ZATCA Cargo Terminals (Saudi Customs)

Project Overview

The primary objective for this project with the ZATCA (Saudi Customs) was to “empower” the authority with “Resilience by Design”. This meant engineering a solution that could powerfully interdict sophisticated smuggling threats while simultaneously streamlining and accelerating the flow of legitimate trade—a critical component of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 logistics and trade hub ambitions.

Customs authorities in the Kingdom faced a dual challenge: a significant rise in cargo volumes and increasingly sophisticated smuggling techniques. They needed high-throughput, high-accuracy scanning with minimal disruption to vital trade flows. The existing, fragmented systems created “operational gaps” , relied on “human error” -prone manual checks, and lacked the “digital intelligence” to correlate data from different sources.

As a “turnkey security systems integrator” with over 15 years of “field-proven expertise” serving “Customs & Border Control Authorities” , Arbana was selected as the “single, accountable partner” for this large-scale deployment. Our team supplied, integrated, and provided full “Training & Lifecycle Management” for more than eleven large-scale cargo scanning gantries for ZATCA (Saudi Customs). This project showcases our “End-to-End Ownership” model, integrating best-in-class hardware from our “Global Tech Partnerships” into a single, orchestrated security platform.

Arbana implemented a fully “orchestrated” solution built on our “Integrated Tech Stack” and “INNOVATION & AI EDGE”.

Advanced Screening: We deployed high-energy X-ray gantry systems from our “Screening & Detection Systems” portfolio. This allowed officers to scan entire trucks and containers without unpacking. We then “orchestrated” this hardware with integrated explosives/narcotics trace detection (ETD) and “AI-Powered Analytics” (“smart analytics”) to automatically identify anomalies and flag suspicious cargo.
Data & C2 Integration: We connected every gantry to a centralized “Command & Control (C2)” platform. This “digital intelligence” layer fed data to “Smart Dashboards” , allowing customs officers to instantly correlate the X-ray scan with the cargo manifest and the vehicle’s risk profile in real-time, all on a single screen.
Resilience & Compliance: Built with “Accountability First” , the entire solution was designed to meet strict “LICENSING & COMPLIANCE” mandates. This included adherence to all regional regulations and international standards like ISO 9001/27001 and TSA, ensuring “operational continuity” and full regulatory approval.

The “orchestrated” solution successfully solved the dual challenge. The “AI-Powered Analytics” and integrated ETD “increased detection rates” and “reduced false positives”. Simultaneously, the “Data Integration” into the C2 platform “streamlined screening processes” , “reduced human error” , and dramatically “improved throughput” at border crossings. By “coupling hardware with data intelligence” , Arbana provided ZATCA with a future-proof solution that protects the Kingdom’s borders while accelerating commerce.