Regulations

Seventh Session Resolutions of Border Trade Working Group Implemented

Iran's Trade Promotion Organization has communicated the implementation of resolutions from the seventh session of the working group under Article 4 of the Law on Organizing and Overseeing Border Trade, covering kolbari and malvani porterage and sustainable employment for border residents.

Effective from
13 July 2025
Issued by
Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade
Reference
No. 5579896

Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization has communicated the implementation of resolutions adopted at the seventh session of the working group established under Article 4 of the Law on Organizing and Overseeing Border Trade (kolbari and malvani porterage) and Creating Sustainable Employment for Border Residents. The session was held on May 14, 2025, chaired by Mr. Dehghan Dehnavi, with attendance following the list of invitees appended to the minutes.

Among the resolutions communicated for implementation, the working group directed that no restriction apply in the area of trademarks and country of origin for goods imported under the malvani (boat-based border trade) procedure, with the exception of goods originating from the Zionist regime, and instructed that the necessary changes be made in the Comprehensive Trade System to reflect this.

The notice was issued by the Center for Innovation, Smartification, and Security on behalf of the working group and forwarded to the Export and Import Regulations Office for awareness and action, with a copy retained for the working group secretariat’s records.

Traders and border residents engaged in kolbari and malvani porterage trade should be aware that trademark and origin requirements for malvani-procedure imports have been eased, other than for goods of Zionist-regime origin, and should monitor the Comprehensive Trade System for the corresponding system changes.

Key Details

  • Approval authority: Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade
  • Responsible organization: Not specified
  • Classification: Bylaw
  • Affected procedure: Statistical Registration
  • Document number: 5579896
  • Unique identifier: 404042136899
  • Document date: July 9, 2025
  • Publication date: July 12, 2025
  • Effective date: July 13, 2025
  • Expiration date: Not specified

This summary is provided for orientation only. The official Persian text issued by the relevant Iranian authority is the governing version.