Within the framework of the Digital Government, the Chilean Customs Service is streamlining the process of the Temporary Departure Declaration for Tourist Purposes (DSTET) through an electronic format. Starting this Friday (08.12.2017), passengers traveling abroad can declare articles and/or merchandise that are not considered in the concept of "traveler's luggage" in www.aduana.cl
In this regard, the head of the Studies Department, Julieta Toledo, explained that "in this project, the Metropolitan Customs and the sub-directorates of Information Technology, Technology and Studies participated in a coordinated manner within the framework of the Electronic Government, which emphasizes improving the processes and procedures of the government with the objective of Increase efficiency, transparency and quality of service, with an eye on the citizen. This tool will contribute to regulatory compliance by allowing travelers to declare that the goods they transport abroad and that they subsequently return are not considered excess baggage for travelers.”
Meanwhile, the Technical Deputy Director of Customs, Gabriela Landeros, highlighted that this work is part of the modernization of the Service that has meant that more than 90% of its procedures are available digitally: “With this type of initiatives we facilitate the procedures that travelers or tourists must carry out., because by having the procedure available in a digital form, they can do it in advance to save time when arranging their trip.”
How to carry out the management
1.Complete the DSTET application in in www.aduana.cl
2.Print the accepted document in PDF format
3.Present to Customs on the day of actual departure with the requirements indicated and required by the applicable legislation for this application.
4.Wait for the official to approve the application number in the Customs System, which will assign a new acceptance number to said application and proceed to print the final document.
5.Present the document issued by Customs upon arrival in the country of destination.
The validity period for returning the identified merchandise is 180 days runs from their effective departure date.
The digital form is available in the section Online procedures on the website www.aduana.cl. Go to DSTET Application
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