Open gaps and proposed indicators in the factory manual

Main outstanding items: MINECO's official list of 29-89 requirements (the portal did not resolve; it includes the minimum export % and the procedure fee) and the unit's current name; the MARN schedule category for apparel and the typical cost and time of the environmental instrument; the 2020–2026 status of Sae-A's polyester complex and its amount (US$400 M vs ~US$200 M); the geo-referenced register of plants by municipality (VESTEX); EEGSA's BTDp/MTDp tariff schedule and the statutory connection deadline; well and water-license costs in Villa Nueva, Chimaltenango and Palín; lease or sale prices for industrial buildings at Michatoya, Tecnopark, Zeta and Multinova (all private); the text of Governmental Accord 256-2025 in the official gazette (Diario de Centro América); whether Bono 14 and the aguinaldo are subject to IGSS contributions; the vintage of the 79.69% yarn-forward figure and Guatemala's position among US suppliers (OTEXA); the 2022 MINECO PDF of 29-89 companies; the ocean lead time Puerto Quetzal→United States; the extension route for temporary admission; the Koramsa data from Clothesource; and Grupo Karim's in Guatemala. Proposed indicators: minimum_wage_maquila_ce1_2026/ce2_2026 (MINTRAB, annual), maquila_operator_cost_loaded_gtq (own calculation, annual), apparel_exports_usd (Banguat, monthly), apparel_yarn_forward_share_pct (OTEXA/USITC, annual), legal_2989_qualified_firms (MINECO, annual), apparel_employment_igss (IGSS, annual), mineco_2989_resolution_days (to be requested), zdeep_apparel_jobs (ZOLIC/press, event-driven) and us_apparel_imports_gtm_usd (OTEXA, monthly).

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