Algeria strengthens import inspections with new border control laboratories

Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb has inaugurated two state-of-the-art analysis laboratories at the Port of Algiers and Houari Boumediene International Airport. Aligned with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s directives, these facilities are designed to protect consumers and combat illicit trade by ensuring imported goods meet regulatory standards. The laboratories significantly reduce testing times to just a few hours, thereby improving the efficiency of customs clearance processes. The government intends to expand this network of control facilities to all border crossings across the nation. During the inauguration, the Prime Minister commended the Ministry of National Defense for the rapid construction of these sites and reaffirmed the state's commitment to maintaining rigorous oversight of all incoming goods.