Consular regulations: Iraq

Please note:

• All documents must include the Iraqi recipient address.
• Certificates of origin and commercial invoices are only legalized together.
• All commercial documents such as certificates of origin, commercial invoices and packing lists must be pre-certified by the responsible Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The following clause must appear on the reverse of the certificate of origin: "We hereby declare that the mentioned merchandise is being exported on our own account. The goods are pure (enter country) origin". Please enter “merchandise” for goods and “foodstuff” for foodstuffs.
• Health certificates, health certificates and foodstuff certificates must be pre-certified by the responsible health or veterinary office.
• For exports of foodstuffs, a health certificate must also be submitted for legalization.
• All official documents such as agency agreements, manufacturer's declarations (confirmation) and powers of attorney are pre-certified by the local notary and the competent district court.
• Extracts from the commercial register must be pre-certified by the local court and patent applications by the patent office.

Copies of the following documents must be enclosed with the certificate of origin and the commercial invoice:

- Bill of lading
- Insurance contract for the goods
- Goods test certificate (only accepted by BV France, Bureau Veritas, Tüv, Baltic Control Danisch, Contecta Switzerland)

Please submit one copy of each document for retention at the embassy. All commercial documents must be pre-certified by the Federal Office for Foreign Affairs (BfAA) and GHORFA. SERVISUM will be happy to do this for you.
Due to the gradual digitalization of the application process for pre-certification at the BfAA, we ask that you send the document to be legalized in full by email to SERVISUM in advance.

Certificates of origin and commercial invoices do not have to be pre-certified by the BfAA.

processing time (without guarantee):
will be notified by the embassy when the documents are submitted
plus 1-3 working days processing time for the GHORFA and, if applicable, the BfAA of approx. 2-3 weeks