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MOI Instruction No. 3 of 2021 — vehicle import, transport and sale companies and showrooms: summary
How the Interior Ministry licenses the companies and showrooms that import, transport or sell vehicles — who issues the licence, how to apply, the yearly fee.
Official source page: https://legislation.krd/law-detail/?id=8445 · Linked, not hosted
What this document is
Instruction No. 3 of 2021 of the Interior Ministry (document number 6076, dated 2021/1/12 as printed) regulates the work of companies that import, transport or sell vehicles, and of vehicle showrooms. It licenses the company or showroom — not each vehicle.
This page restates only what we read. A fifth amendment, Interior Ministry Instruction 5/2026, exists and was not read. The source link below goes to the legislation.krd page of the fourth amendment (3/2024); we did not locate a page for the base text itself. The language of the original was not checked.
What we read
| Topic | What the instruction says | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Who issues the licence | The work licence is issued by the Interior Ministry (Directorate of Security Companies and Licensing) to companies and showrooms. | Art. 1(6)/(4) |
| How to apply | The application goes through the Directorate General of the Diwan: the company’s registration licence, the manager’s clean-record certificate and the registrar’s papers. Showrooms also need the approval of the traffic directorate. | Art. 3 |
| Yearly fee | 2,000,000 IQD for one activity (4,000,000 for two, 6,000,000 for three); a showroom 2,000,000 IQD. | Art. 10 |
| What it covers | Vehicles, machinery and motorcycles (our reading of Art. 13 is of moderate confidence — check the text). | Art. 13 |
| Amendment 3/2024 (28/01/2024) | The fourth amendment changes Art. 9 only (the time allowed to sell or register). | Fourth amendment |
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