The authorities of the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) of Guatemala and the representatives of the Secure Container Initiative Program (ITUC, The Central American country's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the United States Customs and Border Protection (USBP) held a meeting on Wednesday (04.08/2022/XNUMX) aimed at improving the security of the international trade logistics chain, according to official sources from the Central American country.
The informative meeting was aimed at "officially presenting and explaining in an executive manner the operation of the CSI Program, its objectives and the adoption process by countries, expressing interest in the implementation of said program in the ports of Guatemala,” according to the SAT statement.
so, eSuperintendent Marco Livio Díaz and Customs Superintendent Werner Ovalle received Keith Fleming, Director of the (CSI) and the CBP team, in Guatemala City.
The note states that "This initiative allows the exchange of information in a timely manner, Coordinated work between Customs Administrations in accordance with the promotion of the World Customs Organization in the SAFE Regulatory Framework”. This is Pillar I relating to the “customs-customs” relationship to encourage agencies to develop cooperation and coordination projects as part of their modernization or transformation processes.
The meeting held at SAT-G marks the commitment of the authorities to significantly raise the levels of security in ports, as well as to provide maritime transport operators with conditions of greater stability and reliability.SAT-G Press Release)
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