Through this system, users will pay fees and other costs related to import procedures such as VAT, accessories, fines and excises.
The new method of payment will expedite the paperwork, said Luis Ernesto Angulo, Deputy Director General of Customs, adding that "the user, from the comfort of their home or office, can fulfil their obligations. No more going to the bank to make all the payments. "
An article in Laprensagrafica.com notes, "the PAGOES is set up for four profiles: importers, customs brokers, special customs agents and logistics operators. The head of the Division for the Modernization of the DGA, Juan Carlos Villalta, explained that the previous e-payment platform had become obsolete due to the type of servers used.
The President of the Intergremial Commission for Customs Modernization (CIMA), Rogelio Tobar explained that the mechanism is similar to the DET system that the treasury implemented for online payment of taxes like income tax, VAT and interim payments.
The advantages inlcude the fact that the system is available 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the world, via internet access. "
Source: laprensagrafica.com
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February 2012
Businesses in El Salvador have drawn attention to the need to revise the rule on payment of a fee of $20 per container for performing X-ray revisions when going through customs.
The Inter-Union Commission for the Modernization of Customs (Spanish acronym CIMA) will meet to review the amendments to the Customs Simplification Act.
February 2012
The Salvadoran Association of Industrialists has expressed its disagreement with a draft reform of the Customs Simplification Act.
A press release from the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) states:
The Salvadoran Association of Industrialists expressed its disagreement with the draft reform of the Customs Simplification Act, submitted to the Legislature by the Ministry of Finance, considering that the inspection tax has becomes a non-tariff barrier to international trade.
June 2010
Businessmen argue that in order to be used, the terminal must offer some benefits over port Acajutla.
Rogelio Tobar, president of the Interunion Commission for Customs Modernization (CIMA), explained that the port must provide enough security and efficiency gains to justify the longer distance when compared to Acajutla.
April 2012
The National Bank of Costa Rica has announced an agreement with PayPal so that their corporate clients can receive payments in their accounts from online sales.
The Banco Nacional (BN) and the online payment firm Pay Pal will announce today, Thursday April 26th, an alliance to facilitate online sales, customers can pay using an internationally recognized system and companies can receive money easily.
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