According to the public relations report of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone, looking at the national production and in order to prevent the entry or exit of smuggled goods to/from the country, Fernkes Special Economic Zone has installed an X-ray machine at this site, which will be installed by the end of this year. Exploitation will come.
According to the public relations and international affairs report of the Ferkhes Special Economic Zone, considering the annual traffic of between 180,000 and 200,000 trucks from the Ferkhes border to Central Asian countries, customs is unable to accept this number of trucks due to the lack of area, therefore the Ferkhes Special Economic Zone It has installed an X-ray machine at this site to facilitate the process of clearance, inspection and traffic of trucks, along with its many advantages in preventing the entry and exit of contraband.
Currently, an X-ray machine is active in Sarkhes Customs, which is planned to be placed in a larger space near the border. This is the first time in the country that the X-ray machine is used inside a special economic zone.
Investment for the development of facilities and infrastructure
The Economic and Commercial Deputy of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone named X-ray as one of the most important parts of customs work in the field of services and said: According to the economic justification and the need to develop the facilities of the site, this region has entered to procure and install an X-ray machine and is going to invest 150 billion tomans for the construction and installation of this machine.
Ehsan Jalair said: With regard to the approval of the Parliament’s resolution in the Guardian Council to transform the Sarkhes Special Economic Zone into an industrial free trade zone and as a result increase the workload and since the export and transit of Central Asia is done through the border of Sarkhes, the installation of an X-ray machine is one of the requirements of the Sarkhes Customs to It counts.
Ability to scan up to 350 trucks daily
He noted about the capabilities of the mentioned device: The x-ray machine that is going to be installed in the area has the ability to scan 300 to 350 incoming and outgoing trucks daily.
The Vice President of Economic and Commercial Sarkhes Special Economic Zone continued: Definitely, with the beginning of the activity of the region as an industrial free trade zone, it is predicted that in the near future, the number of truck traffic will reach at least 500 trucks daily, which will provide a very good economic capacity for the border residents of this region.
Allocation of 10 hectares to the space required for the X-ray machine
Referring to the consolidation of Sarkhs customs in the special area and the establishment of the terminal and all related organizations and offices in the matter of export and transit, he said: Due to the fact that in the near future the Sarkhs Special Economic Zone will start its activity as a free trade zone and the border of Sarkhs will be open 24 hours a day, arrangements should be made to provide the best and highest quality services to the ground transportation fleet.
Kalai continued: Therefore, instead of placing the X-ray machine in the customs area, which is about 30 hectares, we allocated 10 hectares of the total 5300 hectares in the special area, which is adjacent to the customs and related organizations.
Placement in the vicinity of border zero point
Referring to the location of the X-ray machine in the Sarkhes Special Economic Zone, he said: The distance between the active X-ray machine at the customs office and the place of exit is very short, and with the installation and operation of this new machine, the drivers will have more space, and the representatives and owners of the goods can follow the actions related to the evaluation and scanning of the trucks in the shortest possible time. do
Jalair continued: Due to the limited space of the customs office, at the current location of the X-ray machine, we are faced with the accumulation of trucks for scanning and inspection, which has caused a disturbance in the traffic order of trucks.
He added: On the other hand, increasing the workload of the active X-ray machine in Sarkhes Customs, it is not possible to respond to the high volume of incoming and outgoing trucks, therefore, in addition to placing this machine in a larger space and near the border, it was necessary to increase the daily scanning capacity, which is important in The new device has been realized.
