Import of medicine and medical equipment

Importing medicine and medical equipment to the country

Since the provision of the country’s medical facilities is the priority of every country, the government has considered special concessions for the import of medicine and medical equipment for businessmen active in this field. Economic sanctions, lack of suitable facilities and raw materials in the production sector are effective factors in increasing the import of medicine and medical equipment to the country.
According to the regulations of the Health Organization, it is prohibited to import medicine and medical equipment, whose internal samples are available in the country. Statistics show that in the first 10 months of 1400, more than 1.3 billion dollars of medicine and medical equipment entered the country, and the main exporters of medical equipment to Iran are Italy, France, South Korea and Turkey.
In the budget law of 1401, the currency of 4200 Tomans is still allocated to the import of medicine and medical supplies, but the basis for calculating import duties and customs fees is with free currency, which has not yet been implemented. If this law is implemented, the amount of import duties will be reduced to Do not make many changes in the costs related to the import of these goods.
Qoqnous Trading Company is trying to pave the way for the import of medicine and medical equipment by creating a reliable platform. Our cooperation in many countries with traders in this field will facilitate the process of medical equipment trade. Stay with us to review the rules, conditions and procedures of importing medicine and medical equipment to the country.

مراحل واردات دارو تجهیزات پزشکی

Rules for importing medicine and medical equipment

The importer must match the quality of medicine and medical equipment with the rules of the Medical Equipment Department, Ministry of Health, and then proceed to import these goods. In the following, we are going to examine the necessary permits and how to clear medical goods from customs.

receiving a license

Importing medicine and medical equipment and clearing these items from customs requires compliance with principles, laws and obtaining special permits. These rules are determined by the relevant ministry. Therefore, in the first place, we will check the rules of the health and treatment organization to obtain the necessary permits.
Importing drugs requires obtaining an IRC code, which is assigned to drugs and medical equipment after approval by experts. Medicines and medical equipment are not allowed to enter the country without receiving this code. The necessary conditions for obtaining trade licenses are:
  • Do not use second-hand medical supplies.
  • The imported goods have been sold and used in the producing country.
  • The imported goods must have been used in Western European countries and America.

The process of drug and medical equipment clearance from customs

Customs clearance is the most important step in the process of importing medicine and medical equipment. In general, the procedures for drug and medical equipment clearance from customs can be categorized as follows:
  • Receive proforma and packing list
  • commercial order registration
  • Insure the goods
  • Filing a case for allocating currency and bank transfer
  • Communication with the international shipping company and receiving documents
  • Setting up a draft statement round
  • Checking and verifying the required documents for the import of goods by a commercial technical expert
  • Confirmation of exit door and loading

واردات دارو و تجهیزات پزشکی به ایران

Necessary documents for the clearance of medicine and medical equipment

A successful businessman should pay special attention to collecting the necessary documents for customs clearance. Collecting necessary documents for importing medicine and medical equipment speeds up the process of transportation and clearance of imported goods from customs. Failure to clear goods from customs on time can result in serious crimes for traders, which also affects their business history.
Some of the necessary documents in the field of importing medicine and medical equipment are:
  • Obtaining permission from the country’s health organization
  • Obtaining a license to import goods from the Ministry of Security
  • Business Cards
  • The final order registration form
  • Customs tariff code
  • Pre-invoice or proforma
  • Storage, unloading and loading sheets

Import conditions of medicine and medical equipment

In general, legal companies can import medicine in two ways. In order to import, they must either be a legal representative of the manufacturing company or have a license to sell it exclusively in Iran.
Also, the companies that import medicine and medical equipment must have a doctor, medical engineer or pharmacist in their team to check and ensure the quality of the products.

واردات دارو تجهیزات پزشکی به کشور

The cost of importing medicine and medical equipment and their clearance

The total cost of importing medicine and medical equipment includes the cost of purchase plus the costs of import duties and taxes, customs taxes, the cost of transporting goods, the cost of warehousing, loading and unloading.
Since medicine and medical goods are among the essential needs of the society, reducing the cost of importing medicine and medical equipment is a great help to merchants.

final word

The trade of medical equipment and medical supplies is very important due to the necessity and lack of facilities for domestic production.
You can get the required permits in the field of importing goods and medical equipment and leave the clearance process to us from zero to one hundred. Qoqnous Trading Company has been active for more than 10 years in the field of goods clearance from all customs of the country and can complete the process of importing medicine and medical equipment in the best way in the shortest time.

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