'Customs
Exemptions'
All used
household articles of Iranian passenger returning Iran are allowed free of
duty provided that
:
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The mentioned articles arrive one month early, in company with or 9
months after the arrival of passenger, so that the passenger would not
benefit from this such exemption within the past 5 years. Also the last six
months of his / her residence should be uninterrupted.
Government
officers sent abroad on missions for a 1 –year period or over but return
before the termination of their mission are not Subject to the
aforementioned privilege.
The
above-mentioned exemption is not included in importing automobiles,
motorcycles and motorboat.
Manual tools
related to the professions of the Iranian nationals and expatriates arriving
in Iran are exempt from customs duties.
3) Customs
regulations related to import of automobile vehicle
Import of
new second – hand automobile to Islamic Republic of Iran is just allowed
when a certificate has been obtained from cabinet. Iranian nationals
residing abroad are not allowed to import their automobile when returning.
The
Temporary Entrance of Automobile
The
temporary entrances of passenger cars are possible as the following:
Aliens and
Iranian residents abroad can import their Automobiles temporarily by
receiving the carnet de passage or tripque booklets from the motoring
centers in the original country.
These
automobiles should be exited from Iran when the permitted period (3 months)
is over.
Passengers
who could not get the carnet de passage or triptique booklets in the origin
country, should get the temporary admission license in the entrance frontier
by putting deposit or a bank bond on security.
The Iranian
resident who are out of the country can enter their personal vehicle by
carnet de passage booklet provided that their residence abroad shall not be
less than 6 months.
4)
Regulations about the Asia Minor Passengers
Passengers
and tourists, who come from common wealth countries to Iran, are allowed to
transfer permitted goods. The total value of these goods should be equal to
the amount of foreign exchange declared to the bank system when entering
Iran.
If the
values of these goods are up to 1000 dollars, passengers have not to get a
foreign exchange statement.
The Iranian
passengers who are going to common wealth countries are allowed to transfer
the permitted export goods up to 500 American dollars.
Any
additional amount will be possible only if the foreign exchange has
transferred from abroad through bank system.
If the
passengers to common wealth countries travel by air, they can send their
goods by overland.
Import of
goods by post
Clearance of
goods imported by post, except religiously prohibited goods and only in a
limited number, up to 5000 Rials , per person, is free from duties annually
without the need to get any permission.
5) The
regulations of import and export of goods by post
Dispatch of
domestic products, except forbidden ones, is allowed and there is no
limitation.
Each person
shall be allowed to send foreign goods up to 80 dollars by post. No one
shall be allowed to send hand knitted carpet by post.
The postage
of antiques art works, inscriptions, and any kinds of precious stones, coins
and, medical drugs and food is prohibited.
General
prohibitions of dispatch of goods by post
Posting all
articles and goods described in clause (1) is prohibited.
Clearance of
some of apparatuses, equipments and articles such as radio receiver,
communication instruments, books and publications, tapes, computers and
their parts and accessories, plant seeds, is subject to getting license from
the relevant organizations.
6) Dispatch
of samples of goods
Neither
dispatch of samples of goods, whether made in Iran or abroad, as a sample or
in order to test, analyze and repair in a limited number is permitted,
provided that they would be religiously neither prohibited nor antique.
7) Rules of
posting acoustic properties and musical instruments
The sending
of all kinds of acoustic properties, any kind of Iranian or foreign musical
instruments which are made in Iran, in a limited number by post, is exempt
from depositing foreign exchange guarantee cases confirmed by the ministry
of Islamic guidance and culture.
Dispatching
all kinds of musical instruments (CD or tapes), by taking permission from
the aforementioned ministry, for duplication, by post or any way, is
permitted.
Other points
Secretion
any kind of goods and concealment them from sight of the customs officials
is considered elicit and will be subject to the laws of punishment.
Discrepancy
between accompanied goods of the passengers and what has been declared in
the customs declaration will be considered as a crime and subject to the
relevant rules.
You can
contact directly with the head of the customs administration to make any
suggestion by the following telephone number:
8805394-5
Customs
weekly publication, which includes all the customs news and information, is
publishing every Wednesday. You can correspond or subscript weekly
publication by the following address:
Iran –
Tehran
P.O.BOX:
14155 – 3715
If you need
more information or you have any suggestion please feel free to contact with
us by the following address:
Central
Building of Customs Administration
Vali – E –
Asr – Sq
Vali – E –
Asr – St
Public
Relation Department
P . O . Box
: 15875- 6834 FAX: 002198 - 8902080