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El Salvador - Costa Rica: Customs Requirement Eliminated

A requirement has been eliminated which previously obliged companies exporting goods to submit records which indicated the customs procedure under which the company operates.

Monday, February 23, 2015

From a bulletin by the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica:

The Ministry of Foreign Trade announced that it has been agreed with the authorities of El Salvador that in bilateral trade the requirement to submit records which indicate the customs procedure under which the exporter of the goods operates has been eliminated. The elimination of the requirement will be effective for both parties from February 16 this year.

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Costa Rican Chamber of Industries Ministerio de Comercio Exterior

Countries

Costa Rica El Salvador

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It has been announced that El Salvador will join the process being undertaken by Honduras and Guatemala to integrate customs posts between the three countries.

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From a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Trade in Costa Rica (COMEX):