Exporting companies will be able to register by phone or by sending an e-mail to the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE), announced the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI). The VUCE enabled the mail: vuce@mici.gob.pa and the telephone 560-5890.

The training sessions to be held soon will cover the Certificates of Origin of Vicomex, Panama-Colombia, Panama-Peru, Panama-Dominican Republic, China-Taiwan, which are in the SIGA of the National Customs Authority (ANA), explains an official statement.

Marianela Gomez, General Director of Foreign Trade Services, said that "... users can do their paperwork from the comfort of a computer, saving time in the process of approving their exports. Likewise, it facilitates compliance with the biosecurity measures recommended by health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic."

Gomez added that "... once the company representatives have taken the proper training, VUCE will send the notification of participation to ANA, so that they can request their username and password and make their requests."

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