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The evolution of Oman customs

Major Yaarub Hamed AlHinai Omani customs between the past, the
HeadofRiskAssessment present and the future, at a steady pace

Under the reign of the late and collecting customs duties, of the Customs System Act was
Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed, which are complementary issued in May 1978, followed by
customs was part of the Ministry elements for each other. the Unified Customs Act in 2003.
of Economy, one of the new
ministries established in 1971, Today, the current Directorate Development of border posts
and in mid-1972 the General General of Customs resides in for Omani customs:
Customs Department was Wilayat Al Seeb, in the airport
attached to the Ministry of heights. The number of customs posts
Finance just before transferring in all parts of the Sultanate of
its location which was called It is worth mentioning that Oman during the past period
then the “Furtha” in Muscat, to the development of the has reached approximately
the port of Sultan Qaboos. Omani Customs covered forty, and the reason behind this
all administrative sectors, large number is due to several
On January 1, 1975, customs particularly legislative ones. factors, the most important
was again transferred to of which is the geographical
the Royal Oman Police to The first customs law in Oman factor. Oman has a long coast
become the Directorate was issued in 1942 and carried extending over the Arabian
General of Customs, because the name of (customs laws of Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and
of the nature of customs work Muscat and Oman). This law the Arabian Sea, as well as the
combining maintaining security continued to take an effect until geographical natural boarders
the late Sultan’s decree (2278/) with its neighboring countries.

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