Documents required to declare goods at customs

Declaring the goods at the customs means that the exporter or the importer of the goods or their lawyer declares to the customs what the goods are that he intends to leave the customs and the legal procedures and procedures for the goods exit have been followed by him and things like duties and tax has been paid. The procedures for declaring goods at customs are done through the customs EPL system, and there is no need to declare goods in person.

According to the instructions issued by the Customs Department of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a customs declaration must be submitted to the customs for the import customs clearance and the export of the export goods from the country. The declarant of the goods must also provide the customs with the purchase list (purchase invoice or purchase list), certificate of origin, bank documents and necessary permits for the export or import of the said goods.

The main documents that must be attached to the declaration are:

Commercial invoice
Policy
Order
Currency supply certificate
Shipping documents (or a certified copy of the shipping document by the international shipping company)
clearance
Customs warehouse invoice receipt
Certificate of Origin
Packing or baling list (if the goods are not uniform)
Export product inspection certificate
Other required permits

It is not necessary to attach the shipping and clearance document for the goods entering from the free commercial-industrial and special economic zones to the mainland, which have been converted in the traded zone or its warehouse bill.

Note 1:
In exceptional cases, when it is not possible to submit one or more documents except the clearance, the bank’s approval (if the goods are imported through the banking system) and the necessary licenses and certificates, the declaration will be accepted and processed upon the determination of the head of customs. The customs clearance of the goods depends on the submission of all documents and the complete completion of customs formalities.

Note 2:
In cases where the country of origin of the certified goods is not a product of embargoed countries and is not subject to preferential tariffs and quantitative restrictions, it is not necessary to provide a certificate of origin as determined by Iranian customs.

Note 3:
In the case of legal entities, if the person who prepares and submits the declaration is other than the owner of the goods, the aforementioned person (employee of the legal entity) must have an official power of attorney and a letter of introduction (based on the text that will be announced by the Iranian customs) for the clearance of the goods, and an official power of attorney and letter of introduction or Their picture should be attached and the limits of the attorney’s authority should be specified on the official power of attorney sheet, and if the customs broker is the clearance agent, the named person should also have an official power of attorney. The official letter of introduction of government institutions regarding the goods belonging to them and the letter of introduction of embassies with the certificate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the goods belonging to the embassies will be accepted instead of the official power of attorney.

Note 4:
In cases where the owner of the goods is a natural person, it is possible to accept the goods declaration only through him or a customs broker with an official power of attorney and a valid customs broker card.