Certificate of Origin Not Mandatory in Iran

First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri has given a nod to a proposal by the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture to ease rules demanding the Certificate of Origin for imported goods before customs clearance.
In a letter to Jahangiri, the chief of ICCIMA Gholamhossein Shafei urged him to remove the CO obligation from the list of documents needed for clearing imported goods from the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration. 
“Under the present conditions when the country is facing economic restrictions, commercial documents, including the CO, normally are subject to changes.