A High Level Delegation From Dubai Customs Learns About German Experience In Criminal Customs

A High Level Delegation From Dubai Customs Learns About German Experience In Criminal Customs

Ahmed Butti Ahmed affirms importance of benefiting from customs expertise worldwide



Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Butti Ahmed accompanied by Yousef Hussain Al Sahlawi, Executive Director of Policies and legislations Division and Abbas Abdullah Meki, Director of External Relations at Dubai Customs visited German Customs during the period from 9-11 Feb 2009.

The visit comes as part of strengthening relations with key customs administrations worldwide and benefiting from best practices applicable to such experienced administration in implementing customs laws, policies and procedures.

The delegation focused during the visit on German Customs practice in Criminal Customs for better enforcement of preventing customs offences and crimes and benefiting from the experience in customs core business.

German Customs is the only European customs administration, which gives a special and due care for criminal customs concept. 

The delegation visited the Criminal Customs Education and Training Center where they learnt about the most important services and programmes offered by the Center and reviewed avenues of cooperation in training Dubai Customs personnel in a manner that make Dubai Customs optimally benefiting from such professional area of customs business.

The University of Munster, which was visited by the delegation, established a dedicated administration for teaching customs sciences to customs officers through a specialized programme awarding a WTO recognized Master Degree in Customs Operations to customs leaders worldwide. 

The delegation discussed with the Munster University Management the possibility of cooperation between Dubai Customs and the university in sending senior customs officials from Dubai to join the Master Degree programme.

Commenting on this visit, Mr. Butti said that, “Dubai Customs always seeks to benefit from customs expertise worldwide in order to develop its business in connection with providing best customer service delivery standards, striking the balance between enforcement and facilitation and supporting the supply chain in the international legitimate trade.”

Worth mentioning, Dubai Customs maintains distinguished relations with a large number of key customs administrations in the world and works towards exchanging expertise and professional practices with them as to realize maximum benefit from these relations taking into account Dubai’s commercial, economic and social position.