Nicaragua: Procedures Eased for Forestry SectorFriday, June 16, 2017 It has been announced that in the coming weeks a system will be implemented that will allow online management of permits for exports of round and processed wood. Representatives from the National Association of Reforestors (Confor) explained that the current process of obtaining export permits takes about 7 days, but with the new digital system, the time is expected to be reduced to two or three days. Panama: Online Authorization for Seafood ExportsFriday, September 23, 2016 In the first phase of the Single Window for Electronic Foreign Trade authorization will be given for export declarations for sea products, and in a second stage, for agricultural products. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade: Health Registration for Food Imports DigitizedWednesday, January 14, 2015 The Panamanian Food Safety Authority has announced that from February 2015 health records of imported foods will be handled digitally for all countries. From a statement issued by from the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (UPSA): Another Clothes Factory Closes in HondurasWednesday, February 8, 2012 The closure of another maquila center, due to low orders in the world market, means 500 people will be made unemployed. Oscar Galeano, representing the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortes (CCIC), lamented the closure of this maquila company in the previous week, due to the low level of purchase orders from abroad, reported Proceso Digital. Paperless Customs Offices in GuatemalaThursday, May 16, 2013 The Customs union intends to invest $2.5 million to implement the Project Paperless Customs Offices. The initiative could reduce fraud and corruption in the country by up to 85%.According to Victor Manuel Rivera, president of the organization, when the Vice President Roxana Baldetti, as manager of the National Anti-Smuggling Unit (Conacon), authorizes the proposal, they will will have, in less than six months, the program installed in all Customs offices registered with the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT). More Expeditious Customs Procedures ReportedFriday, January 18, 2019 Since the new computer system was implemented in El Salvador, it is estimated that waiting times for imported goods moving in the Port of Acajutla have been reduced by up to 60%. The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) reported that since November 15 last year is in operation the computer system "Sidunea World", which aims to reduce the steps in the process of importing goods. Virtual Customs: Advances in El SalvadorMonday, November 18, 2019 Local authorities plan to implement at the end of 2019 the service of Advance Declaration, which will serve for the generation of a Virtual Customs platform for exports, which would be operational in the first half of 2020. Gustavo Villatoro, director of Customs, told Elmundo.sv that "... The advance declaration itself will be used by the exporter to generate the required customs documents. Agriculture: Digital Procedures to Export / ImportThursday, June 3, 2021 In order to streamline the processes of import and export of agricultural, livestock and hydrobiological inputs and products, the virtual platform VISAR online was enabled in Guatemala. This tool is aimed at the productive sectors, importers of products of animal and vegetable origin, agricultural inputs and exporters of agricultural, livestock and hydrobiological products, which will now reduce time in their efforts with the use of cutting-edge technology, typical of the digital era, informed the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA). Customs Procedures in Guatemala StreamlinedThursday, July 12, 2018 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. Single Window for Companies in Free Trade ZonesTuesday, August 6, 2019 The Dominican Republic's free trade zones guild promises to reduce response times with the implementation of the Single Window for Foreign Trade of the General Directorate of Customs. Simplifying procedures, transparency and security of processes, reduction of response times of requests, reduction of costs of stationery and office equipment, are some of the benefits that will enjoy for companies in areas with the implementation of the Single Window, informed the union. Guatemala: Non-tariff Permits OnlineWednesday, July 22, 2015 An announcement has been made of a new online system for managing transactions of non-tariff import permits From a statement issued by the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (-AGEXPORT-): Guatemala: Online Procedures for Exporting TimberTuesday, October 18, 2016 In order to accelerate the sales process, companies in the the forestry sector will be able to carry out the processes for obtaining an export license online. From a statement issued by Agexport: Honduras to Sell Meat to EgyptTuesday, July 20, 2010 Honduran producers negotiate sale of $2.12 million of meat per month to Egypt. The vice minister for livestock, Juan Carlos Ordoñez, commented that negotiations are far advanced and it is predicted that approximately 3,000 beef carcasses will be exported each month. Rains Affect Shrimp Production in HondurasTuesday, October 12, 2010 Flooding causes million dollar losses to shrimp producers in the south. Losses amount up to a million pounds, according to Onan Hernandez, a producer from the Choluteca area. Single Window for Colon Free ZoneMonday, April 8, 2019 In Panama, the regulations for the creation of the Single Window of Paperwork and its procedures to expedite trade in the free trade zone were approved. "The Board of Directors of the Colon Free Zone (ZLC) approved the resolution that regulates the creation of the Single Window of Paperwork (VUT) and its procedures to expedite trade in the free trade zone, reported the manager of the free trade zone, Manuel Grimaldo," explained the ZLC. |
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