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MTI Instruction No. 4 of 2021 — Import and Export: summary
The trade ministry’s import and export instruction: the fee per consignment for vehicles, trucks and machinery, and the licence validity — as far as we have read it.
Official source page: https://legislation.krd/law-detail/?id=6981 · Linked, not hosted
What this document is
Instruction No. 4 of 2021 “Import and Export” was issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) under Law 10/2010, with MTI letter 5981 of 22/12/2021, and published in Gazette issue 276 on 23/12/2021. It was amended by MTI Instruction 5/2023.
What we read
| Topic | What the instruction says | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fee for vehicles, trucks and machinery | The fee for importing or exporting vehicles, trucks, machinery and agricultural machinery is 100,000 IQD for each consignment. | Art. 7(3) |
| Validity | One year from the licence date for those imports. It can be extended on a recognised ground, with the Minister’s authority, after a committee (General Directorates of Trade, Customs and Traffic) is formed. | Art. 8(2) |
| Amendment 5/2023 (MTI) | The fee for vehicles, trucks, machinery and agricultural machinery is again 100,000 IQD per consignment; for motorcycles 25,000 IQD. | Amendment 5/2023 |
| Companies registered in federal Iraq | A company registered in federal Iraq that imports through the Kurdistan border must apply through the MTI General Directorate of Trade. | Instruction 4/2021 or its amendment 5/2023 (the exact article was not recorded) |
Not stated
No text we read says that the licence this instruction speaks of is the “import licence” that customs Instruction 7/2020 requires in Part 5 (Fourth, item 1). Do not assume they are the same; ask your clearing agent which licences a given import needs.
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