Liberalization of car imports

According to Tasnim news agency, the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade announced that the car import approval will be finalized next week and emphasized: We will not have any restrictions on imports and our focus is on the import of economic cars.

Syed Reza Fatemi Amin, in a televised interview last night, while announcing the news that the car import approval will be finalized next week, emphasized that “we will not have any restrictions on imports, and at the same time as imports and the increase in the supply of domestic car manufacturers, a large part of the market demand has been answered.” will be. “Necessary arrangements have been made so that this import can be done as soon as possible, but the government will not be the importer, but we will facilitate the conditions.”

In explaining the general approval of the car import plan in the government board, he pointed out that “car imports were banned since 2017 due to the country’s currency imbalance”, and stated that this resolution had a deadline of May 1401 and has been somehow extended. Was. Simultaneously with the end of this resolution in the government, the issue of resuming car import was raised, the general aspects of which have been approved.

The Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade continued: Fortunately, several events are happening at the same time. The decree banning imports has been completed and there is no longer a ban on imports, and on the other hand, the country’s foreign exchange balance is in a good condition and there is no pressure on the country’s foreign exchange resources in such a way as to cause problems for the exchange rate.

Fatemi Amin noted: There are several important points in the prepared resolution which is in the final stage. The first point is that we focus on importing economic cars. In the years before 2017, mostly luxury, expensive and luxurious cars were imported, which were used by a certain segment, but our focus in this period is to import economical cars for public use and to eliminate this deficiency in the country. .

Minister Samet stated that “cars produced in the country, which are in the range of economic cars, are mostly not of good quality and their production should be stopped, because in addition to being based on old platforms and not of good quality, people are also dissatisfied with this situation. “, he added: Therefore, the fact that our focus is on the production and import of economic cars and it has been prioritized, it is important both for the common people, the middle class, to benefit and also because the quality problem in the car industry is solved. to be

In response to “How many cars will be imported?” He stated: The regulation of the number of imported cars will be proportional to the regulation of the market. Five methods are designed for import, which will be announced soon. The government will not be the importer of the car, but it is the importers who will bear the responsibility. There is no limit for imports and imports will be done according to the needs and demands of the market.

The high official of the Ministry of Security further said that the fact that people talk about the increase in car prices every day and in fact the prices go up and down in the market is because of the deep and significant gap between supply and demand. Last year, less than 900,000 cars were produced in the country, which was very low compared to the demand, and caused us to witness the formation of a black car market. The good news is that, at the same time as the issue of car imports, which was investigated last year and is being followed up, the supply of cars this year will increase significantly compared to last year. This increase in supply has started and from the beginning of this year to the 18th of this month, the amount of supply has increased by 18%; In addition, the number of cars on the floor has decreased by 50% and the outstanding obligations have also increased from 60,000 to 10,000.

Fatemi Amin continued: Importing cars, especially economical and cheap cars, on the one hand, can cover a major part of the demand, and on the other hand, the increase in supply will create a balance between supply and demand. It is hoped that these two streams can cover a significant part of the demands.

The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade announced regarding the time of car importation and who will be qualified to import: The resolution will be finalized next week. Arrangements are being made with various agencies so that the import can be done as soon as possible and not take months. Even now that the final resolution has not been approved and will be officially approved next week, the routes have been controlled and possible obstacles to imports have been assessed. Conditions will be eased and necessary measures will be taken.

He said: There will be conditions for importing cars, there are previous conditions and new conditions have also been thought of. For example, naturally, imported cars must have after-sales services or different routes are considered and the qualifications that were already there will continue; But the sources of financing have been diversified and a significant part will be provided through foreign sources to contribute to the country’s foreign exchange balance.