annual basis and includes a group of chapters, the most prominent of which are customs news, Gulf customs, issue file, meeting issue, statement, logistics, customs affairs, tariffs and statistics.

Manifest and Goods Segmentation transfer manual:

The manual for the transfer of the manifest and the division of goods was launched, which aims to organize and facilitate customs procedures related to the import and export of goods that are on a means of transport for more than one owner so that the data of the main cargo (manifests) are converted into subsidiary shipping documents for the division of goods to their owners. 

Encyclopedia of customs curricula

This was followed by the inauguration of the Encyclopedia of Customs Curricula, which includes 11 customs training curricula focusing on customs and administrative knowledge of interest to the officer, which is an entry point for customs sciences, auditing, tariffs according to the harmonized system, assessment, skills and techniques of customs clearance, customs procedures, and commitment and combating customs smuggling.

Honoring the Outstanding

 At the end of the ceremony, the Colonel, Director General of Customs, the sponsor of the occasion, honored the glorified officers and individuals in the Directorate General of Customs with a certificate of proficiency from the World Customs Organization, and (Al-Wajajah) as the best customs port for the year 2021. The best customs clearance company (LC Services Corporation) was honored. The best customs brokerage agents were honored. An entity that has been electronically linked with the Bayan system is the Agricultural Quarantine Department of the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries, and Water Resources. Import and Export Bahwan Company for Logistics Services in the field of transportation.