After two years of non-operation, El Salvador's government and business associations agreed to reactivate the institution dedicated to decision-making on customs matters and trade agreements.
The private sector was represented by the Presidents and Executive Directors of the guilds ASI, COEXPORT, CAMARASAL, CAMAGRO, AMCHAM, CAMTEX and ADES, which are part of the Inter-union Commission for Trade Facilitation (CIFACIL) and participate with voice and vote within the Committee, informed the Salvadoran government.
While in customs offices the $18 fee is still being charged, those employers affected by it are concerned and are asking for a refund of what they have already paid.
The Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (CCES) expects the authentic interpretation of the decree exempting the charge for the service of non-intrusive inspection of exports and imports and international transit of goods, to be published soon in the Official Journal, as the $18 fee is still being charged at the borders of the country.
A private report has analyzed the contribution of the scheme to economic activity.
80 000 direct jobs and more than 2230 thousand dollars in products exported in 2010 are some of the results achieved by companies operating under the free zone system and active improvement scheme in El Salvador.
This is affirmed in the report presented by the Salvadoran private sector, and from it emerges the positive results achieved by the textile and clothing sector, which grew by 26% in 2010 and has become a leading U.S. provider.
The second Salvadoran trade mission of purchasers and importers will travel to Florida from September 20 to 24.
The mission is organized by the Salvadoran American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham), and the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, and expects 10 companies to participate.
Cecilia de Avila, commercial assistant at the U.S. Embassy reported to El Mundo newspaper: "...
El Salvador's American Chamber of Commerce and the Latin American Illinois Trade and Investment Office told Salvadoran business people that the US Mid-West, with its 59 million inhabitants, represents a major business opportunity.
The message was delivered at a business conference by Marcelino García, deputy head of the Illinois state trade and investment department.
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