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Order registration for goods entering the Free and Special Zones

Order registration for goods entering the Free and Special Zones

International Trade
Order Registration
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Service Description

Order Registration for import license into Iran is made prior to importation. In other words, before purchase and transport of goods into the country you are required to register an order to import the goods to the Free and Special Zones.

In absence of Order Registration, it is not possible to clear the goods.

Service Prerequisites

  • Holding the unique ID of economic licenses of Free and Special Economic Zones (Shima)

Service Instructions

You must be registered to receive all the services of the Website.

  •  To request this service, click the "Start" button at the top of the page. In case you do not have an account, you must register and if you have already registered, log in to your account.
  •  The "Start" button automatically adds this service to your desktop. You need it to know the latest status and track the history of applications.
  •  You need Shima code to register an order.
  •  Pressing the "Start" button will take you to the comprehensive NTSW.ir trading system.

Guide to Order Registration in the comprehensive trading system

  •  If you are not registered in the comprehensive trade system, click on the registration option and check the box next to the phrase "I am not a member of the order registration system".
  •  Now you need to enter your personal information. In this section, note that the mobile phone number must be in the name of the registrant. At the same time, avoid selecting the "Use two-factor password" option in this section.
  •  To log in, you must select the desired role. If you are a legal entity, you should introduce your company in the "Basic Operations" menu and receive the role of "Legal Basis".
  •  From the Basic Operations menu, on the right side of the page, select the "Upload Qualifications" option.
  •  By selecting your real / legal role and after pressing the "Free Zone License Inquiry" button, the licenses in the Free Zones will be displayed to you.
  •  Once you have received the response to the inquiry, the role of the natural / legal trader shall be added to your roles.
  •  From the "Foreign Trade Operations" menu, enter "File Management" and select "New File".
  •  After filling in the information of the forms and uploading the requested documents and registering the information, a file shall be added in the "File Management" section of the new file status.
  •  Now, it is time to inquire about the rules and apply for the required permits. In the file management section in the new file, you should select the "Details" section and then click the "Inquiry of criteria" in the opened page.
  •  Following completion of the criteria query stage, the status of the file changes to "query". At this stage, select "Submit License Application".
  •  In the new window, after selecting "Submit Request", the status of the file changes to "Waiting for permits".
  •  After approval of the Zone, the file is submitted to the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Zones and upon the final approval of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council, the file shall be displayed in the comprehensive trade system.
  •  After this stage, the status of the file in the comprehensive trading system is automatically changed to "Ready to register an order", "Under order registration" and "Ready to pay fee". After payment of the fee, the work procedure is completed.
  •  You may view and track file status in your folder.

More details

Note 1: The importation of goods in the Free and Special Zones used to be done until April 11, 2016 without registering an order, and after this date, the commercial import of all goods into the Free Trade-Industrial and the Special Economic Zones and other entry points without order registration is prohibited. Notwithstanding, this procedure is easier and faster in the Free and Special Zones than in the mainland.


Note 2: If 24 hours passes since registering your application in NTSW.ir, and you do not see the reference of the file to the Zone, in your folder, call the contact center number of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council (...).


Note 3: If you have not done the registration order to import goods to the Free and Special Zones, before importation, you are responsible for any problems during the clearance of the goods.


Note 4: According to the decision of the Council of Ministers, 3200 goods (raw materials of industrial units) are exempted from order registration.


Note 5: The guide to different ways of securing foreign exchange, based on the type of import (when filling out financial-banking information, you may get help from the table below):

 

 

Methods of providing foreign exchange

Type of import to the Zone

Various methods of providing foreign exchange

Raw materials of production and industrial units

Types of foreign exchange methods

Production line parts, equipment and machinery

Bank - Import versus Export

Bank - Applicant's foreign currency account

Consumer goods in the Zone

Bank-Import versus Export

Bank - Applicant's foreign currency account

Passenger accompanied goods

It is currently banned.

automobile

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Types of foreign exchange operations:

  •  Bank:
  •  Purchase of currency from the banking system (Nima)
  •  Import versus export
  •  Applicant's foreign currency account ‌
  •  Non-bank (currently not eligible)
  •  No currency transfer (based on investment license in the Free Zones and for foreign investors)

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