The commission confirmed on Tuesday, that “all trucks of various nationalities, including the Syrian nationality, if they are coming to Saudi Arabia with the intention of crossing to other destinations through its territory (transit), then they are subject to the conditions and controls of transit.”
The Customs Authority stated that Syrian exports “flow smoothly through the Saudi ports to the local markets,” noting that trucks coming from Syria have entered according to the followed regulations and instructions that include the application of all customs procedures as stipulated by the system.
Regarding whether there are specific Syrian goods to enter Saudi lands, Saudi Customs confirmed that “there are no specific goods. Obtaining the clearance requirements from the competent authority. ”
According to customs, the Haditha border crossing in the north of the kingdom, from which Syrian trucks enter, recorded from August of 2016 until the end of October, more than 688 truckloads of goods passed through, while more than 799 trucks.
Sources working in Saudi retail markets told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Syrian products are almost always available in the Saudi market. They include various types of vegetables, fruits, and other products and commodities that are sold in many Saudi cities.
At the end of last September, Saudi Arabia allowed the crossing of Syrian trucks through its territory after preventing them for more than eight years, by granting the Syrian driver a “visa” at the Haditha border crossing between Jordan and Saudi Arabia, which enables him to cross Saudi lands to the rest of the Gulf countries.
On Monday, the head of the Export Committee at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, Fayez Qassuma, announced that Saudi Arabia had allowed Syrian trucks loaded with goods to enter its territory more than three weeks ago, and the Saudi government decided to grant the Syrian driver an entry visa in order to cross the Saudi border.
He said that previously, Syrian goods entered Saudi territory with non-Syrian trucks, but today Syrian goods enter loaded with Syrian trucks.
Concurrently, Osama Quesiz, a member of the regime’s government’s al-Hal Market Merchants and Exporters Committee, announced that 415 Syrian trucks loaded with vegetables and fruits were parked at the Jaber-Nassib border crossing, awaiting the Jordanian authorities ’decision to allow them to cross into the Gulf states.
He added to the pro-Al-Watan newspaper that “Jordan allows only 30 trucks to cross every day to the Gulf countries through the Jordanian Jaber border crossing towards Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf countries.”
He explained that the Jordanian authorities “charge a transit fee on all Syrian trucks that enter its territory, according to the distance the car travels from the moment it enters the Jordanian lands until the time it reaches the Jaber port,” explaining that the value of this tax is seven thousand riyals.
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