Cars stopped at customs
The number of vehicles stopped at customs exceeded 10,000 / Import uncertainty continues
About 5 months have passed since the closing of the order registration site, and the number of vehicles stopped at the customs has exceeded 10,000.
Car import by changing the import rules and instructions and blocking the order registration site for 5 months has led to various imbalances in the car market and after the closing of the order registration site, practically not all importers, both formal and informal, have been able to register new orders. According to the 7-month statistics of the country’s foreign trade, about 49,000 cars (with a significant increase compared to the same period in 1995) have entered the country legally. Relying on the same statistics, the officials of the Ministry of Industry announced that the process of importing cars has not stopped, while the real reason for the growth of imports is not clear despite the blocking of the order registration site, because the registration of import orders is valid for only 6 months.
Experts believe that although the amount of imports has increased so far, but somehow this issue is related to the use of previous order registration licenses, and incidentally, this increase in imports has led to an increase in the price of imported cars.
It is important to note that despite the increase in imports, the number of vehicles suspended at customs has also increased sharply. In an interview with Tasnim, an informed official at the Iranian Customs announced the existence of more than 10,000 vehicles without registering an order or without an import permit at the executive customs. It is worth mentioning that even if the engine volume of the cars stopped at the customs is less than 2500 cc, but the entry of these cars into the customs area was done without registering an order, the Ministry of Industry and Customs does not have a permit to clear them.
It is worth mentioning that despite the closure of the government order registration, some companies have been introduced as companies allowed to pre-sell imported cars, while these companies, like other importers, are not able to import in the current situation. The question that arises is that How can authorized or unauthorized pre-sale companies fulfill their future import obligations despite their previous commitments?
On the other hand, some time ago, while the government introduced companies that could not sell in advance, the field facts show that such instructions are not implemented in the market, and in addition to importing, there is a kind of confusion in the field of pre-selling.
Official news indicates that there are more than 10,000 cars in customs, and the game of authorized and unauthorized companies continues, while many authorized companies have no connection with the parent companies and their names are on the websites of major European and Asian companies. Oriental is not seen as an example The issue of importing Toyota cars is a clear example of this.
On the other hand, some officials have announced the government’s new decision to increase car import tariffs. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. It is worth mentioning that the average annual share of the country’s imports is about 55,000 units and the share of car production is more than one million units.
