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The transportation of goods from the customs of one country to the customs of another country is called cabotage, which may be carried out by sea, air, rail and road. There is no need to pay duties and commercial interest during re-entry of hooded goods, but customs fees must be paid.
The term cabotage is actually taken from the French word caboter, which means travel on the coast, and it means transportation, delivery of goods and passengers, etc. by a ship from one country to another.
In general, the word kapotage has various uses, but the use of this word is when a product is taken from the country of origin to the country of destination and returned after a certain period of time. A car is also one of those devices that can be obtained by submitting the necessary documents and taking it to a foreign country as a temporary transit and returning it to the original destination after a certain period of time.
Cabotage laws are enacted to protect domestic industries, protect transportation infrastructure, and keep sea lanes clear. Of course, we must mention that the laws of each country are different, and the most famous law related to cabotage is the Jones law. According to this law, cargo and car cabotage in the United States of America can only be carried out by American ships with American crews, and all shipments must be made along the coastline.
In the rest of this article, stay with Qoqnous Trading to take a closer look at cabotage and temporary passage, the laws related to them, and the necessary documents to obtain these permits.
The rules and regulations of capotage of goods
- All goods can be capoted, but only if the goods are allowed to be exported from the country.
- If the goods are prohibited for export, a special permit from the General Customs Department is required.
- Customs operates according to the regulations and accepts only those items that it determines are capable of being transported to the destination.
- The hooded goods must arrive at the destination customs office in the stipulated time. The time it takes for the goods to reach their destination is determined by the means of transportation, the distance and the quality of the route, and even the different seasons of the year.
- If the goods do not reach the intended destination in the specified time, the customs chief will be fined.
- The owner of the hooded product must always carry the hooded license with him during the transportation.
- If an accident occurs along the route and causes the consignments not to reach their destination within a certain period of time, it is possible to extend the license from the customs department by stating a valid reason.
Car capotage
Car cabotage means getting a permit to leave the country along with a private car, which is issued by the Iranian Customs Department. Note that the validity period of the capotage is one year, and if its validity is less than one month, you must extend it in order to leave the country.
Car cabotage can be done in different ways, including by air, sea, rail and road, for example, obtaining a cabotage permit to transport a car by sea to Dubai or to pass a car by road to the countries of Iraq and Turkey. In order to obtain a cabotage permit, we must submit the necessary documents to the customs office of the relevant city.
Required documents for the Car capotage
The necessary documents for the hood of a private car are:
Car green card
Company sheet
Car card and insurance policy
Original driver’s license
international certificate
Passport and copy of its pages (with six months expiration date)
Bringing a personal car to the dealership
Four three-by-four photos for the international certificate
Important tips for using the hood of the car
There are some important points for cabotage and temporary passage, which are as follows:
If your car hood is valid and you plan to sell your car, you must cancel it first.
If you have already had kapotage and plan to renew it; There is no need to pay for license plates and IR tags.
Car and third party insurance is given special attention when obtaining a cabotage license.
Using a temporary license plate on another car is a crime.
The cabotage of free zone vehicles such as Aras and… are only allowed to cross the border of Armenia and Nakhchivan.
Authorized customs for cabotage and temporary transit
After reading the above, the question arises in your mind, which are the authorized customs for cabotage and temporary transit? First of all, we must say that the departure of the hooded goods from a country and its re-entry into the country can take place in the places where the customs office is located and the relevant customs is authorized to carry out all hooded transportations, which means that Not all customs have permission to cover cars and goods.
Product hood declaration
The declaration of hooded goods is prepared in two ways. In this customs declaration, the type and quantity of the goods, the weight of the goods, the type of packaging of the goods, the value of the goods and the name of the customs office of the destination and the route taken must be mentioned.
final word
Capotage is done for various goods. In air cabotage transportation, goods or postal items are moved from the origin to the destination and then returned, but the goods that are caboted by sea and land include special regulations. Call and submit the required documents and leave this process to us.