The suspension of the payment of $18 for the X-ray inspection of the goods will be for six months from its publication in the Official newspaper, providing President Funes endorses it.

From a press release issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:

Provision enacted to suspend for 6 months $18 fee in customs offices.

The Legislature approved with 79 votes, a provision applied to "Customs Simplification Act" to be suspended for a period of six months, the payment of the fee for the provision of non-intrusive inspections referred to in Article 12-B of the Act.

This measure was taken into account because the application of charges for those services "has caused delays in the transfer of goods entering or leaving the country through different customs offices."

Source: CentralAmericaData.COM

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