There are special stipulations on the following commodities when shipping to Iraq. If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations in order to avoid delays and holds at customs.
- Shipments of adversting stickers require an import license issued by the Ministry of Financial and Commercial Control, provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- Any import cosmetics shipments more than 5 kgs (actual weight) will required quality control and Ministry of Health approval from Erbil.
- Shipments of dental instruments require approval from the Ministry of Health and may be delayed an additional 3 to 4 days.
- Diaries containing pictures, advertising, or other content considered offensive will be destroyed. Shipments of over 1500 diaries require a Certificate of Origin. Diaries may be delayed 3 to 4 days for censorship purposes.
- Shipments of electrical items require permission from the Ministry of Information and a Certificate of Origin. There is a US$50.00 charge in advance to acquire government approval.
- Imports require an import license issued by the Ministry of Health provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- Data shipments to Iraq require an invoice with the value of the CD-ROM or disk only.
- Shipments of medical items require special permission from the Ministry of Information and a Certificate of Origin. There is a US$50.00 charge in advance to acquire government approval.
- Imports require an import license issued by the Ministry of Health provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- Imports of medicine require an import license issued by the Ministry of Health provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- All military non-document shipments to Iraq require a "tax levy form" in order to clear the goods duty free. Either the shipper or the importer has to complete the form. If no tax levy form is available, duty will apply. Please make sure that the correct importer's phone number and address is mentioned on the waybill and the invoice.
Shipments of the following military equipment (troop needs -clothes, night vision equipment, weapons, walkie talkies and broadcasting equipment) require an import license issued by the Ministry of Interior, provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- The invoice must include the name of the part, its components, and the machine that uses the part.
- Shipments of software requires approval from the Ministry of Communication and may take an additional 2 to 3 days for clearance.
- Audiotapes or videotapes may be delayed 3 to 4 days for censorship purposes. Tapes that contain pictures, advertising, or other content considered offensive will be destroyed.
- All telephones, telephone equipment and cellular telephones require approval from the Ministry of Communication and may take an additional 2 to 3 days for clearance.
- Shipments of televisions require an import license issued by the Ministry of Interior provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- Shipments of toys with camera uses/equipment require an import license issued by the Ministry of Interior, provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
- Data shipments require an invoice with the character of the USB stick (storing intercompany data) and the value of the USB Stick.