Adding Machines or Equipment to an Industrial Craft

This service enables users to request adding more machinery and equipment to the craft license.

Required fees must be paid.
An industrial craft license must be available.
The machines must be suitable for the licensed activity.
The value of imported machines used in the craft must not exceed 50 thousand dinars.
In the event of importing ovens, an approval must be obtained from the Environmental Monitoring Department.
The license must not have any violations and must not be suspended.
If a machine is added to an industrial craft for licensing in the Fahaheel Crafts Complex:The machine must be suitable for the activity with the craft license ,The work must be in progress , There must be enough space to add the machine ,The machines, equipment, and raw materials to be added must be of the types that can be assembled, disassembled, and manually transferred,The operational space to be added must be allocated for the designated machines and equipment for the production process

Catalogue and offers for the required machinery and equipment/price offer or purchase invoice showing the HS code
List of the number of machines required
Copy of the industrial license
Latest lease receipt
Lease contract
Signature approval from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (to the concerned party or the authorized person)
In the event that a machine is added to an industrial craft for licensing in the Fahaheel Crafts Complex: Machine dimensions ,Machine model number

No.	Procedure details	Completion Authority	Completion Period	Approval
1	-The application should be electronically submitted by the concerned party.	Customer Service Department	Same day
2	- The application will be electronically examined and a field visit will be conducted. - In the event that an industrial craft is added for licensing in the Fahaheel Crafts Complex, the application will be examined and sent to the Integrated Services Center after study.	Customer Service Department Department of Small and Handicraft Industries Development	Depends on the site visit by the engineer	Head of Customer Service Department Director of Industrial Development and Support Department
3	- The concerned party will be given a letter of approval, and the goods will be released through the customs declaration (51).	Customer Service Department	1 day	Head of Customer Service Department
Total days to complete the transaction			1 day

Variable fees	0 KD
Fixed fees	32 KD

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