Holders of the border exchange card may join the local cooperative company
formed by frontier zone inhabitants, by submitting their card to the said company.
Upon the receipt of the cards, the cooperative company shall seal them on the
place specified for the purpose. The company shall make a list of sealed cards,
and have it certified by the local Department of Commerce, or the subgovernor's
office. By producing the list, the cooperative company can conduct border
transactions equivalent to the total quotas of its members, within the
framework of the relevant regulations. Households whose cards have not been
sealed by the cooperative company, or who decline to subscribe to the
cooperative, or their place of residence lacks such a company, may individually
conduct border exchange transactions within the bounds of their quotas, and
without the right to deputize a proxy.
Note 1. The value ceiling of goods importable
by households residing in border areas and their cooperative companies shall be
three hundred million dollars ($ 300000000) on annual basis. The allocation of
quotas out of this amount to individual provinces eligible for border exchange
facilities, shall be made by the Committee indicated in Note 1 of Article 17 of
this ordinance. .
Note 2. Similar to other juridical persons,
cooperative companies of border inhabitants may engage in the exportation and
importation of goods within the purview of general export-import regulations,
and regardless of border exchange regulations. Trade activities indicated in
this Note shall be in addition to the ceiling specified in Note 1 of this
Article.
Note 3. The Ministry of Cooperation shall be
required to supervise border cooperative companies in such a manner that their
activities do not obstruct productive employment in the relevant provinces.
Note 4. Under the guidance and supervision of
the Ministry of Cooperation, and with due regard to Article 25 of the law
concerning the cooperative sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran's economy, a
part of the profits derived from the export-import activities of border
cooperative companies shall be invested to create and develop units that
generate jobs in the geographical bounds of the localities where these
companies are based.
Holders of the border exchange card, or their
cooperative company are authorized to export all permissible goods, and those
allowed for export under a "general approval", up to an annual value
ceiling of Rls. 1000,000 (one million) per person, with due regard to other
regulations. In return, they may import permissible goods up to the same
ceiling, without licenses provided for in the tables of the Export- Import
Regulations.
Note 1. The list containing types and
quantity of goods importable by border inhabitants, and the amount of customs
exemptions, and their subsequent changes, shall be prepared by a committee set
up under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce, and made up of the
Ministry of Cooperation and Ministry of Interior. The list shall be promulgated
after being approved by the majority of Ministers who are members of the
Economic Commission of the Council of Ministers, with due regard to Article 19
of the internal by-laws of the aforesaid Council.
Note 2. Exchange security in respect of
exports made by holders of the border exchange card, or their cooperative
company shall be deposited with customs. Deadline for the entry of imports
shall be 8 months from the date the exchange security has been deposited. In
cases where the imports are not entered within the prescribed period of time,
the Customs Administration shall be required to notify the Central Bank of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, of the non- fulfillment of the obligation, with a
view to taking legal action.
Note 3. The exchange of goods by holders of
the border exchange card, or their cooperative company shall be subject to the
following conditions:
1. Goods imported should not be manufactured or produced in countries
with which transaction is prohibited.
2. The exportation and importation of all
goods shall be subject to the observance of human, animal, and plant health
regulations, as well as those concerning the atomic energy.
* As amended.
List of goods importable by holders of the border exchange card, or the cooperative companies of border inhabitants, the entry conditions and the amount of customs exemption, subject of Note 1 of Article 17 above (the resolution N 0. 71704 / T 20525 K dated 03.03.98 (11.12.77) passed by the Council of Ministers).
1. Rice, 50 kg per person/year, with full exemption from customs duty
and commercial benefit tax.
2. Edible vegetable oil (solid and liquid), with due attention to the
consumption deadline and the relevant quality standard, 15 kg per person/year,
with 50% exemption from customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
3. Sugar (lump and granulated), totally 20 kg, per person/year, with
50% exemption from customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
4. Tamarind, 5 kg per person/year, for eligible coastal localities
only, with 50% exemption from customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
5. Spices (including turmeric, black paper, ginger, cardamom, clove,
and cinnamon), totally 3 kg per person/year, with 50% exemption from customs
duty and commercial benefit tax.
6. Manual, and fully industrial sewing machine, one piece per 50 persons/year,
with 50% exemption from customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
7. Tea flask, one per 5 persons/year, with 30% exemption from customs
duty and commercial benefit tax,
8. Glass for tea flask, one piece per 5 persons/year, with 30%
exemption from customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
9. Mantle lantern, one per 5 persons/year, with 20% exemption from
customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
10. Wind-proof lantern, one per 5 persons/year, with 50% exemption from
customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
11. Squared wood for eligible coastal localities only, without any
restrictions.
12. Teak wood for launch building, without any restriction.
13. Engines, or parts thereof, used for freight and fishing boats or
launches, without any restrictions.
14. Special nails used for launch building, without any restriction.
15. Carpentery equipment and tools, or parts thereof, used for launch
building, without any restriction.
16. Shark oil for use in launches, without any restrictions.
17. Yarn for weaving fishing net, for annual consumption of persons
engaged in fishing.
18. Loom for weaving fishing net, for annual consumption of fishermen.
19. Gregor wire for building fishing cages, without any restriction.
20. Fishing hooks for annual consumption of fishermen, with due regard
to the criteria of the Fisheries Organization.
21. Electricity generators up to 20 kW, one generator per 20
persons/year, with 25% exemption form customs duty and commercial benefit tax.
22. Environment-friendly compressors for refrigerator and cooler, 1
piece per 10 persons/year, with 30% exemption from customs duty and commercial
benefit tax.
23.Agricultural machinery, without any restriction.
24. Water desalination units, without any restriction.
25. Agricultural water motors (without pump ), or detached parts
thereof, without any restriction.
26. Spare parts for agricultural machinery, without any restriction.
27.Air conditioners, for the Southern provinces, and Lamerd in Fars
province only, 1 unit per household/year, with 30% exemption from customs duty
and commercial benefit tax.
28.Various kinds of seeds of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, onion,
cabbage, and pepper, without any restriction.
29.Various kinds of plant pesticides, approved by the Plant Protection
Organization, without any restriction.
30. Wool shearing machines, without any restriction.
31. Board of yew wood, without restriction.
32. Various kinds of tailors' scissors, pruning shears and wool shears
without any restriction.
33. Mowing yarn, without any restriction.
34.Parts for light- and heavy-dutyvehicles and road building machinery
(other than parts for Paykan), without any restriction.
35.Cutting tools without any restriction.
36. Jute fabric, l00 metres per household/year.
37. Kitchen knives, 6 pieces per household/year.
38. Hand-operated and electric shaving machines, one piece per
household/year.
39. Turkmen scarves, 3 pieces per household/year.
40. Powder for photocopying machines, without any restriction.
41. Raw cow hide, without any restriction.
42. Desk-model calculators, one per household/year.
43. Compasses and surveying levels, without any restriction.
44. Unwrought glass for spectacles, one piece per household/year.
45. Spectacle frames, one piece per household.
46. Various kinds of black seamless pipe, without any restriction.