According to the Notification No. 0076/MOIC.DIMEX, dated 13 January 2012, the import or export of mines and mineral products requires to get permission from Ministry of Energy and Mines.

Specific regulation that governs the import of mines and mineral products is the Decision on Import and Export Licensing Procedures of Minerals and Mineral Products No. 0352/MEM.

The procedure for the import of mines and mineral products requires to make a request per import as follows:

1.     Importer prepares documents for the application of Import Notification, which consists of:

-         Investment License
-         Enterprise Registration Certificate
-         Factory Operation Permission
-         Approval of Feasibility Study
-         Master List (Approved by Department of Mines)
-         Mineral Analysis Result
-         Purchase-Sale of Mines Agreement
-         Certificate of Origin

Importer submits the documents mentioned above to Department of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines.

2.     Department of Mines considers the application in 10 weekdays.

-         If the application is correct, the department will sign and authenticate the Import Notification.
-         If the application is incorrect, the department will notify the importer to re-submit the application.

3.     Once the documents are complete and correct, Department of Mines will issue the Import Notification to relevant sectors as follows:

-         Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance for import declaration
-         Department of Import and Export, Ministry of Industry and Commerce for following up
-         Department of Tax, Ministry of Finance for taxation
-         Provincial or Capital Department of Energy and Mines for actual import inspection

4.     Importer collects the Import Notification and pays fee at Department of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines.

• The following form/s are used in this procedure
• The procedure applies to the following measures
• The procedure applies to Step-by-Step Guide