Providing one of the criteria for measuring business activity is required before starting the registration process to receive a business card. These criteria are as follows:
Measurement criteria
- Having at least three years of business card history, whether connected or disconnected, for people who have not renewed their card for more than two years, which is considered as a history of business activity;
- Providing documents related to activities in the field of domestic or foreign business affairs that show three years of activity of the applicants, such as one of the following:
2.1 Submitting a certificate of three years of cooperation in business affairs in reputable economic and commercial enterprises (natural and legal persons) by submitting a relevant certificate such as:
A. The HR notification confirming the tenure of the managing director, board member, business manager, or sales manager;
B. The HR notification or list of social security insurance confirming the tenure of the business expert and other related activities.
2.2 Submitting a tax return;
2.3 Submitting a valid business license in the name of the applicant in related fields at least three years old from the date of issuance;
2.4 Having at least three years of active membership, whether connected or disconnected, in economic organizations with the approval of the relevant organization;
2.5 Submitting industrial licenses obtained from the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and other activity certificates from relevant ministries and authorities;
2.6 Having a relevant university degree, domestic or foreign (business management, economics, customs, industry, and production).
Conditions for business card applicants (natural and legal);
- Applicant must be at least 23 years old (the CEO must meet this condition to receive a legal card);
- The applicant must not be a government employee unless retired (the CEO must meet this condition to receive a legal card);
- Applicant must have a diploma or higher;
Otherwise, one of the following documents is required:
- Three years of the tax return and a certificate from the Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs and the relevant guild confirming the applicant’s activity in the last three years;
- An operation license in the name of the applicant from the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade (the CEO must meet this condition to receive a legal card).
- Having a real estate document in the name of the applicant;
Otherwise, notarized or business line rentals with a tracking code sheet (the company must meet this condition to receive a legal card)
- Provide one of the criteria for measuring business activity (the CEO must meet this condition to receive a legal card).
Prepare the following documents, if you are applying for a legal business card:
- Completing commitment forms by the CEO to receive a business card;
- Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC);
- Notice of Inquiry from the Department of Real Estate Registration;
- Notice of inquiry from the Finance and Customs Inquiry Department;
- Receiving the national ID of the company from the Company Registration Office;
- Receiving the economic code of the company from the Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs;
- Copy of all pages of birth certificate and national ID card of the CEO;
- Copy of military discharge or exemption card;
- A white background color photo of the CEO;
- Having a place of business with an administrative position, whether real estate or rent, with a tracking ID in the name of the company or one of the major shareholders;
- Copy of articles of association, company registration declaration, establishment announcement, and change announcement in the official gazette;
- Copy of the last degree of the CEO (the last degree must be at least a diploma);
- Completing the commitment form to comply with anti-money laundering laws and regulations
Prepare the following documents, if you are applying for a real business card:
- Completing commitment forms for receiving a business card;
- Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC);
- Notice of Inquiry from the Department of Real Estate Registration;
- Notice of inquiry from the Finance and Customs Inquiry Department;
- Copy of military discharge or exemption card;
- Copy of all pages of birth certificate and national ID card;
- Having a place of business with an administrative position, whether real estate or rent, with a tracking ID;
- Copy of the last degree (the last degree must be at least a diploma);
- A photo with a white background;
- Receiving pre-registration economic code;
- Completing the commitment form to comply with anti-money laundering laws and regulations.
According to Circular No. 99/100/13483 of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, dated 2020-7-21, the application for issuing a business card starts through the comprehensive business system at ntsw.ir in all browsers except Internet Explorer, and is done through the smart business card system.