By John Lee.
Iraq's General Customs Authority has reportedly completed the automation of 25 customs centres and is preparing to launch a single-window electronic system linking it with 15 government ministries and departments.
Its Director-General, Thamer Qasim Daoud Al-Shiryan, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the Minister of Finance had formally instructed the launch of the third and final phase of the ASYCUDA (Automated System for Customs Data) global system. The system now covers 25 customs centres in full, spanning land, sea, and air points of entry.
Al-Shiryan said the new phase would include the rollout of a single-window system for electronic integration with 15 sectoral ministries and departments, alongside the activation of customs data exchange with neighbouring countries to reduce the misclassification of goods.
On revenues, Al-Shiryan said customs receipts had risen from under IQD 1 trillion (approximately $763 million) annually before automation was introduced, to IQD 2 trillion ($1.53 billion) in 2024, and IQD 2.6 trillion ($1.98 billion) in 2025. He projected revenues would exceed IQD 3 trillion ($2.29 billion) in the current year, based on first-quarter indicators.
He added that the electronic system had reduced opportunities for manipulation and arbitrary valuation by more than 70%, and that the authority was continuing to remove personnel suspected of corruption.
(Source: Iraqi News Agency)
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