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Urgent customs measures announced to accelerate clearance of imported goods

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Urgent customs measures announced to accelerate clearance of imported goods​

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), in a notice, has announced 11 urgent measures to executive customs offices, which are aimed at facilitating and expediting foreign trade and enable the country's business community to benefit from approved facilities until the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

Urgent customs measures announced to accelerate clearance of imported goods

According to IRNA's report quoting IRICA, based on this notice, the key approved facilities, which are binding for executive customs offices and partner organizations, are as follows:

Importers who wish to clear their goods from customs without receiving and presenting a SATA (Foreign Currency Commitment) code can do so by having the owner or their legal representative enter a commitment in the Comprehensive Customs Management System. This commitment must state that they will not request foreign currency from the Central Bank after the goods are cleared.

All valid registration orders and import permits whose validity expires during the mentioned period will be considered automatically extended for a period of three months, without any fee.

IRICA is authorized to clear all goods with valid warehouse receipts whose registration orders have been suspended or revoked. The import of these goods is subject to the rules of Article 1 of these facilities.

If discrepancies arise regarding items such as the year of manufacture, country of origin, tariff code, or value between the registration order, the declaration, and the customs assessment, goods owners are permitted to transfer the goods to warehouses under customs supervision across the country without needing to amend or edit the registration order.

In the event of system outages or disruptions in data and information transmission, upon notification by customs, all organizations involved in foreign trade, including the relevant ministries responsible for exports and imports, the Central Bank, agent banks, and permit-issuing organizations, are obliged to issue paper documents and permits, observing security considerations.

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source: tehrantimes.com