The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) reported this Tuesday (14.02.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX) on the development and implementation of a passenger monitoring system that has allowed it predict violations of the baggage regime with 42% effectiveness, and that, until now, has been tested specifically at Ezeiza Airport and Jorge Newbery Airport.
According to official information, such violations refer to excesses of the franchise, which entail the payment of a 50% tariff on the exceeded amount, or to violations of the baggage regime, which can involve fines of up to three times the value of the products brought in - and even their seizure, if it is prohibited merchandise.
The system in question It was developed based on information available in advance about passengers arriving in the country by air. In this regard, the agency headed by Guillermo Michel has identified a series of risk indicators that guide the analysis.
Among these, the main indicators to highlight are: number of packages that make up the luggage, the difference between the luggage at the time of leaving the country and at the time of entering, the number of trips made and its relation to the economic activity of the passenger and the history of infractions committed. Furthermore, this system is enhanced by the information that Customs receives on the high-end consumption of Argentine tourists coming from Europe.
Specifically, regarding its application at Ezeiza International Airport, the system alerted about 52 passengers, of which 22 new developments were reported, which were translated into seizure of clothing, shoes, cell phones, computers, drones and perfumes, since the quantity and variety of the merchandise suggested that it was being imported for commercial purposes.
Resonant case
The most resonant case occurred in the Ezeiza Airport: : The Customs advance analysis system issued an alert about a man who, accompanied by a woman who would be his partner, tried to enter the country 100 pairs of shoes and 251 items of clothing via checked baggageThe passengers arrived in the country on Air Canada flight AC 096, from the city of Montreal, and were carrying around 15 packages.
In turn, regarding high-end consumption made by Argentine tourists in Europe, if they request a tax refund at a Spanish airport (the ““tax refund”) for products they purchased in that country, trigger an information alert that goes directly to Argentine Customs.
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