COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 12
TRADE LIBERALIZATION POLICY
Pursuant to my authority as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), relevant
U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 1483 (2003), and the laws and
usages of war,
Reconfirming the provisions of General Franks' Freedom Message to the Iraqi People of
April 16, 2003,
Recognizing the central role of international trade in Iraq's recovery and its development
of a free market economy,
Acting on behalf, and for the benefit, of the Iraqi people,
I hereby promulgate the following:
Section 1
Suspension of Tariffs and Trade Restrictions
All tariffs, customs duties, import taxes, licensing fees and similar surcharges for
goods entering or leaving Iraq, and all other trade restrictions that may apply to
such goods, are suspended until December 31, 2003. For the remainder of this
year, the CPA will not collect any such fees for goods entering or leaving Iraq by
land, sea or air.
Section 2
Exceptions
The suspension directed under Section 1 of this order shall not apply to the goods
described in the attached Annex to this Order.
Section 3
Entry into Force
This Order shall enter into force on the date of signature.
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L. Paul Bremer, Administrator
Coalition Provisional Authority
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ANNEX
COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY NUMBER 12
TRADE LIBERALIZATION POLICY
PROHIBITED EXPORTS
Foodstuffs
Sugar
Tea
Imported rice
Imported vegetable oils and fats
Lentils and chickpeas
Dried beans
Milk powder and infant formula
Yellow corn for animal feed
Animals
Female camels, goats, cows, sheep, buffalo, donkeys and horses
Deer and mules
Manufactured goods
Cars, vehicles and other machinery
Ferro-concrete, iron, iron reinforcing rods
Galvanised iron plates, steel sheets and plates
All kinds of wood
Mineral water pipes and their fittings
Ceramic and other bathroom furnishings including taps and sinks
Plain and coloured window glass
Copper and lead
Other articles
Bar soap and detergents
Date palm seedlings and shoots
Historical artifacts
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RESTRICTED AND PROHIBITED IMPORTS
Certain goods designated by the Ministry of Trade will still be subject to import
requirements and fees, such as personal automobiles. Prohibitions remain on
magazines and films contrary to public norms; on dual-use chemical materials in
accordance with international obligations; and on the sale or supply to Iraq of arms
and related materiel other than those required by the CPA, consistent with UN
Security Council Resolution 1483.
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