The tax authority has launched a new electronic platform, which lets exporters to register in only 24 hours.
With this new method available through the Virtual Agency, wait times have been considerably reduced, since the inscription in the categories of habitual exporter, optional and special regime for the refund of tax credits had until now been carried out face-to-face and as a whole they took on average 67 days.
In Guatemala, a call to take part in a qualification process is being made to companies interested in bidding for an electronic marketing service, a process to be held in an information meeting on June 26.
The tax stamps will be used in the county's customs posts and the meeting in which the details of the contracting process will be provided, was convened by the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT).
The Salvadoran government has announced the implementation of a new telephone consultation system, where questions can be raised related to the entry of goods.
The Presidential Commissioner for Border Affairs, Carlos de Jesús Pozo, explained that through the service "... now the person will be able to arrive with their complete documentation, in the case of customs, for example, with their payments already done. The mechanism will allow institutions to get closer to the user."
The Cabinet Council has approved a loan contract for investments in infrastructure and fiscal control equipment at the country's border posts.
According to a decree published on June 5 in the Official Gazette, "... the signing of the Loan Agreement ... between the Republic of Panama and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)has been authorized, up to the sum of seventy-five million dollars (US $75,000,000.00)."
One of the benefits of the legal reform approved by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador is the maximum tolerance margin of 5% on parameters of quantity, volume, weight or value of the goods, applying the most favorable to the declarant.
From a statement issued by the Legislature:
May 15, 2018.In order to adapt the customs legislation to the prevailing foreign trade trends to facilitate and expedite procedures, the Legislative Plenum endorsed reforms to the Special Law for Punishing Customs Infractions.
The agreement signed between the governments is aimed at the mutual recognition of trade operators that have obtained the AEO certification in either of the two countries.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
April 27, 2018.Last week Costa Rica signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement between the Authorized Economic Operator programs of our country and Mexico, as well as an Action Plan with Colombia that will allow negotiation of mutual recognition between our AEO programs and those of that South American country, during XXI Regional Conference of Directors of Customs of the Americas and the Caribbean (CRDGA), held in Los Cabos, Mexico.
In the fourth round of negotiations to incorporate El Salvador into the customs union process with Guatemala and Honduras, issues such as internal taxes, phytosanitary measures and tariffs, among others, will be discussed.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The IV Round of negotiations for the incorporation of El Salvador into the process of Deep Integration towards the Free Transit of People and Goods between the Republics of Honduras and Guatemala, began today in San Salvador.
In Costa Rica, an action of unconstitutionality filed almost three years ago is preventing the construction of a customs post on the border with Nicaragua, which would allow cargo transportation to be spared a distance of 160 kilometers.
Although the government has the $12 million needed for the final construction of the border post, where a temporary container has operated since 2013, the unconstitutionality action filed by the environmentalist Alvaro Sagot, is preventing the project from progressing.
The Customs authorities have started to implement a pilot plan to test the new computer system in the port of Acajutla.
In response to repeated complaints about the slowness with which the current system works, the aim of the test is to ensure that the new system works properly, especially in terms of streamlining processes such as receipt of documents, reviews and dispatch of goods.
A significant improvement has been reported in the time it takes customs authorities in the port terminal of Honduras to inspect and review containers.
The measures implemented over the last year in customs offices in Honduras have made it possible to streamline the processes of review and clearance of containers, something which in recent years had become a headache for employers.
Problems with the computer system are affecting processes such as settlements, online payments and shipping of free zone containers in transit to the port.
The Higher Council of Private Enterprise (Cosep) will be asking the government to put in place a contingency plan to correct the problems that have arisen in the customs computer system.
The $42 charge that the Guatemalan tax authority levied at border points during the holiday season will be eliminated starting from November 1 of this year.
Guatemala, Oct 31 (DE). - The Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) reported that as of today it will not make extraordinary collections during holidays as it did prior to November 1, when it commemorated All Saints' Day.
$5 million will be used to purchase land in Bugaba, Chiriquí, to build new customs infrastructure on the border with Costa Rica.
From a statement issued by the National Customs Authority:
The Cabinet Resolution Project was submitted to the Cabinet Council to sign a sales contract for the acquisition of land located in the community of Quebrada Grande, Aserrio de Gariché, in the District of Bugaba, province of Chiriqui, for an amount of FIVE MILLION BALBOAS WITH 00/100 (B /."
The so-called "modernization" of the North American Free Trade Agreement promoted by Trump brings to the table the need to diversify the destinations of Mexican exports, and the Aztecs are starting to look to the nearby South.
An article on T21.com.mx highlights that "in recent months the debate has opened in the country on diversifying the export destinations of Mexican goods, taking advantage of the ten treaties and agreements that Mexico has signed and which bring it closer to 40 other countries. Mexico has had a Free Trade Agreement with Central America since 2013."