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Mid East Info
29-04-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Abu Dhabi Customs collaborates with 7X to leverage Wayn and Waslah services - Middle East Business News and Information - mid-east.info
The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs and 7X, the investment holding group in trade, transport, and logistics, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration and enable Abu Dhabi Customs' adoption of 7X's innovative platforms, including Wayn, UAE's Digital P.O. Box, and Waslah, the fully integrated logistics and eCommerce shipment management platform. This collaboration seeks to support digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and reinforce an innovative infrastructure for ideal business operations. The MoU was signed by H.E. Mubarak Matar Al Mansoori, Executive Director of the Operations Sector at Abu Dhabi Customs, and Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi, Group CEO of 7X, during a ceremony attended by senior officials from both organisations. This partnership aligns with the UAE's national strategies for digital transformation and fostering a supportive business environment, while strengthening integration between government entities and top national organisations. Furthermore, it seeks to unveil cutting-edge solutions that keep pace with the surging requirements of the eCommerce movement, facilitate customs procedures and improve the quality of communication with clients. As part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Customs will integrate the Wayn service to obtain a verified and permanent UAE digital address for official internal correspondence and those with clients, enhancing cybersecurity, expediting documents and data exchange, and ensuring management of bills, parcels and government communications. Meanwhile, the Waslah platform will be employed to ensure efficiency and expansion of logistics and eCommerce operations while also improving customer experience, lowering operational costs and boosting performance levels. H.E. Mubarak Matar Al Mansoori said, 'The MoU signed with 7X aligns with Abu Dhabi Customs' ongoing efforts to leverage the latest smart technologies that reinforce its leadership role and enhance operational efficiency in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision to strengthen the Emirate's position as a global hub for logistics and trade. The integration of 'Wayn' and 'Waslah' platforms marks a significant step towards advancing digital collaboration with our partners in the private sector, broadening the scope of cooperation and elevating the quality of services offered to customers, ultimately contributing to a more dynamic business environment in the Emirate.' Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi said, 'Our collaboration with Abu Dhabi Customs marks a strategic step that reflects our shared vision of building an integrated digital ecosystem that reinforces the trade and logistics sectors and supports the UAE's journey towards leadership in the digital economy. By deploying the Wayn and Waslah platforms across Abu Dhabi Customs' operations, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing digital innovation to develop smart solutions that boost efficiency, accelerate procedures, and deliver high levels of security and reliability in the exchange of data and shipments.' This collaboration offsets a distinguished example of integration between government entities and national institutions to attain shared goals such as enhanced operational efficiency, information security and the empowerment of a robust digital economy. It further reinforces Abu Dhabi's global standing as a top destination in the business sector and the UAE's leadership as a hub for trade, technology and advanced services.
Zawya
29-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Abu Dhabi Customs collaborates with 7X to leverage Wayn and Waslah services
UAE, Abu Dhabi: The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs and 7X, the investment holding group in trade, transport, and logistics, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration and enable Abu Dhabi Customs' adoption of 7X's innovative platforms, including Wayn, UAE's Digital P.O. Box, and Waslah, the fully integrated logistics and eCommerce shipment management platform. This collaboration seeks to support digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and reinforce an innovative infrastructure for ideal business operations. The MoU was signed by H.E. Mubarak Matar Al Mansoori, Executive Director of the Operations Sector at Abu Dhabi Customs, and Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi, Group CEO of 7X, during a ceremony attended by senior officials from both organisations. This partnership aligns with the UAE's national strategies for digital transformation and fostering a supportive business environment, while strengthening integration between government entities and top national organisations. Furthermore, it seeks to unveil cutting-edge solutions that keep pace with the surging requirements of the eCommerce movement, facilitate customs procedures and improve the quality of communication with clients. As part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Customs will integrate the Wayn service to obtain a verified and permanent UAE digital address for official internal correspondence and those with clients, enhancing cybersecurity, expediting documents and data exchange, and ensuring management of bills, parcels and government communications. Meanwhile, the Waslah platform will be employed to ensure efficiency and expansion of logistics and eCommerce operations while also improving customer experience, lowering operational costs and boosting performance levels. H.E. Mubarak Matar Al Mansoori said, "The MoU signed with 7X aligns with Abu Dhabi Customs' ongoing efforts to leverage the latest smart technologies that reinforce its leadership role and enhance operational efficiency in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision to strengthen the Emirate's position as a global hub for logistics and trade. The integration of 'Wayn' and 'Waslah' platforms marks a significant step towards advancing digital collaboration with our partners in the private sector, broadening the scope of cooperation and elevating the quality of services offered to customers, ultimately contributing to a more dynamic business environment in the Emirate." Tariq Ahmed Al Wahedi said, 'Our collaboration with Abu Dhabi Customs marks a strategic step that reflects our shared vision of building an integrated digital ecosystem that reinforces the trade and logistics sectors and supports the UAE's journey towards leadership in the digital economy. By deploying the Wayn and Waslah platforms across Abu Dhabi Customs' operations, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing digital innovation to develop smart solutions that boost efficiency, accelerate procedures, and deliver high levels of security and reliability in the exchange of data and shipments.' This collaboration offsets a distinguished example of integration between government entities and national institutions to attain shared goals such as enhanced operational efficiency, information security and the empowerment of a robust digital economy. It further reinforces Abu Dhabi's global standing as a top destination in the business sector and the UAE's leadership as a hub for trade, technology and advanced services.
Al Etihad
11-04-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
Abu Dhabi Customs wins first place in Global Customs Innovation Award
11 Apr 2025 20:27 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Abu Dhabi Customs has secured first place in the 2024 Global Customs Innovation Award in the category of 'Innovations in Customs Use Today,' presented by the Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners (PEN-CP).The award recognises the Data Hub and Future Reporting Advancement (DHAFRA) project – an advanced platform for data governance and management powered by artificial intelligence in 2019, the PEN-CP awards celebrate ground-breaking innovations that address contemporary customs challenges under the theme 'Advancing Customs through Innovation and Emerging Technologies.'This achievement highlights Abu Dhabi Customs' active role in driving innovation and reflects its strategic vision to strengthen global leadership. The organisation continues to enhance the sustainability and efficiency of customs operations by adopting advanced digital systems, emerging technologies, and AI-based tools in line with global best DHAFRA Project is part of Abu Dhabi Customs' broader efforts to improve the efficiency of customs clearance and expand the capabilities of the smart customs ecosystem. It ensures operational excellence through robust data governance, advanced data processing and analysis, and the generation of predictive insights that support automated, data-driven decision-making. This directly contributes to improving the performance of customs operations and facilitating trade and supply chain movement, all while maintaining the highest standards of quality, privacy, and the Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners (PEN-CP) is a customs security practitioner project funded under the EU Horizon 2020 programme. It fosters collaboration among forward-looking customs professionals across Europe and around the world, developing bold ideas and cutting-edge solutions. PEN-CP focuses on key innovation areas including data and risk management, detection technologies, and laboratory equipment.
Al Etihad
23-03-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
Enhancing customer experience, digital transformation dominates Abu Dhabi Customs' 2024-2028 strategy
23 Mar 2025 22:06 SARA ALZAABI (ABU DHABI)Abu Dhabi Customs capped 2024 with remarkable results and witnessed a major milestone with the launch of its new strategic plan for 2024-2028, envisioning a sustainable to Abu Dhabi Customs' 2024 Annual Report, the strategy seeks to enhance customer experience, strengthen community security, increase revenue collection and engender a culture of customs operations - by empowering human capabilities and digital transformation - is also given the highest priority to place Abu Dhabi Customs as a global authority in securing society through adequate trade facilitation and risk Dhabi Customs' performance results pointed to its clear strategic vision, ambitious, goals and continuous efforts. The entity's overall performance reached 97%, with 100% performance of the strategic indicators aligned with the Abu Dhabi also recorded 99% performance for unified government indicators; 97% in the strategic indicator; 94% in operational indicators; and statistical maturity level at 99%.The reduction in the entity's contract expenses also stood at Dh62.6 million in 2024, according to the Lahej Al Mansoori, Director General of Abu Dhabi Customs, highlighted that non-oil foreign trade saw a 9% increase in volume compared to figures in 2023."At Abu Dhabi Customs, we continue our journey toward global leadership, achieving significant milestones that have strengthened our international standing in 2024. Through an ambitious vision, structured planning, and continuous collaboration with strategic partners, we have made remarkable progress in customs operations, reinforcing Abu Dhabi's position as a preferred global trade hub while supporting its economic growth," he said in the report. Non-oil Foreign TradeThe report also turned the spotlight on the significant growth of non-oil foreign trade in Abu Dhabi in 2024 - with Dh140.161 billion in imports, Dh107.793 billion in exports, and Dh58.093 billion in re-exports. Key sectors contributing to this growth included Dh60 billion in pearls, gemstones, and precious metals, Dh53 billion in machinery, Dh39.5 billion in transportation equipment, and Dh21 billion in chemical total non-oil foreign trade increased by 9%, reaching Dh306.047 billion compared with Dh281.903 billion in 2023. Partnerships, DigitisationThe customs witnessed major strides in strengthening cooperation and partnerships, according to the report. It has 70 partners based on approved classification, with 33 from government and semi-government sectors and 37 from the private a partner satisfaction rate of 94%, Abu Dhabi Customs achieved a 100% completion rate for handling partner institutional maturity level of the partnerships has reached 92%, streamlining customs processes and enhancing coordination both with public and private terms of digitisation leadership, Abu Dhabi Customs witnessed remarkable progress with 100% compliance to cybersecurity and 99.94% availability of technical infrastructure there are more than 1,000 digital interfaces, and seven connections with registration entities. Countering Counterfeits The number of trademarks registered and protected by Abu Dhabi Customs stood at 198 in 2024. Additionally, it seized 46 counterfeit trademarks.A total of 37,690 counterfeit products worth Dh170,955,900 were seized and Dhabi Customs employed a total of 1,728 staff members in 2024. The Emiratisation rates in its sectors include: 94.4% for supporting services; 100% for operations; 97.2% for technical affairs; and 98.5% for senior management. The overall Emiratisation rate stands at of 99.5%.Abu Dhabi Customs was part of 60 events, of which 16 were exhibitions in 2024, with a 93% rate of happiness among the community and a growth of 13.3% in website traffic. The number of beneficiaries of community events stood at 24,030. In 2024, Abu Dhabi Customs won 46 awards in various domains. These included five global awards in information technology; 19 global awards in human resources; and 22 global awards in other sectors.
