Affected Products are: ID machine, Card ID,Ink ID, toys with cameras {such as cars, planes, watches}, all kinds of Robots, all types of advertisement sticker, medicine, medical machines/equipment, oil equipment, food products, spy equipment (such as small spy cameras, sound recording devices, small wireless camera and bluetooth headphones), x-ray machines, adios and televisions, military eqipment (such as troops clothes, night goggles and weapons) and security equipment (such as walkie talkies, and broadcasting machines).
It is not required for all, however shipments can be held by local authority in United Arab Emirates after screening due to lack of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) or NON DG (Dangerous Goods) declaration letter from the shipper resulting to misconnections and impacting end-to-end service.
It would be advisable for all shipments originating, transiting and terminating for UAE to have MSDS or NON DG declaration from shipper enclosed in the shipment and copies to be uploaded in IDIS.
Normal clearance is one day. Delays occur when additional documents are required or ministry approval is required.
Medical supplies and equipment need approval from Ministry of Health. Medical supplies will undergo inspection by the airport doctor and the clearance will be done strictly with his approval only. Expired items cannot be released and will be destroyed by Customs.
All consumable items should have production and expiry date clearly printed, otherwise the items will not be cleared and later destroyed by the Customs.
Commodities like cameras and telecommunication/wireless equipment need to be cleared through Erbil General Security by the receiver with required documents as instructed by the authorities. Shipments will not be cleared or released for RTS until the receiver provides the required permit.
Transfer from Erbil to Baghdad airport is not possible for any shipments. If a shipment is held, storage charges of $5.00 will be imposed from the 4th day onwards by Customs.
During final clearance, receiver has to pay these charges and for return, shipper has to pay these charges.
Once the shipment arrives in Erbil Customs, the Consignee has six months from the date of arrival in order to clear the shipment, after six Months it will be automatically destroyed by Customs.
For service outside of Baghdad, there are many conditions impacting service that are out of UPSs control. Nonetheless, UPS is confident that it can continue to provide reliable, consistent transit times into both Baghdad and surrounding areas outside of the city.
Military Bases served outside Baghdad subject to an extended area delivery surcharge of $22.00 per package are: Camp Taji and COB Basra.
In addition, to complete the address, all shipments must include an up to date point of contact with both an in country or territory phone number and email address.
There are special stipulations on the following commodities when shipping to Iraq. If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations in order to avoid delays and holds at customs.
Shipments of the following military equipment (troop needs -clothes, night vision equipment, weapons, walkie talkies and broadcasting equipment) require an import license issued by the Ministry of Interior, provided by the importer. The import will be delayed and additional charges may apply.
Shipments of documents do not require an invoice.
All shipments into Iraq must include a complete address including an up to date point of contact with both an in-country or territory phone number and email address. This is particularly important for shipments to Government institutions or Military shipments as consignee might benefit from a duty exemption. If the shipper already knows that the importer benefits from a duty exemption, a note should be placed on the invoice.
The destination country or territory considers the following items document shipments. If criteria are listed, the shipment must meet those criteria to be considered a document shipment.
Event tickets coming from a printing company and sent to the organizer of the event or ticket sales offices can not be sent as documents.
In addition to the prohibited commodities listed here, it is prohibited to ship the following commodities to Iraq.
Equipment or material related requires Ministry of Natural resources approval from the Importer. If shipment is held for the approval, 5$ storage fees will be applicable from 4th day of arrival in Erbil customs.
Saturday Delivery Available: Yes
Not available in all areas. Always check the international time in transit system for details of service availability within a country or territory.
Currently subject to days of operation.
Always check Calculate Time and Cost for details of service availability and guarantee information within a country or territory. All Service Levels may not be available to or from every address within a country or territory.
Therefore for military shipments, the addresses and contacts should be very clear on the invoice as consignee might benefit from a duty exemption. If the shipper already knows that the importer benefits from a duty exemption he should place a note on the invoice.
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