Iraq's National Investment Commission details legal process behind Moul El-Irak project customs exemption

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Investment Commission outlined the legal steps surrounding customs exemption applications for the "Moul El-Irak" project underway in the capital. In a statement issued on Sunday, June 14, 2026, the commission said all procedures related to the project have been carried out within existing legal and regulatory frameworks. The commission identified Jewher Baghdad Investment and Real Estate Development Company as the project owner and executing entity, noting that the first official correspondence was sent on May 24, 2026, through the Baghdad Investment Commission. That letter requested customs exemption for a 132.33 MVA mobile power station. After technical review, the commission forwarded the request to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals on June 1 and to the Ministry of Electricity on June 2, it said. On June 8, the investor submitted a commitment to pay customs duties if the station were to be manufactured locally, the commission added, prompting an exemption application to the General Customs Authority. The General Customs Authority rejected the request on June 10, citing the absence of a legal basis, according to the statement. The Ministry of Industry and Minerals responded on June 14, confirming that the stations in question are not produced by the ministry or its affiliated companies, thereby providing the required legal basis for the exemption.