Haradh customs’ yield of YR 3.4 billion [Archives:2005/869/Business & Economy]

The total amount of Haradh customs fees and other revenues shot to a record during the first half of 2005 as it reached 3 billion, 430 million and 548 thousand riyals, scoring a 19.4 increase.

Salim Bin Braik, General Manager of Haraz Customs Authority told the Saba News Agency that his authority witnessed technical and administrative development, pointing out the complementary efforts exerted by workers that helped raise the level of revenues and contributed to the provision of different commodities.

He stressed the importance gained by Haradh border crossing in consolidating contact with the bordering countries and creating investment opportunities for expatriates and businessmen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Bin Braik mentioned that vehicles that entered into Yemen through the border point at Haradh during the second half 2005 numbered up to 23828. That number of various vehicles crossing the borders at that point was for many purposes such as visits, tourism and investment.

Haradh Customs Authority, he clarified, witnessed many aspects of improvement mainly in infrastructure through implementing construction works and the under construction expansion of the customs yard to over 300 thousand meters square at a cost of 350 million riyals. The public works authority finances this expansion.
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