The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) and the state agency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that administers the customsports and free zones in Dubai signed a letter of commitment to collaborate on a plan to modernize the management and technological systems of the customs function, an initiative with which they would be improving logistics processes and reducing times and costs in trade cross-border
As reported, the aim is to achieve the ability to process the data of the single customs declarations more quickly, thus increasing the integration of the changes required in the digital transformation processes of the logistics chain.
Thanks to these tools, the Dominican Republic would have more efficient inspections, greater agility in the clearance of goods in 24 hours, transparency in customs processes, which supports the strategy of turning the country into a hub world class logistics
Among the functionalities that the collaboration commitment letter brings is the use of “big data” and artificial intelligence to perform predictive analysis and the ability to implement process improvements, since they are designed based on a modular architecture that facilitates adaptation of its functionality, according to the needs, regulations and market trends.
The agreement was signed within the framework of the Expo Dubai 2022 fair, by the general director of customsEduardo “Yayo” Sanz Lovatón, and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, in the presence of the Vice President of the Dominican Republic, Raquel Peña, and other officials.
This process is part of the transformation and technological readjustment strategy implemented by the DGA in the last 18 months, and which is part of the efforts to increase the country’s competitiveness at the regional level.
This agreement includes technical training so that the DGA can absorb the good practices and experiences of the countries where the system has been implemented.
