Oman’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has started receiving applications for permits to import steel used for reinforcement of concrete through a single window system popularly known as ‘Bayan’, said a report.

Companies, traders and importers who want to import steel shipments for concrete reinforcement are urged to submit their applications with this system, added the Oman Daily Observer report.

Applications should be submitted to the Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements; and should be enclosed with certificate of the importer’s declaration about conformity, certificate issued by a third-party laboratory, and a copy of the purchase invoice, it said.

The specification is divided into three parts: smooth bars, extruded rods, welded mesh, and each part has the technical requirements of various type which include the dimensions, tensile and bending properties, added the report.