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We navigate the logistics, regulations, and compliance, connecting global businesses to a growing digital economy. We help you import compliantly, reduce risks, and accelerate your time to market.
Do not ship only because you have a freight quote, an Incoterm (the sales delivery term) or a generic country checklist. Send the goods only after the importer route, the entry point, the product approvals, the party screening and the document set have been accepted in writing.
An Importer of Record (IOR) Service arrangement may be needed when the overseas seller, the buyer or the end user cannot lawfully hold the importer credentials or the product approvals required for the proposed shipment. Iraq’s published Ministry of Trade rules refer to an importer identity (هوية الاستيراد) and an import licence (إجازة الاستيراد) for commercial imports. Customs declarations are more and more often processed through ASYCUDA (Automated System for Customs Data). Extra product checks can sit on top of that customs route, including CMC (Communications and Media Commission), COSQC (Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control), or a KIMADIA / Ministry of Health path. Iraqi Ministry of Finance — ASYCUDA project, Iraqi Ministry of Trade, telecom equipment type-approval regulation. Filing details are under Who does what in an Iraq import. Product-check detail is under The model and intended use determine the approval route.
The English label “IOR” Service does not replace these local legal roles. Who holds each role is explained under Who does what in an Iraq import.
Five checks decide whether an Iraq import route can work. This is a planning check. It is not an approval.
The first decision is Federal Iraq or the Kurdistan Region. Do not treat Iraq as one customs lane that you can swap. A July 2025 Ministry of Planning notice records ongoing federal–regional work to unify standards and technical procedures for imported goods. That shows coordination. It is not permission to assume the procedures are already the same at every entry point. Importer-identity rules for companies set up in the Kurdistan Region are under Who does what in an Iraq import. Iraq Unifies Import Procedures for Imported Goods
Importer, broker, consignee, seller and authority are different jobs. On this page, IOR Service is the business name for the party we accept to take the importer position for an approved shipment. The assessment should name each role separately. The contract, the importer credentials, the customs declaration, the product approvals and the commercial documents must name parties that fit together. Commercial and tax consequences also need agreement before dispatch.
The Ministry of Trade’s published rules separate personal imports from commercial imports. They describe importer-identity eligibility for Iraqi companies, registered foreign-company branches, investment projects and certain other registered structures. They also describe a federal validation path for companies set up in the Kurdistan Region. That document is older than later digital changes, so current validity, permitted activity and entry conditions must be checked for each shipment. Iraqi Ministry of Trade
The Ministry of Finance describes this as part of the federal modernization programme. The move from paper to electronic customs declarations took effect on 1 January 2025, and pre-arrival declarations were scheduled from 1 December 2025. It lists many automated customs centres, while also describing continued rollout. ASYCUDA is central to the federal process. The exact workflow and readiness still need confirmation for the chosen centre and the chosen goods. Iraqi Ministry of Finance — ASYCUDA project
A label such as “server”, “router” or “medical device” is not enough. Check the model-level technical data, radio functions, frequencies, encryption, power, condition, intended end use and the receiving project or operator. Customs clearance is not product approval. One model can trigger more than one control.
CMC telecom equipment. The CMC regulation covers defined wired and wireless telecom and IT equipment. It calls for an electronic technical application, plus EMI (electromagnetic interference) and health evidence on top of the safety / EMC / RF file above. A sample may be requested. Model consistency matters for relevant terminals. The published regulation states a one-year type-approval validity. It also requires appropriate registration or activity and tax clearance. Check both again when the shipment is planned. telecom equipment type-approval regulation
COSQC conformity scope. COSQC operates standards, testing and conformity functions. The Ministry of Planning reported in July 2025 that COSQC began using ASYCUDA to follow imported-goods release and to coordinate inspection and assessment. A 7 September 2026 COSQC announcement shows that authorization channels can change. This page does not say every shipment needs the same certificate. Confirm the exact HS code, model, shipment and currently authorized route. Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control, l COSQC use of ASYCUDA for imported-goods release
KIMADIA / Health. KIMADIA publishes company-registration and import-licence material. It lists departments for medicines, medical appliances, services and equipment, and customs. Health-sector screening is required. It does not create one checklist for every medical item. KIMADIA — import licence notice, KIMADIA — companies registration, KIMADIA — departments, including medical-appliance import
For technology cargo, our data-centre logistics team can line up shipping dates with the Iraqi approval work. See also our trade compliance certification support.
This page does not treat Iraq as subject to a full trade ban on the whole country. Targeted sanctions, designated-party restrictions, former-regime asset measures, military-goods controls, cultural-property controls and export-licence rules from a given country can still apply. OFAC (the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control) keeps an Iraq-related programme. BIS (the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security) identifies special Iraq controls for specified items, end uses and end users. The UN 1518 Committee keeps relevant measures and lists. Current UK statutory guidance covers financial and trade restrictions.
Close these points before dispatch:
Do not move the cargo while a sanctions match, ownership concern, diversion indicator, licence question or prohibited end-use concern is still open.
Send these facts for the first assessment:
Do not attach passports, corporate certificates or other confidential KYC records (know-your-customer identity records) to a public form. If the route may be supportable, the team will ask for the necessary records through an approved secure channel. Review our privacy policy.
The work then follows six steps:
We will send back a first written answer that names the importer route, the approval gates, any missing evidence and whether One Union Solutions can accept the shipment. Assessment does not guarantee acceptance, approval, clearance, cost or timing. Request an IOR Assessment.
What One Union Solutions does: assesses whether the route can work and declines unsupported routes; if accepted, provides the IOR Service role within the permitted scope of the relevant registrations; coordinates the approval matrix, the customs and broker workflow, the agreed payments and the document pack; and reports known exceptions and keeps the agreed records.
What the client, seller or end user does: provides complete and truthful product, party, value, origin and end-use information; obtains origin-country export licences or legal advice where required, and follows the shipping hold; approves commercial, title and tax treatment, and makes sure the records match the goods; and reports substitutions, split shipments and destination changes before dispatch.
What authorities and third parties may also do: request samples, translations, inspections, security records or more evidence; control processing times, systems and border operations; and reassess, suspend or revoke approvals under the rules that apply. Who decides entry, classification, value and release is set out under Who does what in an Iraq import.
There is no responsible public “all-in Iraq IOR Service rate” and no one clearance time for every shipment. The customs position depends on the accepted HS classification, origin, customs value, transaction facts, lawful exemptions, entry, inspections, approvals and authority assessments. The customs tariff framework and the final assessment belong to Iraqi authorities. Iraqi Ministry of Finance — ASYCUDA project, Customs Tariff Law
A useful estimate follows the six-step process, then adds delivery. One Union Solutions will give shipment-specific assumptions and exclusions after assessment, not a guarantee before the facts are known.
Common failure modes include:
We will decline or pause when:
Some of your burning questions answered.
Possibly through an accepted IOR arrangement, but not by assuming the foreign seller is automatically eligible. The named importer must hold current credentials and approvals that fit the shipment, territory and entry. Commercial and tax consequences also need agreement before dispatch.
No. A broker may prepare and submit the declaration on the importer’s authority. The named importer remains the party whose eligibility and responsibility must be established.
Yes in the federal modernization programme. The Ministry of Finance describes electronic declarations, pre-arrival processing and many automated centres, while also describing continued rollout. Confirm the exact workflow at the intended customs centre.
They are strong CMC-screening signals. The exact model, radio functions, bands, frequencies, network connection and use determine the path. Do not ship until model-level review closes.
Do not assume so. Official material shows a Kurdistan-company route in importer-identity rules and continuing work to unify technical procedures. Lock the territory, entry, importer and product approval path first.
This page does not make that universal claim. COSQC scope and the current authorized conformity channel must be checked for the exact HS code, product, model and shipment.
No. A defensible estimate needs classification, origin, value, entry, importer route, approval status, inspection assumptions and a complete file. Authorities control final assessment and release.
Not automatically. State the true condition and purpose. Serial history, value support, prior movement and product-authority treatment may change the route.
Links and source status were checked on September 2026. Arabic regulatory material is summarized for operational orientation. It is not a certified translation. Product and deal requirements can change. The current legal text, portal, notice and authority decision control.
Reviewed by: Wahid Azeem, Trade Compliance Manager.
Next scheduled review: 8 December 2026. Or earlier after a material customs, importer-licensing, product-regulatory, sanctions or Google Search change.
Correction: info@oneunionsolutions.com
Important: This page gives general operational information. It is not legal, tax or sanctions advice. Requirements can change, and authorities still make the final call. Shipment acceptance, costs and timing always depend on the facts of the deal. One Union Solutions confirms that it can support a shipment only after the shipment-specific assessment.
