Ongoing obligations and penalties under Decree 29-89

Selling or using admitted goods for any other purpose (art. 41) carries a fine of 100% of the unpaid taxes, with joint liability for seller and buyer; destruction outside the primary customs zone triggers payment of the taxes unless proven force majeure (art. 42). Ongoing obligations (art. 33) include starting production within the term set in the resolution, filing a monthly electronic sworn declaration of the running goods account within the first 20 days of each month, the social security (IGSS) payroll return, and accounting with perpetual inventory. Failure to comply with IGSS suspends the benefits for 2 to 6 months, with permanent loss on a repeat offense (art. 43 bis); the Ministry of the Economy (MINECO) revokes qualification on its own motion for failure to start production, closure or bankruptcy, or non-compliance (art. 43).

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