Local authorities informed that as of November 11, exporters interested in carrying out their procedures electronically will be able to receive training on the use of the Certification of Origin in the online platform of the Customs Management System.
Exporting companies will be able to register by phone or by sending an e-mail to the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE), announced the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI).
Mesoamerican countries, the Caribbean and Chile, are the markets where Panamanian exporters have set their attention to take advantage of new niches, geographical proximity and few restrictions to trade.
According to ProPanama executives, for several years the United States had been the main destination for Panamanian exports, but gradually sales to Europe have been gaining ground and now the plan is to take advantage of the niches that have not been exploited in some markets in the region.
A few days before the expiration of the crane service contract in Guatemala's Port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, local exporters expect a possible scenario of rising costs and slower operations.
The crane service contract was in force for 10 years and will expire on September 6. So far, businessmen do not know clearly what is the status of the tender, which the National Port Company Santo Tomas de Castilla (Empornac), must make to award the contract..
The Tax Administration of Guatemala has reported that it will be strengthening controls to detect cases that are not complying with the restrictions imposed on exports by land transport with Costa Rican registration or driver.
As of October this year, the U.S. country will begin one of the phases of implementation of the new front labeling on food and non-alcoholic beverages, under the Labeling Law NOM-051 of the Ministry of Health.
One of the arguments that support the amendments to the Standard is the situation of health and welfare of citizens in the country. According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) 2018 (to date, the latest report released), 35.6% of children between 5 and 11 years old are overweight and obese. Meanwhile, children and young people between 12 and 19 years old report 38.4%, according to the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport).
For the local export sector, strategies focused on transforming the productive matrix are needed, so that in the next 20 years’ income from sales abroad will reach $18 billion annually.
According to figures revealed by Nicaraguan exporters, between 2018 and 2019 income from sales abroad increased 6%, growing from $2,617 million to $2,782 million. This increase occurred in a context of falling production.
In 2019, exports of goods are estimated to total nearly $11.526 million, barely 2% higher than reported in the previous year, and far from the 6% increase recorded in 2018.
According to estimates by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, foreign sales of services registered greater dynamism last year, since between 2018 and 2019, they went from Ch$9,090 million to Ch$9,565 million, equivalent to a 5% increase.
The marketing of organic shrimp, vegetable meat, Monk Fruit and carob are some of the innovative market opportunities that Guatemalan exporters have identified for this year.
For the "Best Markets, Products & Services 2020 Study", prepared by the Market Development and Trade Promotion Department of AGEXPORT, 27 high potential markets for Guatemalan products and services exports were selected, identifying 18 countries and 9 states of the United States, which together with the 351 tariff items generate more than 900 commercial opportunities for the Guatemalan exportable supply and international markets, informed the sector's union.
At the request of the export union, the Alvarado administration announced that it will negotiate with APM Terminals, a possible reduction in rates currently charged for loading and unloading of containers.
From the Cadexco statement:
San Jose, December 19, 2019. As representatives of the export sector, we see with positivism this great step taken by the Government authorities to negotiate the current rates of the Container Terminal of Moin (TCM), since a request led by the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO) is being considered in conjunction with other business chambers, which was delivered to the President of the Republic.
During 2018, sales of packaged foods in the United Kingdom exceeded $84 billion, and 36% corresponded to private label products, which have quickly entered this market.
The study "Trends and requirements of private label buyers in the food sector in the United Kingdom", prepared by Procomer Costa Rica, indicates that the United Kingdom stands out as the second country in Europe with greater penetration of private label.
Because of the lower-than-projected volume of cargo shipped on the September and October services, the maritime route between Port Moin and Shanghai was suspended.
Natural or legal persons who wish to register as exporters with the Honduran Coffee Institute will no longer have to comply with the requirement to prove a minimum share capital of $1 million.
Directors of the Honduran Coffee Institute (Ihcafe) reported that the market commission had been managing the proposal since 2018, which was already approved by the National Coffee Council (Conacafé).
Costa Rican exporters are negotiating to change the frequency of the maritime route between Port Moin and Shanghai from monthly to weekly from February 2020.
After the Constitutional Court suspended the agreement regulating part-time employment in Guatemala, the exporters' union asked to be a third party interested in the case, because without the regulations, the generation of formal employment is weakened.
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