With blockchain project, Dubai Customs and free zones are out to speed up ecommerce
Dubai: A consumer in Dubai places an order with an ecommerce portal – and the goods ordered gets the all-clear from Dubai Customs and starts the delivery process in five minutes. With Dubai Customs’ new blockchain solution, currently in pilot test mode, that’s how fast the process is going to be.
“Dubai Customs’ solutions of the past were geared for B2B transactions – with blockchain, we can turn that to B2C needs as well,” said Abdulrahman Shahin, Senior Vice-President for Operations at Dubai CommerCity. “What’s been done is that the customer’s warehouse management systems are integrated to Dubai Customs’ blockchain solutions – and that’s where the speed of delivery comes in.”
But isn’t this still all about B2B, with an ecommerce or logistics company connected to Dubai Customs? Shahin says the process has changed: “The customer becomes part of the process because the moment he places the order with...
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