Controversial speeches of parliamentarians/national car or national tragedy?
According to Tejarat News, Sara Fallahi, the representative of Ilam and a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Islamic Council, criticized those who make a living from the table of the revolution and said in a TV program: “Some people betrayed the table of the revolution, no one dares to deal with them.” . We have given these people so much space that they are hiding behind all the holy things that we can no longer deal with them.
He said: The national car is more like a national tragedy than a national product! They do not allow us to enter into these problems.
What cars will be imported from October?
The secretary of the Automobile Importers Association believes that SUVs will not be imported at all, and they probably won’t be from the top 10 brands in the world, and if they are, they will probably be from Picanto, Captur, or Renault, which will cost around 800-900 million tomans.
The future of the economy He wrote, studies show that the best cars that can enter the country are between 15 and 20 thousand dollars, which, assuming import with half a dollar (26,600 tomans) and applying a 100% tariff on them, the price is between 780 million tomans and one billion and 60 million tomans. will have. Of course, as Mehdi Dadfar, the secretary of the Automobile Importers Association said, a $20,000 car has a transportation cost of $3-4 thousand and its price is approximately $23-24 thousand.
Car import in the implementation phase
According to the government’s approval, it is forbidden to unload the car without registering an order and allocating currency, and the customs value will be calculated based on Article (14) of the Law on Customs Affairs (SIF), and imported cars will only be offered on the commodity exchange.
Quoted from Irenathe first vice president signed the government’s decree on the terms of order registration, currency supply and import of complete passenger cars in 1401 and notified it for implementation.
In the meeting of August 26 this year, the Council of Ministers agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade to issue a license to import cars with a price below 20,000 Euros (FOB) with priority for importing cars below 10,000 Euros (FOB).
According to the government’s approval, it is forbidden to unload the car without registering an order and allocating currency, and the customs value will be calculated based on Article (14) of the Law on Customs Affairs (SIF), and imported cars will only be offered on the commodity exchange.
Also, a working group under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and the membership of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance and the National Program and Budget Organization is required to provide the commercial profit rate of imported cars in terms of value (FOB) in such a way that the difference between the base price and the final price in the stock market The goods are equivalent to a fair profit. The aforementioned working group is authorized to determine the commercial profit on account at the time of clearance and determine the definite commercial profit at the time of sale.
The government also mandated the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade to develop the production of economic cars (up to 10,000 euros), while predicting investment and production incentives, to take the necessary measures to direct a part of imports towards production and increase domestic manufacturing. . The domestic manufacturing program of the importers subject to this clause must be approved by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
The import of passenger cars as a foreign investment (with the approval of the foreign investment organization) is allowed for use in the public transportation network, and its instructions are compiled and communicated by the Ministry of Security in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior.
Also, importing cars for numbering in commercial-industrial free zones is limited to two-power (hybrid) or all-electric cars, and the importers will also be responsible for investing and setting up charging stations.
The ceiling of foreign exchange resources required for the import of cars subject to this resolution, apart from foreign investment, is a maximum of one billion euros.
Special silence line for some car importers
The spokesman of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade stated that the implementation phase of car import will actually start from the beginning of October, and announced that those who qualify for car import have until September 19 to submit their application to the Automotive Industries Office of the Ministry of Security.
Quoted from ISNAOmid Qalibaf stated: The car import regulations include three groups, and after sending the application within the specified deadline, which is 19 September, the names of the selected companies will be announced by the end of September at the latest. After confirming and announcing the companies that have obtained the requirements of the car import regulation with a higher score, the car import can be done.
Quoted from Eco IranThe spokesperson of the Ministry of Security said that the import of cars will start from the beginning of October this year. According to Omid Qalibaf’s statement, importers have until September 19th to submit their requests to the Ministry of Safety’s Automotive Industry Office.
Qalibaf emphasized that importers of economic cars, foreign investors seeking to establish a production line, and those seeking to import electric cars to free zones are the three groups that are the first priority for car imports. Therefore, any company that obtains more points than the requirements of the executive regulations of vehicle entry, such as technology transfer, will be prioritized for import.
Three groups prioritize car import/ domestication program
The spokesman of the Ministry of Security listed the three groups of economic car importers, foreign investors applying for the establishment of a production line, and applicants for importing electric cars to free zones as the first priority included in the car import regulations, and in relation to the applicants for the import of economic cars, he emphasized: the necessary condition for this category is the requirement to technology transfer and after-sales service provision; But if in addition to these things they also have an internalization program, it is a double point.
He pointed out: In addition to specifying the details of the said requirements, the type of car that they intend to import should also be specified in the application that is submitted.
In free zones, only electric cars will be allowed to import
The media consultant of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade noted: In relation to the investment applicants to establish a car production line, an incentive has also been considered so that they can cover their Rial costs for buying a factory and setting up a production line through importing and selling cars. do The use of this incentive will exceed the one billion euro ceiling for car imports.
In the free zones, only electric cars will be allowed to import, and the conditions of the applicants are similar to those of economic car importers. Regarding the import of cars in the free zones, Ghalibaf said: In the free zones, only electric cars will be allowed to import, and the conditions of the applicants are similar to the economic car importers. With the explanation that internalization is not desired at the moment and instead the importer must commit to creating infrastructure and a car charging station.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Security also stated regarding the way of reviewing the requests and final approval of the companies: As mentioned, any company that gets more points than the requirements of the regulations, such as technology transfer, will be given priority for import.
Determining government import duties, based on the price discovered in the commodity exchange
At the end, Qalibaf stated: The determination of the percentage of government rights for car imports is determined based on the final discovered price in the commodity exchange.
After some time passed after the car import approval was finalized, on the last day of last week (3rd of Shahrivar), the car import regulation which was approved by the Council of Ministers on 26 August, with the presentation of details by the first vice president and to all Organizations including the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Economy, the Central Bank and the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Zones were notified.
Read the new car import regulations
Last week, finally, the regulation Car import It was approved by the government. Following the approval of this regulation on Thursday, Mohammad Mokhbar, the first vice president, announced this regulation. Most likely, the import of foreign cars will start this month, as promised by the Ministry of Industry.
Quoted from Hamshahri onlineThe Deputy Minister of Industry, Manouchehr Lagi, previously promised that the import of cars will start from September and emphasized that: the Ministry of Industry is not looking for luxury cars at this stage of import, and therefore, cars that many people can afford will be allowed to enter. have.
Now, as it appears from the provisions of the vehicle regulation that was published at the same time as its notification, the Ministry of Industry has fulfilled its promise to import cheap cars and it is expected that the import of cheap cars will start from this month as announced.
The price of imported cars
According to the provisions of the car import regulations published in 9 clauses, only the import of cars whose price is less than 20,000 euros is allowed, while priority is given to the import of cars under 10,000 euros. In this way, imported cars will not cost more than 700 million tomans.
As Hamshahri had previously calculated, most of the imported cars will be sold in the market in the price range of 180-325 million Tomans, because the main priority is to import cars under 10,000 euros.
How to buy imported cars
Also, according to the second paragraph of this regulation, imported cars should only be offered through the commodity exchange, and a working group under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Economy, and the Program Organization is supposed to be formed to calculate the commercial profit rate of the cars that are offered on the commodity exchange in such a way that the difference in the base price with the final price, be equivalent to a fair profit; It means that applicants for imported cars can buy these cars only through the commodity exchange, and the price of these cars is offered in the commodity exchange with a fair profit.
According to experts, the government’s decision to sell imported cars on the commodity exchange is a significant step that can lead to the transparency of the supply of imported cars, because before this there were many discussions about how to allocate these cars to applicants, and some analysts believed that it might happen during the sale. These cars will be given on rent to some applicants due to quotas.
The number of imported cars
Although the text of the car import regulations does not mention the amount of car imports and it is not clear how many cars will be imported into the country every year, but considering the amount of currency allocated for Car import It is not expected that the circulation of imports will exceed 100,000 devices in the first step.
As stated in the sixth paragraph of this regulation: the ceiling of foreign exchange resources required for the import of cars, apart from foreign investment, is a maximum equivalent of one billion euros, which shows that the government’s goal for importing cars from the source of foreign exchange is 100,000 vehicles, but that How much of this figure is realized depends on the type of class of imported cars.
If a large part of imported cars are allocated to cars under 10 thousand dollars, this number can increase to more than 100 thousand cars. But if the average price of imported cars is around 15,000 euros, the import ceiling will be limited to 65,000 cars.
The government has also predicted that a part of imported cars will enter the country from foreign investments. This means that a part of imports can be sourced from a place other than foreign exchange sources from exports, and if foreign investors also participate in this project, the number of imported cars can even exceed the limit of 100,000 units. However, there is still no news about the participation of foreign investors in this regard.
Development of domestic production
According to the third paragraph of the regulations Car importthe Ministry of Industry is obliged to take necessary measures to direct a part of imports towards production and increase domestic manufacturing, with the aim of developing the production of economic cars (up to 10,000 euros) while predicting investment and production incentives.
In the process of approving the provisions of this clause, the government has not specified how the car import program is supposed to be directed towards the development of domestic production, but the experience of the past years shows that probably after a round of imports, some imported cars are supposed to be assembled in the country. This is what happened in the past with the production of some European cars in domestic car companies.
How to provide currency
As emphasized in the car import regulations: the foreign exchange resources needed for this plan will be provided from the foreign currency obtained from exports, cryptocurrency, foreign investment and other sources approved by the Central Bank.
Also, the Ministry of Industry should, in cooperation with the Central Bank, formulate and communicate executive instructions on how to provide and allocate currency, technical specifications, after-sales services, technology transfer, and determine the technical and professional qualifications of importers.
Car import from October 1
The spokesman of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade stated that the implementation phase of car import will actually start from the beginning of October, and announced that those who qualify for car import have until September 19 to submit their application to the Automotive Industries Office of the Ministry of Security.
Omid Ghalibaf in conversation with ISNABy stating this, he stated: The car import regulations include three groups, and after sending the application within the mentioned deadline, which is set for September 19, the names of the selected companies will be announced by the end of September at the latest. After confirming and announcing the companies that have obtained the requirements of the car import regulation with a higher score, the car import can be done.
Three groups prioritize car import/ domestication program
The spokesman of the Ministry of Security listed three groups of economic car importers, foreign investors applying to establish a production line, and those applying to import electric cars to free zones as the first priority included in the car import regulations. He listed the free zones as the first priority included in the car import regulations and emphasized regarding the economic car import applicants: the necessary condition for this category is the requirement to transfer technology and provide after-sales services; But if in addition to these things they also have an internalization program, it is a double point.
He pointed out: In addition to specifying the details of the said requirements, the type of car that they intend to import should also be specified in the application that is submitted.