basic introduction

COI (certificate of inspection) of Iran certification export, Chinese is conformity verification, it is the relevant inspection required by Iran's import mandatory legal inspection. When the exported products are within the scope of the COI (certificate of inspection) list and the importer conducts customs clearance, it must conduct inspection and issue a certificate in accordance with the Iranian national standard ISIRI. To obtain certification for export to Iran, relevant certifications need to be made through authorized third-party agencies.

Most industrial products, equipment and machinery imported into Iran are required to follow the mandatory certification procedures established by ISIRI (Iranian Institute of Standards Industry). Iran ’s import regulations are complex and require a lot of documentation. For details, please refer to Iran ’s list of compulsory certification products to understand the products that must implement the ISIRI “conformity verification” procedure.

The products mentioned in this list can only obtain the Certificate of Conformity (Certificate of Conformity-CoC) issued by ISIRI on the basis of "conformity verification" provided by an inspection company recognized by the Iranian government; and the certificate of conformity issued by ISIRI, It is a necessary document for import clearance of goods. As an importer, you must confirm with the competent authority of the Iranian government whether the products you import must follow the mandatory certification process and provide relevant documents required for certification.

Iran VOC certification (Verification of Conformity) is compliance certification, which means the Iranian mandatory conformity assessment procedure. The Iranian Institute of Standards and Industry (ISIRI) is authorized by the Iranian government through a ministerial order to manage the quality of goods imported into Iran to protect the safety, health and environment of the public, to avoid the impact of low-quality products on related industries, and based on random inspection Issue a customs clearance certificate with which the Iranian customs will release.

Requirements for commodity inspection

When the goods are completed and the packaging is ready to be shipped, the inspection date should be reserved with the inspection agency 3 working days in advance. For the goods that need to be issued a VOC certificate, they must be arranged for inspection and testing at the production plant.

The inspection of goods mainly includes the following aspects:

(1) Model, specifications and parameters;

(2) Appearance quality;

(3) Testing of physical and chemical properties, mechanical properties, electrical properties and other indicators (witness testing or sampling for inspection);

(4) Quantity;

(5) Packaging;

(6) Marks and marks (including origin marks, etc.);

(7) Brand;

(8) Others: For example, whether there are commodities or prohibited items that do not comply with the laws, regulations and religious customs of the importing country;

(9) Containers shall be supervised for the shipment of the whole cabinet.

VOC certification application process

1. The importer applies at the local certification agency

2. The Iranian VOC certification body feeds back the application information to their branch in the exporting country

3. The branch of the exporting country directly contacts the exporter for inspection matters

4. At the time of inspection, the issuing agency shall conduct a sample test

5. If there is no problem in the inspection and the product test is also qualified, issue a VOC certificate

6. If there is a problem with the inspection or if the product test fails, issue a certificate of non-conformity