The General Administration of Customs – Abu Dhabi honoured at the Asian Innovation Excellence Awards 2025

The organisation’s blockchain platform accelerated shipment clearance, cut processing costs, and strengthened compliance through secure and verifiable trade data.

The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi received the United Arab Emirates Supply Chain Innovation of the Year - Government Organisation award at the Asian Innovation Excellence Awards 2025 for its blockchain-based TradeChain platform. The recognition reflects the authority’s ongoing digital transformation efforts to improve trade operations and efficiency.

TradeChain is a blockchain-based platform that modernises the exchange of shipment data amongst customs stakeholders. Designed to integrate directly with global trade networks, it accelerates clearance processes, enhances data accuracy, and ensures every transaction is securely verified. Its paperless and automated design has significantly reduced both processing costs and environmental impact, cutting carbon emissions and paper consumption across customs operations.

Through TradeChain, clients can initiate pre-arrival clearance procedures, enabling faster cargo movement and reducing congestion at Abu Dhabi’s ports. The platform’s success stems from close collaboration with trade partners, logistics operators, and technology providers, establishing a trusted environment for digital trade documentation exchange.

For the General Administration of Customs – Abu Dhabi, TradeChain represents a practical step forward in how digital customs can operate: transparent, efficient, and environmentally responsible. The recognition marks a milestone in its broader effort to improve trade facilitation and strengthen digital governance within the public sector.

The Asian Innovation Excellence Awards honours companies that achieve measurable outcomes and address key challenges through innovation and operational improvement, recognising initiatives that drive meaningful progress across diverse industries in the region.

The Asian Innovation Excellence Awards is presented by Asian Business Review. To view the full list of winners, click here. For more information on the awards programme, you may contact Julie Anne Nuñez-Difuntorum at (+65) 3158 1386 ext 242 or at [email protected].