General Administration of Customs confirmed on Wednesday, seeking to find urgent solutions to address the problem of import licenses, noting that it will solve the problem within 24 hours. 

The Authority said in a statement that it "is urgently seeking to find a quick solution to avoid the problem of variation in the units of measurement approved for goods in the import licenses issued before the entry into force of the draft standardization of customs duties and procedures in 2019/2/16.


She added that "there is high coordination with the General Company for Trade and Trade Services of Iraq to find a formula for the approval of import licenses issued before the entry into force of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (13) of 2019, and will be resolved within 24 hours in cooperation with the company and its branches in the provinces "He said. 

It is worth mentioning that the General Authority of Customs started last Saturday to implement the Council of Ministers Decision No. 13 of 2019, which unified procedures and customs duties at all border crossings of Iraq, including the ports of the Kurdistan region.