From February 25th Documents Supporting Declaration of Goods in the Customs System Information Service will be transmitted electronically. This is a pilot program that will start running in the Customs Office of Puerto Barrios, Izabal and then will gradually be implemented in all customs offices in the country.

"Customs agents are obliged to scan supporting documents to substantiate the statement of goods, during the customs clearance process the declarant may scan and upload scanned documents."

"The Customs Service computer system will validate the documents loaded into the system at the time of delivery of the statement."

This provision takes effect from Tuesday 25 February, with the aim of reducing costs for individual service users, streamlining the process and strengthening competitiveness."

Source: prensalibre.com

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