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Problems at Customs Offices in El Salvador Once Again

Freight carriers are opposed to the collection of a fee of $18 per inspection using scanners and are threatening strikes and a change of routes.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Representatives from the freight union are analyzing re routing trucks so that they do not have to cross El Salvador in order to reach the rest of the region, instead crossing at the border of Agua Caliente, Chiquimula, into Honduras.

Prensalibre.com reports: "The first step of action being looked at, said Julio Juarez, president of the cargo transport union would be a demonstration in front of the customs office at Pedro de Alvarado, the main border crossing between Guatemala and El Salvador and which serves as a route to Central America.

Hector Fajardo, director of the Central American Federation of Chambers of carriers, gave the defence that the Regulation on Uniform Central American Customs Code provides that in cases where goods are carried in international transit they should not incur other payments akin to taxes. "

Source: prensalibre.com

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Key entities

Julio Juárez Federación Centroamericana de Cámaras de Transportistas Héctor Fajardo

Countries

El Salvador Honduras

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Delays Continue at Customs Offices in El Salvador

May 2014

Problems persist in the process of reviewing merchandise at the border posts in Amatillo and La Hachadura causing delays to cargo trucks.

Double review processes, recurring failures with x-ray machine inspection and the absence of a contingency plan for unforeseen delays has generated delays of between 19 and 23 hours for the approval of entry and exit of goods, said the Salvadoran Association of International Freight Carriers (ASTIC).

Carriers Prepare Lawsuit Against El Salvador

January 2014

The regional union is bringing charges to the Central American Court of Justice over what it considers to be undue customs fees in El Salvador.

The American Federation of Freight (Fecatrans) announced that it is preparing a lawsuit against El Salvador at the Central American Court of Justice (CCJ). The union is complaining about the fees that carriers pay at customs offices in that country, which it considers improper.

Strike By Truckers Continues at Salvadoran Borders

January 2014

Only cargo destined for El Salvador should be charged with the $18 fee for the inspection with scanner, request freight carriers.

According to the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), this fee violates conventions and trade agreements in the region. In addition, they believe that the inspections and the time it takes to submit all shipments to the procedures are excessive.

Carriers Oppose Charge for Scanners in El Salvador

December 2013

Regional unions are threatening a general strike in the Salvadoran border to protest at the rate of $18 per inspection at customs offices in that country.

S21.com.gt reports: "The new provision of the General Customs of El Salvador will take effect on 6 January, in light of this, carriers of the remaining five countries in the region have announced a general strike on the Salvadoran border if this legislation goes ahead. "