The General Directorate of Customs, dependent on AFIP, updated its control over import and export operations of fentanyl and/or fentanyl salts, potent synthetic opioids susceptible to misuse.
According to Resolution 15/2024, Published this Tuesday (07.05.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX) in the Official Gazette, the operational guidelines for such merchandise have been suitable to the Statistical Import System (SEDI), which replaced the Import System of the Argentine Republic (SIRA).
For this purpose, operators who intend to import or export these controlled goods must submit a Advance Affidavit of Fentanyl (DJF) signed by the legal representative of the firm and the customs agent, if applicable, Customs explained.
The agency specified that the import/export destinations that have the authorized DJF will be, in their entirety, controlled with red selectivity channel.
Likewise, in the DJF, operators must indicate, among other data, the activities they carry out and account for the transport logistics of fentanyl, identifying whether it relies on its own or third-party transport. This seeks to avoid diversions related to the trafficking of this substance linked to the opioid crisis in North America.
Customs reminded that foreign trade operations may be subject to three types of control. When they are carried out in the green channel, the documentation is not analyzed nor is an exhaustive physical inspection of the merchandise carried out. The orange channel, on the other hand, indicates that a documentary control must be carried out. Finally, the red channel involves both documentary and physical control.
The same source indicated that the DJF's objective is to deepen the control mechanisms applied to a commercial activity that is highly vulnerable to the illicit activities of organizations linked to drug trafficking. "All of this, appealing to an early risk analysis of this type of operations," he stressed.
It is important to note that customs plays an essential role in the application of foreign trade regulations due to its exclusive jurisdiction and responsibility for controlling the flow of goods across borders. Below is a background on inspection.
National oversight
In September 2022, in the Ezeiza International Airport, A customs dog detected 1.276 grams of fentanyl in a courier shipment bound for Miami, USA. On that occasion, the narcotic substance had been concealed inside jars of protein powder.
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