SAT's Authorized Economic Operator program: requirements and benefits

The OEA-GT program (Authorized Economic Operator), created by SAT Board Agreement 14-2010, is voluntary and free of charge and follows the World Customs Organization's SAFE standards. Requirements according to the SAT portal: audited financial statements for the three years preceding the application; no indictment or conviction for tax, customs, money-laundering or intellectual-property offenses in the last three years (this also applies to legal representatives); and being current on formal tax duties and enforceable debts; the wording 'a minimum of 3 years of international trade operations' comes from a firm's note. Benefits: fewer physical and documentary inspections, faster clearance, dedicated lanes where the infrastructure allows, special measures when systems go down, mutual recognition with other customs administrations, and training. The Quetzal Port Authority (EPQ) was certified as an AEO on 28 September 2022; ZOLIC states that Puerta del Istmo was the first certified ZDEEP (an institutional-promotional claim).

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