El Salvador Targets Certification in Customs Logistics

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This certification oversees the entire logistics chain involved in international commerce.

Angela Bigueur, head of the Customs Authority, told Laprensagrafica.com that “the country wants the certification to be recognized internationally for its logistics and tax processes”.

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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