Cinco errores que disparan el costo de una importación (y cómo evitarlos)
La mayoría de los sobrecostos aduaneros no aparecen en el puerto: se originan semanas antes, en decisiones que parecen menores. Estos son los cinco más frecuentes.
ReadThe green channel means automatic release: no inspection, no storage charges, no surprises. Every customs authority calls it something different —levante, despacho, desembaraço— and everywhere it is won the same way: by reviewing the paperwork weeks before the goods ship.
Form CP‑01
Preliminary enquiry
Two fields, no cost. We reply today with the scope of the operation and an estimated cost.
From advance tariff classification to defending an audit. Every operation has a named owner and a progress report.
We handle the full clearance of your goods, from the arrival notice to authorised release.
View serviceWe file your export declaration, certificates of origin and settlement paperwork so your cargo leaves without setbacks.
View serviceWe determine the correct code for your product and defend the position technically before customs.
View serviceWe move goods between ports, airports and bonded warehouses under customs control, without clearing at the point of entry.
View serviceWe structure operations under inward processing, free trade zone, temporary admission and bonded warehousing.
View serviceWe stand with you through audits, assessment notices and penalty proceedings, and head off risk before it lands.
View serviceWhen the declaration is filed, customs assigns a channel. That channel determines how many days your goods sit in the warehouse and what the operation finally costs. Same mechanism in all six countries, different names.
No review. The goods leave the same day. This is the outcome we work toward on every file.
The cargo is opened. One to three more working days, with storage running and a penalty risk if anything fails to match.
It does not examine the goods: it examines the declared value. It can hold cargo for months, and the only defence is a valuation file built beforehand.
Mexico is the exception: its fiscal traffic light has only two outcomes, free release or customs inspection. There is no middle channel to forgive a paperwork error. See each country regime
Most customs overruns do not start at the port: they start with a badly worded invoice, a tariff code picked casually, or a permit nobody applied for in time. Our work begins weeks before the goods ship.
We review the documents at origin, anticipate the requirements of controlling agencies, and give you the real landed cost before you commit to the purchase.
About the firmWe audit the invoice, bill of lading and supporting papers before shipment to avoid costly amendments.
Declaration filed within 24 hours of receiving complete documentation.
You always speak to the same person, who knows your operation and your history.
Every position is grounded in current regulation, ready for an eventual audit.
You know at all times where your operation stands and what comes next.
We analyse the operation, the product and the applicable regime, then hand you the requirements and estimated costs.
We validate documents, obtain prior permits and confirm the tariff classification.
We file the declaration, settle duties and taxes, and attend the inspection if customs calls for one.
We obtain release, coordinate delivery and hand over the complete file.
Our own office in Colombia and licensed correspondents in the other five countries. In all of them, we are the ones answering for your file.
La mayoría de los sobrecostos aduaneros no aparecen en el puerto: se originan semanas antes, en decisiones que parecen menores. Estos son los cinco más frecuentes.
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ReadPermite importar insumos y bienes de capital con suspensión o exoneración de tributos cuando se destinan a producir exportaciones. Explicado sin la jerga del decreto.
ReadTell us your case and we will come back with a concrete plan of action and a no-obligation quote.