Customs poses trouble at Durres port that Albania gave for trade

Kosovo Customs spokesman Adriatic Stavileci has said some technical problems have emerged in the port of Durres, which is also used for the distribution of Kosovo products. He has said that these problems will soon be addressed and work will continue.

Not everything is going well in the Port of Durres, in the reserved part for Kosovo, where there are problems with the process of customs.

Express sources have shown that customs officers are having problems from banking accounts to problems with computer programs.

Kosovo Customs spokesman has said these problems will soon be fixed.

There are some technical problems until it stabilizes. No problem. We are in Albania and some procedures are taking time until they are standardised. But, quickly resolved”, the Adriatic Stavileci of Kosovo Customs has said.

Kosovo customs has opened in Durres on January 15th. According to Kosovo and Albania leaders, opening customs on Albanian territory will facilitate trade, rapid movement of goods and passengers.

In the case of the opening of Kosovo Customs in Durres, Fatmir Limaj had said he is going into uniting the entire customs system between the two states.

The opening of the Kosovo Customs Office in the Durres Port is the first important step towards full customs union between Albania and Kosovo”, Fatmir Limaj said.

The Albanian border - Kosovo returns to a formal border, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. Interaction of the systems that will begin by Tuesday will last a few minutes for any procedure.

“Recursing bureaucracy, waiting hours and checks, of incalculable costs for businesses, are the direct effect of opening this customs office”, Rama said. /Periscopi