Rashdi
March 2nd, 2010, 02:13 PM
Just spotted this in the GDN
GOODS worth thousands of dinars that have been gathering dust in a port warehouse will go under the hammer later this month.
The items have all been abandoned at Mina Salman by importers who have never bothered to collect them.
Any items that have still not been claimed by Monday will be auctioned off by Customs officials to make storage space.
"There are cars, refrigerators, machines, spare parts, scooters, motorcycles, washing machines, even consignments of needles," said one Customs official.
"We conduct this exercise periodically when our warehouses start bursting at the seams so as to make way for more goods."
He explained there were several reasons for importers failing to collect merchandise once it has reached Bahrain.
"There could be cars that do not have the required paperwork," he said.
"There may be machinery the importer feels he does not need anymore, or there could be a consignment of shoes that has been delayed and damaged.
"While most things are in good condition, there are many that are damaged and cannot be used.
"There are thousands of clothing items that are damaged, but can be sold by weight."
He said such auctions had proved so popular in the past that there was hardly anything left by the time they finished, but stressed they did not include perishable food or any type of contraband.
For more information, contact the director of clearance at Customs Affairs on 17359798.
GOODS worth thousands of dinars that have been gathering dust in a port warehouse will go under the hammer later this month.
The items have all been abandoned at Mina Salman by importers who have never bothered to collect them.
Any items that have still not been claimed by Monday will be auctioned off by Customs officials to make storage space.
"There are cars, refrigerators, machines, spare parts, scooters, motorcycles, washing machines, even consignments of needles," said one Customs official.
"We conduct this exercise periodically when our warehouses start bursting at the seams so as to make way for more goods."
He explained there were several reasons for importers failing to collect merchandise once it has reached Bahrain.
"There could be cars that do not have the required paperwork," he said.
"There may be machinery the importer feels he does not need anymore, or there could be a consignment of shoes that has been delayed and damaged.
"While most things are in good condition, there are many that are damaged and cannot be used.
"There are thousands of clothing items that are damaged, but can be sold by weight."
He said such auctions had proved so popular in the past that there was hardly anything left by the time they finished, but stressed they did not include perishable food or any type of contraband.
For more information, contact the director of clearance at Customs Affairs on 17359798.