Prohibition of definitive import of wheat

Prohibition of definitive import of wheat

Prohibition of definitive import of wheat; The Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture, emphasizing the prohibition of definitive import of wheat into the country, announced: According to the Law on Customs Affairs, temporary entry for processing and re-export is unrestricted.

The Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture stated: With the increase in production and self-sufficiency of the country in the strategic product of wheat, the definitive import of wheat was banned by the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture and this ban continues.

This report, referring to the 8.5 million tons of wheat reserves at the beginning of 1996 and also the purchase of nearly seven million tons of wheat by farmers this year, has added: Has been.

The report goes on to point out that according to Article 51 of the Law on Customs (Temporary Entry for Processing), the temporary importation of goods is a commercial procedure that is classified under the export group, adding: The main purpose of the temporary importation of goods is to create value In addition, employment and currency exchange are for the development of exports of non-oil goods, and according to the law on customs affairs, wheat importers in exchange for collateral commensurate with the amount of import and also provide a commitment not to infiltrate imported wheat into the domestic market and export it based on domestic industry capacity. receives.