The Executive Directorate of Revenue in Honduras is putting out to tender a supply of equipment for a customs laboratory in the Customs Office of Puerto Cortés.
From a statement issued by the Executive Revenue Department:
The Government of the Republic of Honduras has received a loan from the IDB to partially finance the cost of the Project for the Modernization of Customs Offices at Puerto Cortés, 2467 IDB loan BL-HO and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract "Acquisition of Equipment for Customs Laboratory at the Customs Office of Puerto Cortés".
A single processing desk will be opened for foreign trade in order to speed up control formalities for land carriers.
From a press release issued by the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI):
The Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI), with the support of the Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Honduras and the technical support of International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank (WB), will start running a Single Foreign Trade Desk (known as VUCEH by its initials in Spanish), to streamline controls for land carriers, reducing costs and contributing to trade facilitation.
The Customs Economic Operator project seeks to facilitate a safe way for customs clearance for imports and exports.
From a press release issued by the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI):
The advances in the Customs Economic Operator project (OAE by its initials in Spanish) to safely facilitate clearance of goods at regional and global level by Honduran private companies, were presented by the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI), in a workshop entitled "Developing a competitive advantage in today's market through public-private dialogue. "
Honduran tax authorities are discussing the implementation of number plates with integrated electronic readable chips.
The purpose is to combat late payment of road tax for Honduran vehicles, which is $13 million, out of a total of $65 million that should be raised.
Latribuna.hn reports that the analysis was confirmed by a member of the Supervisory Commission of the DEI, Jorge Yllescas, who announced that "there are still several initiatives in process relating to the weaknesses recorded in the area of vehicles .. .. We have several options, such as the case of a modern smart licence plates which contains a chip and a special electronic gun ", stated the official."
In the process to form a Customs Union, authorities from both countries are analyzing a joint customs office in the Guasaule area.
They would be located in the same territory and share the same administrative offices to receive and dispatch merchandise.
This year, both countries started a customs modernization process which will improve some procedures to control imports, cut red-tape and increase the flow of trade between both countries.
According to the DEI, there have been 100 vehicles registered per day since February, when it used to be 200.
Javier Turcos, from the tax authority(DEI), indicated to la Prensa of Honduras: "We are registering 50 private and 50 agency vehicles daily. It used to be twice that amount. The downturn has been noticed since February."
The article in laprensahn.com also reported that motorcycle registration has decreased, and there has been a noticeable decline in car sales: "In previous months, we were selling an average of 18 to 20 units, but only three so far this month," reported the manager of a car selling company.
The Government of Honduras reported the earnings for the last fiscal period for large companies from various sectors.
Financial intermediaries earned $6.6 million on average, while transport, storage and communication companies earned $5.45 million, and mining and quarry companies earned $17 million.
Data was given in response to complaints from business owners about the increase of the minimum wage, according to the Government "they are opposed to the minimum due to lack of solidarity.
The Honduran Federation of Customs Agents reported that they will have an increase in rates due to the implementation of a new software.
These modifications are part of the requirements from the Executive Income Department (DEI) to modernize the tax collection process.
Even though customs agents know that these changes are in accordance with the modernization of the system and with global regulations, they are requesting more time to implement it.
The Executive Revenue Office (DEI) has launched an internet service called "DEI online."
DEI online is specifically designed to help tax payers fulfill their tax obligations (declarations, payments, etc) while taking full advantage of technological advancements.
The legal framework for the operation of franchises needs to be improved, said the head of the Revenue Office, Armando Sarmiento.
A study by the institution found that between 2002-2008 the State lost $2.3 billion (44 billion lempiras) due to tax exemptions granted to more than 30 religious organizations, fast-food entities, NGO's, and maquildoras (export assembly plants).
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