The purpose of the Advance Export Declaration is to: facilitate the management, payment of taxes and preparation of land transport documents (waybill and cargo manifest) Transmit transport documents prior to the clearance of goods between El Salvador and Guatemala, expedite the logistics and passage of goods through land border crossings avoid setbacks at land border crossings.

Among the benefits of this important implementation project are: reduced time and costs in the customs clearance of goods at the land border posts of El Salvador and Guatemala, systems available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, with access from anywhere in the world, the DUCA F authorization time will continue to be 37 seconds.

The implementation of the Advance Declaration of Exports (DUCA-FI) between El Salvador and Guatemala is an important step in facilitating salvadoran exports and imports with its main trading partner in the Central American region.

Likewise, this project to improve and expand the Advance Export Declaration is part of the trade facilitation initiatives at the Central American level and of the deep integration process between Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

Translated by: A.M