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The official customs posts now The functions and duties of survival time of only 12,5 hours.
are the true gates to Oman, the Directorate General of Oman has also advanced
which are diversified customs Customs: five places in the world in the
centers locating on land, sea logistics index to become the
and air. These posts perform The tasks and duties of the third in Arab countries and 43rd
their services with a high level Directorate General of Customs place in the world.
of accuracy and proficiency are: At the local level, the
and are equipped with the Directorate General of Customs
latest equipment and modern - Protecting Omani society has been awarded the Sultan
techniques. from the risk of entering the Qaboos Award for Mastery of
forbidden substances into the E-Government Services for 2018.
The development of the Sultanate.
regulatory structures of Omani - Participating in the imposition 18
customs: of security and customs control
sites at the border crossings of
The first organizational structure the Sultanate.
of the Directorate General - Fighting smuggling, fraud,
of Customs was issued by commercial fraud and illegal
a decision of the Inspector activities.
General of Police and Customs - Contributing to the
No. 988/ on February 9, 1988 achievement of the objectives
and then was amended with a of economic and trade growth
new structure issued in 1990. and investment.
- Providing the State Treasury
On November 3, 2007, the new with customs revenues in
accordance with the relevant
structure of the Directorate laws and regulations.
- Contributing to the flow of
General of Customs was issued trade.
by a decision of the Inspector
General of Police and Customs
No. (672007/), where new
departments were introduced Achievements of the
of
in the Directorate General of Directorate General
Customs such as (Customs Customs:
Affairs Department, Customs The Directorate General of
Customs has achieved the first
Revenue Department, Customs place in the Gulf in the Cross-
Border Trade Index, according
Cooperation Department, to the World Bank’s 2020: Ease of
Doing Business Index. UNCTAD
Department of Tariffs and ranked the Sultanate’s ports in
the first place in the world for
Statistics, Department the speed of container ships
handling, according to the
of Investigation and Risk United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
Assessment, as well as customs «UNCTAD» index, with an
average container vessel
departments in provinces and
geographical areas).
Oman joined the World
Customs Organization (WCO)
in 2000, which comprises of 182
members of countries to date.
