Iraqi customs responds to traders: We operate according to international standards.
Iraqi customs responds to traders: We operate according to international standards.
2026-02-07 03:31
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The director of the Iraqi Customs Authority, Thamer Qasim, confirmed on Saturday that the customs tariff currently in place is based on international standards, and there is no such thing as an “unprecedented increase” in the tariff.
Qasim told Shafaq News Agency that “the General Authority of Customs is an executive body to implement the decisions issued by the government, and it has completed all procedures and implemented the ASYCUDA system and applied the Customs Tariff Law and the classification of goods based on type.”
He explained that “some traders see an increase because the trader used to rely on the fixed fee and this is not internationally acceptable, and today we have adopted international standards, procedures and demarcation as is the case in neighboring countries.”
Qassem pointed out that there is no such thing as an “unprecedented increase in customs tariffs,” but rather it is a departure from the fixed fee and the adoption of a system of tariffs on goods and merchandise.
He explained that “the customs tariff on cars exists, and the exemption was only on hybrid cars, and customs duties were imposed on the import of hybrids, and this exists and is approved in neighboring countries and regional countries.”
Traders, who called for a general strike at all customs outlets, described the increase in tariffs and additional fees as an outrageous rise that will negatively affect trade and local markets.
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