Will the car import tariff change next year?

According to Eqtesadonline, quoted by Tasnim, Mohsen Salehinia in a news program related to the mechanism of car import in 1401 and in response to the question of who is allowed to import passenger cars? He said: “Car import has a history and in previous years, according to the by-laws of car import technical regulations approved by the Cabinet, it has been valid and current, but what we are saying today allows the government to allow companies or individuals based on Technical regulations for car imports can be subject to car imports to grant this permission, so car imports are not considered by the government and government elements.

The head of the Development and Renovation Organization said: “Usually, companies that intend to import cars must already have conditions in terms of the possibility of providing sales and after-sales services and providing suitable parts during the operation process by applicants, and therefore companies that can Comply with these criteria and cars that are in the standard can also fall into this category.

In response to the question of whether domestic automakers will be allowed to import? He said: “Some domestic automakers in the private sector and their two major automakers in the past have usually had a limited number of car imports to complete the basket of goods, so in the current situation, if they can meet the criteria and request imports, they can Restricted imports.

Referring to paragraph 4 of the 8-article communiqué of the president on car imports, Salehinia stated: “The need for the market, legal barriers and the implementation of car imports should be eliminated within three months, and the ratio of exports to imports should increase with increasing exports.” Legislation of the parliament should be possible and suitable competitive conditions should be provided.

He added: “Therefore, according to the government’s authority, according to the three mentioned axes, the parliament’s decision can be made based on the operational conditions.”

Deputy Minister Samat stated: In the previous periods when car import was subject to the general regulations of import and export in the country, the car had conditions like other goods and its import had tariffs, but from our expert point of view, importing the expected number of cars is a loss to domestic production. They do not live.

He added: “Car imports in previous years have averaged about $ 20,000 to $ 22,000 per car, which means that about $ 1.4 million will be spent on car imports next year.”

Salehinia stated: “At no time has there been a restriction on car imports to support domestic production, and in recent years we have faced difficulties due to international restrictions on providing currency for the production of basic goods or importing products.”

Deputy Minister of Industry: The car import tariff for next year has not changed at the moment and is based on the same tariffs as before. The tariff starts from 40% and is applied up to 75% based on the volume of the car engine.

Deputy Minister Samat stated: The import tariff is always offered to the government until February 6, and the government approves it, but this year the car import tariff was not proposed because it was not possible to import, but with the implementation of this issue, if those who are related A proposal to reduce or increase can be considered in the government, we have made plans for next year, a large part of which is contained in the 8-article presidential decree, and one of those cases is the move towards real privatization.