Effective from the 1^st of January 2019, the Iraqi customs authorities have announced that they will start enforcing the levy and collection of customs duties and import taxes that are applicable to goods imported by state departments, the public sector, the mixed sector, civil organizations, and private parties.

The Iraqi customs authorities also clarified that imports made by ministries and State organizations for investment contracts listed in the Federal Government’s draft of the budget act of 2018 and the Council of Ministers Decision No. 23 of 2018 are excluded from customs duties and import taxes, subject to the exclusion is supported by an official letter from the Iraqi Ministry of Planning.