25/02/2016
Discharging of containers and goods observation procedures dominates the discussions of committee
Containers and procedures for inspection of goods unloaded GRIP committee loyal discussions of Savior of customs committee
Discharging of containers and goods observation procedures and floors fees resulting by the delay of the operator to Discharge the containers and other related issues to the committee's discussions in East Chamber, during a meeting held Monday at the head office of the main Chamber in Dammam.
The Committee discussed, the duplication of costs to the merchant, when he extracted the quality certificate from the country of origin, which require examination in foreign laboratories, while the customs officer will repeat the test in local laboratories request, in addition to the discussion of fees, which are collected for the delay resulting in the discharge of the operating company and out of the will of the Saviors, pointing that collecting fees on the discharge of all shipped containers , while the operator only Discharges a limited number of them, as was explained the reclamation mechanism of those fees by appealing to the port management with proof of payment.
The members also discussed the process of the samples that are rejected by observers, based on the laboratory report, calling for the need for training programs on how to read the reports and determine the required specifications on each commodity or imported product.
It was suggested that members of the Committee send samples from customs to the laboratory by operators, according to a certain organization, according to the number of samples and the quantity, saying that FDA observer does not start examining goods only after the savior of customs finishes around 11:00, where he passes inside the observation yard quickly the departures, if he did not find any of the observers to examine his goods.
thus ,the Chairman of the Committee Walid Alghaithar has reviewed, the results of his visit to the director of Customs of King Abdul Aziz Port, pointing the most prominent details of the discussion with him about the floor fees resulting in a delay of the operator to discharge the container , which the Ministerial Decree No. 318 has ordered to exemption the savior of them .
Committee members agreed, after reading Trade Committee, to address each of the Minister of Trade and Industry and director of the King Abdul Aziz Port, about the fees collected for the delay resulting in the discharge of the operating company beyond the control of customs , and procedures for the transfer make way goods after examination of the customs saviors to Saudi standards committee, Metrology and quality, and also the delaying of some of the agents in the return of the insurance amounts to customs saviors