The customs services of Guatemala and the United States signed a work plan this Thursday (20.07.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX), specifically with the objective of reaching a Mutual Recognition Agreement, at the level of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), according to the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT).
The “Action Plan” as described by the Guatemalan entity in a press release was signed by the Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security, Chris Magnus, and the Superintendent of Customs of Guatemala, Werner Ovalle Ramírez.
With this plan, the Compatibility of AEO programs between the Customs Administrations of Guatemala and the United States, which according to SAT, the North American country is Guatemala's “first trading partner” and “fundamental destination” for its exports.
According to SAT, this distinction gives way to the signing of the Mutual Recognition Agreement with the aim of strengthening commercial ties so that exporters authorized in Guatemala as reliable and safe economic operators have simplified customs processes upon arriving in the United States.
Following the signing, Werner Ovalle highlighted on his Twitter account that “This Action Plan of the Mutual Recognition Agreement of the AEO between SAT and CBP is an example of the different strong efforts that are being made in our Customs in favor of a more agile and secure trade, according to the guidelines of the SAFE framework of the World Customs Organization.”
He concluded by highlighting that the action is part of SAT's Interinstitutional Strategic Plan 2021-2025, which seeks to coordinate efforts to strengthen competitiveness, economic recovery and international trade.
Currently, Guatemala has a Mutual Recognition Arrangement between the customs services of the Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama); the Republic of China (Taiwan), Peru, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia and the Multilateral Mutual Recognition Arrangement between the customs services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, according to official records.
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