CBP Outlines Allowed Iranian Imports
CBP issued a clarification regarding imports from Iran in a CSMS message. Since Sept. 29, 2010, only certain products can be imported lawfully into the U.S. from Iran, said CBP. Those items are:
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Iranian-origin information and informational materials authorized under 31 CFR 560.315.
- This OFAC general license to import includes publications, compact disks and artworks. In order for artworks to be eligible for import under this general license, they must be classified under Heading 9701, 9702, or 9703 of the HTSUS.
Iranian-origin gifts authorized under 31 CFR 560.506.
- This OFAC general license to import requires that the articles must be valued at no more than $100, and be of a type and in quantities normally given as gifts between individuals.
Accompanied baggage authorized under 31 CFR 560.507.
- This OFAC general license to import is restricted to only articles that are necessary for personal use incident to travel, not intended for any other person or for sale, and are not otherwise prohibited from importation or exportation under applicable U.S. laws.
Household goods and personal effects authorized under 31 CFR 560.524(b).
- This OFAC general license to import is restricted to articles that were actually used abroad by the importer or by other family members arriving from the same foreign household, must not be intended for any other person or for sale, and must not be otherwise prohibited from importation. It is noted that CBP Form 3299 is used to import household goods.