Customs

Customs Seize Smuggled Agricultural Goods

On Wednesday, the Anti-Smuggling Division of the General Customs Directorate, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, intercepted large quantities of agricultural products illegally smuggled into Lebanon. The confiscated goods included 1,400 kilograms of tomatoes, 800 kilograms of green peppers, 1,200 kilograms of colored peppers and ...

The IMF Calls for Customs and Tax Reforms in Lebanon

An IMF report emphasized the "urgent need" to reform customs and tax services in Lebanon following years of mismanagement and the country's crisis since 2019. This has resulted in a significant drop in public treasury revenues, decreasing from 21% of the GDP in 2019 to 6.3% in 2022. In response to a Capacity Development (CD) assistance request ...