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Application is a request for a permit/license to import goods from foreign countries; this application is submitted to the IRI Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade (MIMT). Therefore, receiving a proforma invoice and submitting an application are initial stages of goods importation. An application permit is a file issued by the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran and includes an 8-digit serial number, application permit issue date, proforma invoice issue date, and the name of the applicant company, which may be the importer.

Applicants for a permit/license, either legal or natural, may visit ntsw.ir/Login.aspx, sign up, log in, and receive a username and password; afterward, they can submit their import application round the clock from everywhere with a proper Internet coverage. It deserves mention that the applicants may track the progress status of their application in this system.

Goods Import Application Stages

Examining the tariffs of the desired goods
Receiving a proforma invoice from the seller
Going to the International Trade Vice-Ministry (of MIMT) to complete the application form
Obtaining a goods import permit/license according to the import/export regulations of the organizations and authorities concerned
Going to an insurance company and taking out an insurance policy
Registering the application with the broker bank to place an order for the desired goods (once the application is completed, in order to open a credit account, banking forms, the proforma invoice, the insurance policy, and permits are produced and the required payments are made.)

Documents Required for Goods Import Application

A valid international import/export license
MIMT membership card
Necessary permits and licenses according to the remarks included in the Tariffs Chapter in the Import/Export Rule Book, and other acts and directives (by IRI Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, etc.)
The original proforma invoice and a copy of it
Goods catalogs, brochures, and analyses

Proforma Invoice must include the following:

Buyer’s full name and address (Tel. and Fax)
Seller’s full name and address (Tel. and Fax)
Goods specifications
Unit price, FOB price, and transportation/carriage price
Quantity, weight, and packaging type
Manufacturing and selling countries
Country of origin, loading place, transportation vehicle, and deadline
Foreign Currency (Forex) used and method of payment

Port of entry and the destination customs
Signed proforma invoice number and issue date together with the signing date
A standard authenticated by the Iran National Standards Organization (Importer is to declare that the goods conform to the standard, when goods are subject to importation standards.)
Certified translation for proforma invoices that are not in Farsi or English
Catalogs for machinery and some consumer products; brochures or analyses for chemical products whose specifications may be unreadable in the proforma invoice