A meeting for Strengthening controls and integrated border management at the Jama Pass representatives of the Customs of northern Chile and northeastern Argentina said. The possibility of sealing vehicles in transit from origin and homologating seals was analyzed, as well as strengthening the work of data analysis and customs intelligence.
The meeting was attended by the Director of the Northeast Customs Region of the General Subdirectorate of Customs Operations of the Interior of Salta, Luis Horacio Mocayar; the Head of the Division, Evaluation and Operational Control of the Directorate, Fernando Garnero; the Administrator of the Jujuy Customs, Rubén Tapia; and the lawyer of the Salta Customs, Nico Lamberti.
The Chilean delegation was made up of the Regional Director of the Iquique Customs Office, Cristian Molina; the Regional Director of the Antofagasta Customs Office, Francisco Romero; the Head of Inspection in Iquique, James Alarcón; the Head of Inspection in Antofagasta, Santiago Ruiz, and the Head of the Judicial Department in Antofagasta, Santiago Toro-Moreno.
In this instance, the Argentine delegation requested that trucks leaving the Iquique Free Trade Zone with vehicles bound for Paraguay and entering Argentine territory be sealed at origin with seals on all their doors, as well as that the keys to the mobile phones be transported in sealed envelopes.
Meanwhile, representatives of Chilean customs explained that vehicle sealing requires certain minimum conditions and the participation of third parties involved due to the effects on cost and time, emphasizing that improved control also involves the use of risk profiles and non-invasive technology.
Regarding the self-sealing of some companies, Argentine customs officials requested the approval of the seals due to a shortage of seal stocks.
The delegations agreed to analyze the requirements based on the Agreement on International Cargo Transport and the current realities associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to provide the greatest fluidity and security to international trade and border crossings.
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