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Iraq Embassy Legalization of Legal Documents

Business Legal Documents Legalization for Iraq

Business Legal Documents must be notarized in the state from which the document originated, and then certified from the same secretary of state.

The Arab American Chamber of Commerce will authenticate the documents from the US Department of State, and legalize them from the Iraqi Embassy.

Service Type Fees
Service Fee $60.00
US Department of State Fee $8.00
Embassy Fee of Iraq $160.00
US Arab Chamber of Commerce Stamp fee $35.00
The total fees
Estimated Processing Time 63 business days
Expected completion date is Thursday, April 15, 2021

Commercial Documents Legalization for Iraq

A Certificate of Origin is required for commercial exports to Iraq, but a Commercial Invoice is optional. Certificates must be signed, notarized, and then certified from the secretary of state as the notary. AACC will authenticate the documents from the US Department of State and legalize them from the Embassy of Iraq.

Any commercial Invoice or Certificate of Origin destined for use in Iraq requires special preparations before it can be legalized by the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, which are:

  1. The Certificate must include the manufacturer (exporter) contact information in the United States such as name, address, telephone and fax number.
  2. Likewise, it must include the importer contact information in Iraq such as name, address, telephone and fax number.
  3. If the certificate is consisting of multiple pages, it must be numerated. For example: (page 1 of 3, page 2 of 3, page 3 of 3). Otherwise, the embassy will consider every page as single certificate and charge you $160.00 per page.
  4. The exported product must be manufactured in the United States.
  5. In case of exporting food or drugs, you must include a certified Health Certificate. Additionally, If the importer is:

A Private Agency: the exporter must include all the following certificates

  1. A copy of the Bill of Lading.
  2. A copy of the Inspection Certificate.
  3. A copy of the Insurance Certificate.

An Iraqi governmental Agency : the exporter must include only one of the previously mentioned certificate 1, 2, or 3.

Fees One document (C/I or C/O)
Service Fee $60.00
US Department of State Fee $8.00
Embassy Fee of Iraq $100.00
Chamber of Commerce Stamp fee $35.00
The total fees $203.00
Estimated Processing Time 59 business days
Expected completion date is Friday, April 9, 2021

Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX)

The fee to certify a copy of your passport, a copy of your ID, and three notarized signatures is $133.00 Please include a prepaid return envelop with a tracking number like FedEx, UPS, or USPS. If you include your email address you will receive an email confirming that we received your document, and another email to let you that we are going to ship your envelope back to you after we have finished the certification.

 Assistance

If you need further assistance you can contact the Arab American Chamber of Commerce, Certification Department at:

Toll Free: 1-888-939-ARAB or (202) 347-5800 for instant assistance




Documents Samples

  • Commercial Invoice

  • Certificate of Origin

  • ISO Certificate

  • Affidavit

  • Agency Agreement

  • Assignment

  • Business Letter

  • Certificate of Status

  • Power of Attorney

  • Distributor Agreement

  • Letter of Authorization

  • Letter of Resignation

  • Articles of Organization

  • Articles of Incorporation

  • Certificate of Good Standing

  • Certificate of Incorporation

  • Certificate of Merger

  • Certificate of Registration

  • Company Bylaws

  • Certificate of Amendment

  • Certificate of Incumbency

  • Board Resolution

  • Business License

  • Patent Assignment

  • Trademark Assignment

  • Certificate of Existence

  • Technical Data Sheet

  • Certificate of Free Sale

  • Certificate of Analysis

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Information

You are unable to add documents to the same invoice that contains a shipping document. Please create a new invoice for each type of documents.

Mailing

If you are using FedEx or-UPS-, please send a self addressed airway bill for return of your document. (make sure that it has your account number or your credit card number and expiration date, and that you have signed it).If you are using regular or priority USPS mail, please include a stamped, self addressed envelope.

Arab Chamber of Commerce
Headquarter Office
1330 New Hampshire Ave. NW, B1
Washington DC - 20036
Tel: (202) 347-5800
Toll Free Tel: 1 888-939-ARAB

Arab Chamber of Commerce
1615 Bay Head Rd.
Annapolis MD, 21409
Tel: (410) 757-5544
email: AACC@arabchamber.com

Please send your certification requests to Maryland office to expedite the legalization process

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