TEHRAN, Iran, Dec.24
Trend:
Iran's Minister of Economy has applied to Cabinet of Ministers and suggested that all 5,100 imported cars remaining at the customs' warehouses be cleared.
“Minister of Economy Farhad Dejpasand asked the cabinet to make a decision on imported cars after his visit to Bushehr Customs Office,” Mehrdad Jamal Arvanaghi, deputy head of Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA) for customs affairs, said, Trend reports citing ISNA.
“According to his proposal, the cars at Arvand Free Zone that passed the customs formalities and got import licenses, but were not cleared due to the expiry of the clearance deadline, shall be cleared soon,” the official said.
There were 12,261 imported cars stuck at the customs, and 7,153 of them were cleared in the second half of last year, while 5,108 cars remained in customs warehouses due to expiry of the clearance deadline.
Foreign currency fluctuation as well as bans on ordering and importing cars were the most serious reasons for stopping clearance of imported cars at the customs.