Following the recent letters on organizing the export of crude steel and steel products and the order to follow up the issue by the Deputy Minister of Mines, according to the Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the export of crude steel and steel products (long steel sections) is subject to obtaining a license from the Deputy Minister of Mines and Industries Mining became the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
In mid-July of this year, Saifullah Amiri, Director General of the Mineral Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Silence, wrote a letter to the Director General of the Export and Import Bureau, requesting that the necessary measures be taken and the export report of units authorized to export billets and booms be presented. The monthly form was sent to the mentioned office in order to prevent their export at the end of three months if the supply floor in the commodity exchange is not observed and the obligations related to the deposit of currency to the Nima system are not fulfilled.
Following this letter, Dariush Esmaili, Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Silence, in a letter addressed to the Director General of the Export and Import Regulatory Office on September 2, announced that previous letters regarding the organization of exports of crude steel and steel products The 8th of Shahrivar is considered canceled and ineffective and from this date onwards, in order to further organize and monitor the market of crude steel and steel products, it is necessary to re-grant export licenses in the cross-border system of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Deputy Minister of Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade. Take place.
*** Two export correspondence 97
It was in June 1397 that the export of steel was conditional on a letter from the then Minister of Silence to the Director General of Customs. According to the policy makers’ agreement, the export of steel products and various metals was tied to the presentation of a certificate of origin. In the letter of Mohammad Shariatmadari (the then Minister of Silence) it was mentioned that profiteers show a great desire to buy and export these types of products and in practice this useful opportunity has become a serious threat to downstream industries. For this reason, from the date of notification of this letter (June 3, 1397), the export of steel and any other metal, whether in the form of ingots, slabs or cathodes or any other form without providing a certificate of origin of production was prohibited.
In addition to making the certificate of origin conditional, the previous directive also required that for shipments of 10,000 tonnes or more for steel and 100 tonnes for non-ferrous metals such as copper, aluminum, lead and zinc in addition to certificates. Regarding the origin of production, before the goods leave Iran, the relevant ministry should verify and confirm that this can be done systematically. According to the analysts of the mining and mineral industries, this measure was taken in order to control the export management, so that steel and non-ferrous metals can be exported with the identity card of the manufacturing company.
*** New export conditions for steel products
But 9 months later, a new export decision was made for steel products by a letter from the Ministry of Silence to the customs. This time, the next minister, Reza Rahmani, set new conditions for the export of steel products. According to the details of Rahmani’s letter to the Director General of Customs with the three objectives of “necessity to meet the domestic needs of the country”, “pursuing foreign exchange from exports” and “preventing the cheap sale of export products”, steel products are exported only through the units or their official representative Is allowed.
In a letter sent by Reza Rahmani to Mehdi Mirasharfi, Director General of Customs, on the subject of “organizing the export of steel products”, Reza Rahmani said: “Considering the need to meet the domestic needs of the country and to organize the export of steel products and pursue the return of foreign exchange and prevent the cheap sale of export products.” Also, at the request of large units producing steel sections, from now on, the export of steel products with codes (HS 7213, 7221, 7215, 7216 and 7306) only through the units producing that product or their official representative and in accordance with the current procedure for other products. Steels such as ingots and sponge iron will be possible after approval by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
*** Export restrictions of the year 99
Correspondence to organize steel exports began in the first months of this year. In April of this year, the head of the Iranian Chamber sent a letter to the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade requesting that the Ministry of Mines Deputy Minister of Mines remove the requirement to approve export cottages for steel products. In Shafei’s letter, it was announced that this issue has slowed down the export process of these products; However, the exporters of these goods are obliged to fulfill their obligations to sell to foreign customers in the current sensitive situation, when the situation of the country’s borders is unstable due to the crisis of the Corona virus.
In early May of this year, the Iranian Steel Producers Association sent a letter to the Minister of Industry stating that in addition to sanctions, the Corona crisis has also maximized external restrictions on Iran’s steel exports, and the country’s domestic decision-making system is expected to understand these components. Facilitating processes and eliminating restrictive regulations put export development on a serious operational agenda, while, on the contrary, steel exports and going through its various restrictive processes, including obtaining cargo-to-cargo licenses as well as requiring heavy supply on the Commodity Exchange, are among the most difficult. The affairs of the production units have been done.
*** Unprecedented decline in steel exports in the first two months of this year
Shortly after the correspondence, however, statistics showed that the country’s large steelmakers’ exports had fallen to an unprecedented level in the first two months of 1999. In its warning letter, the Steel Association made three requests to the Ministry of Silence. The association had demanded that 1) all the country’s iron and steel export restrictions be lifted immediately; 2) Export development as one of the main goals of the market regulation working group (at least In the case of steel) to be given priority; And 3) like other steel-producing countries in the world, export incentives should be established and implemented quickly.
On May 4, this year, it was reported that according to the approvals of the Market Regulation Headquarters, ایران Iran Customs was obliged to issue only permits for the export of steel products (ingots, slabs, rebars, beams, etc.) with the approval of the Deputy Minister of Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry. Have been received. In this decree, it was emphasized that the export of the above products will be only with the license of the Deputy Minister of Industry, and the companies that fulfill their obligation in meeting the domestic needs according to the report of the stock exchange and the deputy will be issued by the said deputy. Exports of steel products were announced for the first time by the spokesman of the Market Regulation Headquarters by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries.
*** Prerequisite for export of steel products
Mohammad Reza Kalami announced that considering the production of more than 25 million tons of steel in the country and the needs of meeting domestic needs, it was decided in the market regulation meeting that the export of steel products should be done by customs only with the permission of the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries. . This means that if the production units meet the domestic demand as much as there is demand; The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries will also allow them to export according to the performance of steel units. But if someone does not fulfill the supply commitment, export tools will be used to manage the market.
In the latest news, following the recent letters on organizing the export of crude steel and steel products and the order to follow up the matter by the Deputy Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Silence, according to the Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the export of crude steel and steel products (long sections) is subject to permission Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
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