Industria La Popular, Grupo Cropa and Grupo Vical, are the three companies qualified as new Authorized Economic Operators by the Superintendency of Tax Administration.
According to the authorities at the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT), the figure of Authorized Economic Operator (OAS), which is recognized by the World Trade Organization, facilitates trade, security and control, as well as compliance in tax, customs and legal matters.
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."
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.
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.
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 Congress approved extending until December 31, 2017 the deadline for the period of amnesty for tax and customs fees contained in article 213 of the Tax Code.
From a statement issued by the Congress of Honduras:
A court ruling has overturned the SAT resolutions authorizing Empresa Portuaria Quetzal y Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal to operate as temporary customs warehouses.
Although the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) has announced that it will be appealing the ruling given by the Second Administrative Appeals Chamber, the reality is that since June 28, the activities of the customs warehouses in Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) have been suspended as well as those at the Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ)."...The resolution orders that the SAT no longer has the customs service under its administration, which contravenes the Central American Customs Code CAUCA, therefore the Superintendency will file an appeal against the decision made by the Court."
The resources are part of the budget allocated for the reform of the customs system, and will be used to improve infrastructure at customs offices and to buy equipment.
The $31 million is the first disbursement made by the government to the Presidential Commission for Comprehensive Reform of the System of Customs Offices and Trade Operators (Coprisao), which will implement the plan to improve the conditions under which customs operate.
The Salvadoran business sector is opposed to the decision of President Sánchez Cerén to veto reforms to the customs simplification law, which established concrete measures to streamline foreign trade procedures.
From a statement issued by the Inter-Trade Commission for Trade Facilitation (CIFACIL):
The Trade Facilitation Commission (CIFACIL), which groups together seven production unions from El Salvador, deplores the decision of the President of the Republic, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, to veto the reforms to the Customs Simplification Law, which were aimed at advancing the adoption of concrete measures to facilitate trade and which will help overcome the stagnation of foreign trade by our country.
The business sector has applauded the approval of a reform to the Customs Simplification Law, which is expected to achieve the much needed speed in foreign trade procedures.
From a statement issued by the Inter-Trade Commission for Trade Facilitation (CIFACIL):
April 17, 2017.The Inter-Trade Commission for Trade Facilitation (CIFACIL), wishes to express its satisfaction with the approval of the reforms to the Customs Simplification Law.The Legislative Assembly approved this initiative with 43 votes from the parties GANA, ARENA, PCN and PDC, which represents a great step forward to improving and facilitating foreign trade which has been severely affected in recent years.
Complaints have been made about an increase in the number of companies whose goods are subject to physical inspection, which is causing delays of several days when clearing customs.
From a statement issued by the Intergremial Commission for Trade Facilitation (CIFACIL) of El Salvador:
Approval has been given to the list of products exempted for free movement and the format of the invoice and Central American single declaration.
From a statement issued by Sieca:
Central America, January 27, 2017.In the fifteenth round of negotiations held in Tegucigalpa between January 23 and 27 2017, Guatemala and Honduras adopted measures to accelerate the implementation of a Customs Union between the two countries.
The three local companies that were certified as AEOs will have priority in customs and will be able to carry out processes in less time and at less cost.
January 1 saw the coming into force of a new nomenclature, which extends Tariff System Codes to 10 digits.
The implementation of the Sixth Amendment to the nomenclature of the Tariff Description and Coding System (SAC by its initials in Spanish) and the extension to more digits of codes for goods that are exported and imported was approved by the World Customs Organization (WCO) on June 27, 2014 in order to maintain, in terms of tariff nomenclature, a common language which facilitates international exchange.
The decree that integrates into a single document all national regulations and the Uniform Central American Customs Code has come into force.
The current customs legislation has been unified into a single document and changes made to processes in order to establish deposits of made to order merchandise and tax refunds, among other things.
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