The Daraa Chamber of Commerce and Industry discussed with several representatives and owners of customs clearance companies in the governorate the substance of the Ministry of Finance’s Decision No. 2327, dated July 18, 2026, regarding tax investigation and anti-tax evasion. The discussions focused on ways to protect customs brokers from the manipulation of certain shell importers who submit invalid documents or commercial registries.Consequently, a set of recommendations was reached to ensure prevention of tax evasion and to avoid holding brokers legally liable. The Chamber officially addressed the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce with these recommendations, which proposed that the Ministry of Finance instruct the Directorate of Ports and Customs to circulate a directive to all land and sea ports. This directive would mandate that importers or exporters present a copy of their tax identification number (TIN) notice and a tax clearance certificate issued by the competent financial department, to be attached to the official documents of the customs declaration.Additionally, the recommendations requested requiring a written pledge or authorization from the importer or exporter for clearing the goods, to be submitted to the customs clearance company and certified by their respective Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Furthermore, the recommendations emphasized the need to address the Commercial Registry Department to send copies of commercial registries to the relevant financial departments, while requiring the concerned merchant to provide a copy of their TIN notice along with a certificate of membership from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
20/7/2026
