JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s land customs ports recorded notable activity in outbound truck traffic to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with a total of 88,109 trucks between March 1 and March 25, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority told Al-Eqtisadiah.
The authority, known as ZATCA, confirmed that the Al-Bat'ha crossing topped the list of border points in terms of the number of trucks heading to the UAE, with a total of 41,229 trucks, reflecting the intensity of trade movement between the two countries.
The King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia with Bahrain ranked second with 13,486 trucks, followed by the Salwa crossing leading to Qatar with a total of 11,227 trucks.
As for crossings linked to Kuwait, the number of trucks through the Al-Khafji crossing reached 10,437 trucks, and through the Al-Raq’e crossing reached about 5,255 trucks.
The Empty Quarter crossing leading to Oman also recorded the passage of 6,475 trucks during the same period.
