Article 41

Esitablishment of letter of credit at the bank

Importation of goods in a commercial nature shall be subject to the establishment of letter of credit at the bank. Note. The following cases shall not be subjectto the provisions of this Article:

1.Goods importable without the transfer of foreign exchange.

2.Goods importable through border marketplaces,within the framework of relating resolutions.

3.Goods required by households residing in frontier zones, and their cooperative companies; peddlers; sailors and vessel crews, as per the list set forth in this ordinance, and within the limits specified therein.

4. Other cases specified by laws and regulations.

Article 42

The entry of used goods

1. Used motor vehicles including roadbuilding machinery may be imported in conformity to the relevant law and the executive ordinance  thereof.

 

2.Second-hand equipment, appliances and machinery for use in production line may be imported subject to the confirmation by the relevant ministry dealing with production affairs.

 

3.In other cases, the importation of used goods shall be subject to the approval of the Committee referred to in Article 1 of this ordinance.

Note. The Customs Administration shall be required to valuate used goods under this Article on the basis of similar new ones.

Article 43

The manner in which goods 1hat have been proclaimed as prohibited by resolutions of the Council of Ministers may be imported

1.Primary materials, components, replacement parts, and technical supplies needed by the country's industries, imported in the name In the productive units, at the request of the relevant productive ministry, and the discretion and approval of the committee indicated in Article 1, provided that such goods are not domestically-produced to such a level in terms of quality and quantity as to satisfy the industry's needs.

 

2.Goods in urgent demand by the Ministries and government organizations at the discretion and with the approval of the committee indicated in Article 1.

 

3.If covered by the prohibited tariff lines, used goods belonging to representative offices abroad of Ministries and state organizations that are being closed down, subject to the approval of the said Committee.

 

4. Sample of goods required broductive units and higher education and research institutes, in such quantities that can be regarded as sample, at the discretion of the Customs Administration of Iran.

 

5.Parts and accessories of importable goods classified under prohibited tariff lines, provided that the prohibited components and parts are entered together with, in the same number as, or in proportion to the original goods. In the case of productive units, the entry shall be permissible at the discretion and with the approval of the productive Ministry concerned.

 

6.Foodstuffs required by the foreign personnel employed by the contractors of the Ministries and governmental organizations, in a reasonable quantity corresponding to their consumption, with the approval of the Ministry of Commerce .

Article 44

The manner in which the funds indicated in Articles 19 and 20 of the Law are to be spent, shall be determinded by the Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Ministry of Commerce.