The Customs Administrations of Honduras, the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) Guatemala and the General Directorate of Customs El Salvador reported this Saturday (24.09.2022) alternative routes to take due to the storm affecting the Central American region.
The official text reads as follows:
Due to the tropical storms currently affecting the region and which have caused landslides and floods, obstructing the smooth passage of means of transport, including the international highway CA-4 at the height of the community of EL Metal, Cucuyagua, department of Copán, jurisdiction of Honduras, which has made it impossible for means of transport coming from the El Poy Customs and the Agua Caliente Integrated Border Point, located in the department of Ocotepeque.
These Customs administrations have authorized the enabling of the alternative routes: El Amatillo, El Florido Integrated Border Point and Corinto for the entry and exit of means of transport from or to Guatemala and El Salvador, with the aim of avoiding the interruption of international trade and providing ease and agility of imports and exports.
Honduras Customs has coordinated with the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) Guatemala to allow the means of transport with nationalized goods and internationalized transits that are in the primary zone of the Agua Caliente Integrated Border Post, to return and enter the country through customs. the flowery, Copán department.
Likewise, with the General Directorate of Customs of El Salvador It was coordinated to allow the procedures detailed above to be carried out and those who are in the primary zone of l Poy can return and enter Honduras through customs. The Amatillo , Guascorán, Valle. Likewise, means of transport with international transit starting in El Salvador will be able to leave through the Anguiatu Customs crossing through Guatemala and entering Honduras through the Integrated Border Post the flowery.
Failure to comply with the TERM and the FISCAL ROUTE established to or from Customs, for means of transport with customs carrier codes of States Parties, which transport merchandise under the international land transit regime, as well as carriers that carry out internal transport and are affected by the closure of the indicated route, THEY WILL NOT INCUR ANY TYPE OF PENALTY, as long as its work is verified.
In this sense. Customs administrations must record observations prior to the start of transit closure the incident that causes the delay, in this case the weather conditions which are currently ravaging the region and have caused landslides, mudslides and floods that obstruct the smooth passage of means of transport.
The above in application of the Articles of the Regulation of the Central American Uniform Customs Code RECAUCA, Art. 396 “Deadlines and routes” and Art. 642 “Suspension of deadlines”.
The statement also indicates that this measure will remain in place until the aforementioned roads are rehabilitated.
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