clearance refers to the formal and legal process in which the goods enter or exit the customs. This process consists of various steps that the importer or exporter must go through so that the goods can legally enter the domestic or foreign market, and control the entry and exit of the currency and control the smuggling of goods.
Customs clearance

The main purpose of clearance is to ensure that the goods are compliant with the customs rules and regulations and the payment of all relevant costs. The customs clearance process contributes to the supply chain of goods and is essential for import and export of goods.
Customs clearance is a specialized matter, and according to customs rules and executive bylaws that are constantly changing, if the businessman or clearance does not have sufficient and up -to -date information, he will suffer heavy and sometimes irreparable damage. When the merchant imports a commodity for export or import to the customs, it must go through specific steps in order to obtain a license to enter or issue goods.
Due to the complexity of the clearance process, it is recommended that you get an experienced clearance. Clearance is referred to as a natural or legal person who, with a formal authorization, is being cleared of the country's customs, with the official license, on behalf of the owner of the goods and in relation to a written or oral contract. In fact, the clearance, representative or lawyer is the owner of the customs clearance. They are also called customs clearance.

What are the clearance steps?
clearance involves various steps that may change these steps for the entry or export of the goods. In this section we generally state these steps; You can also get help from our experienced GTG experts to find out more details.
- دریافت ترخیصیه و قبض انبار
- دور اظهاری از طریق سیستم EPL
- پرینت اظهارنامه (دریافت کوتاژ و تعیین مسیر)
- ارزیابی کالا
- اخذ مجوزهای لازم مثل استاندارد، آزمایشگاه و…
- کارشناسی کالا توسط کارشناسان مجازی گمرک
- صندوق و پرداخت هزینهها
- دریافت مجوز بارگیری و تسویه انبارداری
- اعلام بار و ارسال کالا به درب خروج گمرک
- خروج کالا از گمرک به انبار استریپ یا انبار صاحب کالا
Types of imported goods:
- کالاهای مشروط وارداتی: واردات این نوع کالا نیازمند اخذ مجوز است.
- کالاهای مشروط وارداتی: واردات این نوع کالا نیازمند اخذ مجوز است.
- کالاهای ممنوع وارداتی: واردات این نوع کالا ممنوع است.
What are customs clearance licenses?
When exporting goods, goods are divided into three different groups of export, export and banned export. For clearance, obtaining the necessary permissions for each group of export goods varies. Also, exporting some products requires permission from some government organs; For example, to export scrap metal, it requires a license from the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization.
Determine the types of paths

In the customs clearance process, controls are conducted by customs experts, which are located in three green, yellow and red routes. They include the following:
Tariff of Goods or HS CODE
The status of the product (new or useful of the goods)
Production or commerciality
Be history of being in Import
Economic Active
Tax Status
Green route
Documents in the green path are briefly reviewed. The declarations that follow this path have the least risk of imports and are discharged without documentary or physical evaluation. Usually, goods that are not subject to mandatory standard are on this path.
The evaluation and expertise of the green path is done directly and at the Customs Exit door. An hour is done.
Effective factors that put the declaration on the green path include:
- کارتهای بازرگانی شرکتهای تولیدی
- خوش حسابی مالیاتی
- عدم وجود دیسپانس و خلاف در اظهارنامه
Yellow path
Declarations on the yellow route are carefully reviewed but do not require physical evaluation. Goods that require specific permits such as the Ministry of Health's license or the standard organization license are on the way. In the yellow path, the time delay is calculated by the day; Also expert may require a few days.
Red route

Blue route
This route is currently not active in Iran unless the goods must be cleared as soon as possible and there is an emergency. Usually, the documents or inspections of this type of goods are carried out after shipment to the warehouse of the owner of the goods and are cleared as a shipment.
In all routes, the value of imported goods and similar goods in customs records is reviewed and compared. . Usually people who have recently received a business card will be on the red track. Also, in some cases and accidentally, the commodity is placed in the green or red path. Of course, it is possible that there is a need for redirection in any direction, according to an expert.
Costs of clearance
As we said, clearance requires the necessary permissions for each group. Imports and exports include two definitive and temporary methods, with the cost of clearing each with the other. Definitive exports of loading costs, evacuation, testing and tariffs are paid. Temporary exports of merchants are exempt from paying some costs such as customs duties or commercial interest.


