Dubai Customs on Saturday said it registered 3.1 per cent year-on-year growth in transactions processed through the third quarter of 2015.

In a statement it said around 6.6 million transactions were delivered from January 1 to September 30 compared to 6.4 million in the same period of 2014.

Customs transactions comprise 19 main services provided through 23 inland sea and air port customs centres distributed all around Dubai. These transactions have been delivered through six channels including Dubai Trade B2G and mobile and smartphone applications.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem chairman of DP World and chairman of Ports Customs and Free Zone Corporation said achieving steady growth in transactions despite the recession in world trade is a positive indicator on the stability of the UAE economy.

"We are keen on regularly assessing our performance to ensure the delivery of superior services and facilitations to customers" the chairman said.

Bin Sulayem added that the ultimate goal is to provide real added value to customers by enabling them to increase returns from their trading operations promote Dubai's business and investment appeal and maintain its competitive edge on the global trade landscape.

"Work at Dubai Customs continues non-stop 24/7 thanks to our 100 per cent smart services available on all smart platforms. Clients can now track their transactions anytime and anywhere and submit requests and inquiries through smart apps."

Ahmed Mahboob Musabih director of Dubai Customs said Dubai Customs targets to deliver 80 per cent of transactions via smart applications by 2018.

The total number of "Request for Client Registration" service transactions represented 10906 requests during the first nine months of the current year compared to 10389 requests during the same period of 2014 he added.

"The transactions for the 'Request for Customs Declaration Clearance' service reached 5.1 million transactions during the first nine months of 2015 compared to 4.8 million in the same period last year" Musabih said.

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