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Customs clearance procedures

مراحل ترخيص كالا از گمرک

Performing clearance procedures for imported goods as well as exporting goods from the country based on the law of customs affairs and its executive regulations depends on the preparation of the customs declaration and its submission to the customs. The declarant is obliged to attach the necessary documents such as the purchase list, certificate of origin, bank documents and other necessary permits that are determined by the relevant regulations and laws to the declaration.

Performing clearance procedures for imported goods as well as exporting goods from the country based on the law of customs affairs and its executive regulations depends on the preparation of the customs declaration and its submission to the customs. The declarant is obliged to attach the necessary documents such as the purchase list, certificate of origin, bank documents and other necessary permits that are determined by the relevant regulations and laws to the declaration.

According to the export and import regulation law, exported and imported goods are divided into the following three groups:

1- Authorized product: It is a product whose export or import does not require obtaining a license in compliance with the rules.

2- Conditional product: It is a product whose export or import is possible by obtaining relevant permits.

3- Prohibited product: It is a product whose export or import is prohibited according to the holy law of Islam or according to the law. The goods that have been handed over to the customs for entry or issuance of the customs declaration are examined in terms of compliance with the contents of the declaration and related documents and laws. And if there is no discrepancy, the customs license will be issued and cleared.

Customs procedures for the export of some special goods are carried out exclusively in the following customs:

Carpets in the customs of West Tehran, Mehrabad, Kerman, Shiraz, Kermanshah and Mashhad

Pistachios in the customs of Kerman, west of Tehran and Mehrabad

Saffron in Mashhad and Mehrabad customs

skin and intestines and salambor in south Tehran customs

Computer Information Customs System (Nagaar)

Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while compiling a comprehensive plan to reform its traditional system, with the cooperation of the United Nations Development Program

1. Facilitate customs procedures related to goods clearance as much as possible. and the United Nations Development and Trade Conference

2. It was decided to improve the existing computer system, in order to realize this, the use of computerized customs information system (NEGAR) was put on the agenda of Iranian customs.

With the operationalization of this system in the export sector from (17/10/76) and subsequently in the import sector from (12/6/77), many steps related to goods clearance procedures, especially those that require expert decision and opinion It doesn’t exist, it is done through a computer, and due to its many different features and advantages, it is completely different from the previous traditional method.

In this context, we can mention some of the advantages and benefits of this system:

1- Using the international form of Administrative Unit Document (SAD) as a statement. Due to the coding of information and the use of reference control tables that contain the characteristics of people, goods, and countries, entering such information and reporting them is done faster and more accurately.

2- Removing extra copies of the declaration and using a standard form.

3- Calculating customs collections by computer with maximum speed and necessary accuracy.

4- Removing the cottage office and assigning a registration number by computer

5- Removing the journal and assigning the registration number by computer

6- Controlling the necessary licenses to clear the goods by providing the relevant codes through the system.

7- Providing all kinds of statistical, economic, commercial and customs reports in the shortest possible time.

8- Issuance of goods clearance permit through computer

In addition to the mentioned privileges, the following skills and abilities can also be mentioned:

1- The possibility of paying salaries and customs duties through the electronic banking system.

2- The possibility of determining the evaluator through the system and dividing the declarations among them

3- The possibility of choosing the goods clearance route based on the information available in the system (green, yellow, blue and red channels)

4- The possibility of controlling the transit of goods at the origin and destination by computer

5- The possibility of declaring goods remotely using e-mail and telecommunications equipment.

6- The possibility of controlling the value of goods using the value records in the computer.

7- The possibility of using credit and prepayment accounts in the accounting program.

8- The possibility of converting the declaration information available in the system to EDI codes and providing the basis for the electronic exchange of information.

9- The possibility of using the computer program of the list of loads (manifest) to control the amount of imported goods and settle them from the warehouse offices.

10- The possibility of creating a system connection with the offices of the royalties, banks, insurance companies and transportation institutions and providing the basis for the creation of a commercial center and achieving paperless business.

The Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to solve a wide range of existing customs issues and problems in the country by continuing the plan to equip the country’s major customs with a computerized information customs system and provide the basis for ease of trade, import and export. Because we believe that to increase the efficiency of the trade sector, the main step is to modernize the customs system and equip it with new and advanced methods and facilities.

Executive instructions for circulation of import declaration in Project Nagar for clients

First step: entering information

The owner of the goods or his legal representative refers to the (information entry) section and finds the original declaration form and starts to provide the requested information in the text and in the middle of the declaration. They are asked questions, after completing the initial statement and submitting it to the information entry section, the statement is entered into the system.

It should be mentioned that the declarant should enter the value of the goods and the funds that he has calculated separately in the middle of the declaration related to the importer according to the codes listed in the booklet (administrative unit document (SAD)), which of course these figures should be It should be the same as the figures calculated by the computer. After entering the information as well as entering the costs related to the goods, the user checks the declaration in the system through his computer and the central control computer, and after obtaining approval, saves the declaration in the user’s computer and the central computer (local storage number by The user is noted in the upper part of the statement (the central computer, while saving the statement, inserts the (number stored in the server) in house number 7

At different stages of customs formalities, the declaration is called by this reference number and declarant code and the necessary operations are done on it. After the completion of the mentioned steps, the statement is printed and handed over to the owner of the goods or his legal representative as an attachment to the statement, so that he can sign it after checking.

If a discrepancy is observed at this stage, the user calls the statement by the local storage number and takes action to correct it, and after local control and control with the server, deletes the previous statement from his local computer and replaces it with the new modified statement. The system will assign a new milestone number to this new statement.

Second step: acceptance of statement

The declarant submits the printed declaration and the handwritten declaration together with the required documents and permits (based on the codes included in the text of the declaration) and the bank slip for processing the declaration acceptance section.

In this part, the belongingness of the documents to the statement and the existence of the necessary documents are discussed briefly.

The owner of the goods is responsible for the correctness of the contents of the submitted documents and their completeness.

After recalling the statement from the central computer and proceeding with the registration (cottage), if the contents of the statement match with the information available in the central computer, the system will assign a number under the title of registration number of the statement (cottage), otherwise In this case, the statement will be returned to the declarant for correction or completion. In such a case, the declarant should refer to the information entry unit to make the necessary corrections in his declaration, make a new print, and use it.

The goods are considered declared from the date of payment of the amounts specified in the statement.

The owner of the goods has the right to make any changes or corrections to the declaration before the system assigns the registration number to the declaration. After accepting the declaration, all the submitted documents, except the bank slip, are attached to the declaration and sealed. Then the registration number in the relevant place (part (a) of the printed declaration) is manually inserted and the adjusted declaration is sent to the assessment section along with the attached documents to perform customs controls.

Third stage: Customs controls

At this stage, the physical evaluation of the goods is done. After the evaluation, the evaluator will take care of the signature of the declaration and the control of the payment funds and other regulations. If the statement is true, the said expert will sign the statement and hand it over to the head of the evaluation service. He undertakes its systematic evaluation, enters the evaluation number determined by the system manually in the relevant place (part (b) of the statement) and signs the statement.

If the evaluation process leads to changes in the statement, the head of the evaluation service or the relevant expert will modify the previous statement, which will lead to the creation of a new statement.

After the amendment or supplementary declaration, a printed copy is handed over to the owner of the goods for signature and payment of the difference. The head of the evaluation service systematically evaluates the revised final declaration and after entering the evaluation number in the relevant place (part (b) of the declaration), signs it and sends it to the fund and license issuing unit.

Fourth step: payment and discharge

After the systematic evaluation and the signing of the statement by the head of the evaluation service, the statement and the bank slip are delivered to the fund. The cashier first compares the relevant statement from the recall system and the amount of the presented receipt with the amount calculated by the system in box 47 of the statement and if confirmed, completes the receipt of the fund based on the information contained in the boxes of the statement in the computer. Controls and confirms. After that, the bank receipt is separated from the documents and the customs license is printed. The printed license is stamped and signed by the person in charge of the fund, its number is entered in the relevant office, then it is handed over to the owner of the goods after obtaining a receipt.

Implementation instructions for circulation of export declaration in Project Nagar for clients

First step: entering information

The owner of the goods or his legal representative refers to the (information entry) section and finds the original declaration form and starts to provide the requested information in the text and in the middle of the declaration. They are asked questions

After completing the initial declaration and submitting it to the data entry section, the declaration information is entered into the system.

It should be mentioned that the declarant should enter the value of the goods and the funds that he has calculated separately in the middle of the declaration related to the importer according to the codes listed in the booklet (administrative unit document (SAD)), which of course these figures should be It should be the same with the figures calculated by the computer. If these calculations are inconsistent with other information entered in the system, before starting the next step, these differences should be identified and resolved. Entering the product code, the system enters the code of the documents and permits required to issue that specific product in box 44 of the declaration, which should be checked by an expert in matching the documents and ensure that it is attached to the declaration. After entering the information and also entering the costs related to the goods. The user checks the declaration in the system through his computer and the central control computer, and after obtaining confirmation, saves the declaration in the user’s computer and the central computer (the local storage number is noted by the user in the upper part of the declaration) (central computer) While saving the declaration (the number stored in the server) it is inserted in the house number 7

At different stages of customs formalities, the declaration is made by this reference number and recall declaration code and the necessary operations are carried out on it. After the completion of the mentioned steps, the statement is printed and handed over to the owner of the goods or his legal representative as an attachment to the statement, so that he can sign it after checking.

If a discrepancy is observed at this stage, the user calls the statement by the local storage number and takes action to correct it, and after local control and control with the server, deletes the previous statement from his local computer and replaces it with the new modified statement.

Second step: acceptance of statement

The declarant submits the printed declaration to the annex of the necessary documents (based on the codes included in the text of the declaration) and the bank receipt for processing the declaration acceptance section. In this part, the belongingness of the documents to the statement and the existence of the necessary documents are discussed briefly. The owner of the goods is responsible for the accuracy of the contents of the submitted documents and their completeness. After recalling the statement from the central computer and proceeding with the registration (cottage), if the contents of the statement match with the information available in the central computer, the system will assign a number under the title of registration number of the statement (cottage), otherwise In this case, the statement will be returned to the declarant for correction or completion. In such a case, the declarant should refer to the information entry unit so that the necessary corrections are made in his declaration and a new print is prepared and used. The goods are considered declared from the date of payment of the amounts specified in the statement.

The owner of the goods has the right to make any changes or corrections to the declaration before the system assigns the registration number to the declaration. After accepting the declaration, all the submitted documents, except the bank slip, are attached to the declaration and sealed. Then, the registration number in the relevant place (part (a) of the printed declaration) is manually inserted and the declaration and the attached documents along with a declaration sheet (which is used as an export license) to carry out evaluation operations to the evaluation section. It will be sent.

Third stage: Customs controls

At this stage, the physical evaluation of the goods is done. After the evaluation, the evaluator takes action on the endorsement of the declaration and also the endorsement of the final declaration (or customs license) and presents it to the head of the export evaluation service. The head of the evaluation service called the relevant declaration by the identification number and code of the declarant written in the text of the declaration and started to evaluate the declaration by the system and entered the evaluation number determined by the system manually in the relevant place (part (b) of the declaration letter) enters and signs the statement.

If the evaluation process leads to changes in the statement, the head of the evaluation service or the relevant expert will modify the previous statement, which will lead to the creation of a new statement.

Then, the modified statement is printed in a copy and attached to the previous statement so that the owner of the goods after signing it, goes to the head of the evaluation service and carries out a systematic evaluation and signing it.

Fourth step: payment and discharge

After the systematic evaluation and signing of the declaration by the head of the evaluation service, the declaration and the customs license are signed and the bank receipt is sent to the fund. The cashier first compares the relevant statement from the recall system and the amount of the presented receipt with the amount calculated by the system in box 47 of the statement and if confirmed, completes the receipt of the fund based on the information contained in the boxes of the statement in the computer. After checking and confirming, he prints and signs it and presents it to the declarant. After that, he separates the bank slip from the documents and inserts the cottage number of the declaration in the middle of the slip in order to establish a connection between the declaration slips, then proceeds to print the customs license. The head of the evaluation service hands it over to the customs control section along with other documents and declarations, with the exception of bank slips, for signature.