Compilation of Foreign Remanufactured Parts Import Restrictions

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US Department of Commerce, Office of Automotive Affairs Remanufactured Parts Global Report Only remanufactured or rebuilt automotive engines require a previous import permit form the Mexican Department of Commerce (SECOFI). Other parts do not require import permits, however, some parts may have import duties. There is no differential treatment for remanufactured, rebuilt, or used parts from the treatment given to new parts. The used/remanufactured auto parts market is highly developed in Mexico. There are several remanufacturing companies, especially for water pumps, alternators, starter motors, air conditioning compressors, carburetors, fuel injection systems, and some suspension parts. Most of these remanufactured or rebuilt parts are sold through auto parts stores. The used auto parts market is very large. There are many firms all over Mexico that buy totaled vehicles and strip them to sell the different parts. Rebuilt motors, automatic transmissions, electronic parts such as computers and fuel injection systems represent the best market prospects in Mexico for U.S. remanufactured parts and equipment suppliers. MOLDOVA According to government decision Number 739 from July 6, 1998, the Moldovan Ministry of Transportation merged with the Ministry of Communication and Information and formed a Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MTC). Within the newly established Ministry, the Department for Automobile and Naval Transportation supervises the sectors of remanufacturing of motor parts for automobiles. Another agency, the Department of Mechanization and Agricultural Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, has similar responsibilities for technical supervision of agricultural machinery in general, and for parts refurbishment in particular. The third state organization involved in the sector is the State Office, which maintains a fleet of automobiles for government and parliament officials and related organizations. The Transportation Division within the State Office is responsible for the administration and technical maintenance for these automobiles. At present, the regulatory system over parts refurbishment in Moldova is unclear because of many factors. One factor is that the privatization process transferred many enterprises of the sector into private ownership and made them less controlled by the Ministries. Another reason might be the partial system collapse 49
US Department of Commerce, Office of Automotive Affairs Remanufactured Parts Global Report after break-up of the Soviet Union. In addition, local government authorities were preoccupied with major economic problems which lessened their attention to the sector. These and other reasons led to the current situation, in which information on the sector is almost unavailable. No statistics which would give a clear characterization of the sector are available. Statistics on both the proportion of Russian-made and western automobiles and the origin of parts imported into Moldova is not currently available. On January 29, 1999, a meeting was held with Eugeniu Datco, Chief of the Direction for Automobile and Naval Transportation of MTC, who provided some guidance on the sector and its current situation. Datco stated that since the merging of the Ministries it is very difficult to collect any information, and for this sector in particular. Motor parts remanufacturing was not a widely developed industry in Moldova, but during the Soviet times there was a strictly controlled system. In a centralized manner, all used motor parts were collected and sent to the parts remanufacturing enterprises. There used to be five enterprises of that kind supervised by the Ministry. At present, these enterprises are partially privatized, which changed the extent of the Ministry's supervision over the enterprises. Regardless of their ownership status, the enterprises continue to render services for automobile repair. Unfortunately, they do not receive many orders for parts remanufacturing . During the last six years, automobile trade became a very profitable business in Moldova, especially those imported from Germany, Poland, and Hungary. Along with automobiles, the same companies imported parts for these vehicles. As a result, there has been less demand for remanufactured parts. Another reason might be the collapse of the centralized system of used parts collection. Last, but not least, development of small service stations replaced the enterprises on the market. Many western car manufacturers such as BMW, Opel, and Volkswagen have established a Moldova- wide network of repair shops, which provide a broad range of services for automobiles' technical maintenance, including parts replacement and their partial remanufacturing. Import procedures: A. Parts certification On February 3, a meeting was held with Constantin Sirf, Director Division for Certification of Agricultural Machinery, Automobiles, and Parts from the Moldovan Department for Standards and Technical Supervision. During the meeting, Mr. Sirf stated that all goods imported into Moldova should be certified by the Moldovan Standards Department. Refurbished motor parts for automobiles 50
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