The Government of Honduras arranged for the carrying out of customs operations, transfers and acquisitions of goods 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Agua Caliente Integrated Border Post, according to Ministerial Agreement No. 229/2020.
El new schedule in that place located in the intra-border territory of the Customs Union between Honduras and Guatemala It aims to ease the flow of freight transport.
The official text explains that hurricanes ETA and IOTA have caused damage, making the normal operation of the Integrated Border Posts of Corinto and El Florido impossible. As a result, congestion has occurred at the Agua Caliente Border Post.
Thus, the Government of Honduras urged the State Secretariat in the Office of Health, the Revenue Administration Service, the Honduran Customs Administration, the National Agricultural Health Service and the National Migration Institute to assign the necessary personnel to provide service to trade operators.
The decision is in effect from this Saturday, November 28, 2020 until land road access and the operation of the Integrated Border Posts of Corinto and El Florido are restored.The Honduran government's measure is temporary and seeks to improve processes in emergency situations, in line with the demands of the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement.
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