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Second edition of the customs clearance time study

Dossier
Importing machinery and inputs17-importar-maquinaria.md
Domain
Importing machinery: duty and clearanceimportar-maquinaria
Room
Invest · Importing machinery: duty and clearance/invertir/importar-maquinaria
Audited
Audited

Yes: the second edition of the Time Release Study, focused on export operations (general and perishable containerized cargo, and also definitive, simplified, supplementary and provisional import declarations, according to the Customs Intendant), began on 16 June 2025 at MPONAC-Santo Tomás de Castilla customs, Chiquita-Puerto Barrios customs, EPQ-Puerto Quetzal customs and APM Terminals Quetzal, with 98 technicians and 39 measurement points. According to the tax authority (SAT), 54% of the FOB value exported in 2024 left by sea. The results were pending publication as of the dossier's date.

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Figures

Exportaciones por vía marítima (valor FOB)SAT vía Aduana News
54%2024

Caveat

results pending publication

Sources

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  • MPONACA measurement point for the second Time Release Study (ETD, exports) from 16 June 2025 at the Santo Tomás de Castilla customs post.Other
  • Puerto QuetzalThe southern corridor's sea outlet: the Pacific coast handles 60% of the country's port traffic; around 60 km from the capital by the Palín-Escuintla motorway and 4 km from Zona Libre QuetzalPort

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