Sudanese government: Lifting the ban on importing used cars does not mean dumping

Economic sector ministers defended the decision to lift the ban on importing second-hand cars.

The ministers revealed that there are new controls and measures that will be taken to prevent the country from being dumped with used cars.

Finance Minister Gebreil Ibrahim said, during a joint press conference with other ministers, that lifting the ban does not mean that the country will receive millions of cars, explaining that the older the car, the higher its fees.

For his part, Interior Minister Khalil Pasha Sayreen attacked parties that negatively criticized the decision to lift the ban without reviewing it. He said that they claimed that the government replaced (Boko Haram) with (Boko Halal), stressing that 12 parties participated in studying and evaluating the old ban decision, and issued the decision after reviewing the negatives that caused more than 100 Boko cars to enter illegally. The minister revealed that loopholes in the ban decision were exploited in corrupt practices that led to the entry of thousands of cars.

For his part, Minister of Trade Omar Ahmed Mohammed confirmed that the transportation sector is the largest sector affected by the militia aggression through the destruction and looting of trucks and cars. He explained that cars are no longer a luxury, but rather one of the necessities of profit, production and a financial resource. He stressed that the decision will help restore car prices to normal, pointing out that opening imports will create jobs.

He revealed the existence of many measures that prevent brokers and paper merchants from profiting from lifting the ban.