The bill would change the customs law, including modifying the provisions aimed at preventing smuggling, establishing new rules for deferred payments, and modifying the procedural rules for imports. Taxpayers should continue to monitor the progress of this bill through the Legislative Assembly.
On 19 October 2021, Costa Rica’s Economic Affairs Commission of the Legislative Assembly approved a bill that would reform the General Customs Law.
The bill would modify the provisions aimed at preventing smuggling, as well as the provisions on fines. It also would establish new rules for deferred payments and incorporate “authorized economic operator” into the General Customs Law. Additionally, the bill would make procedural changes for imports and expand customs tax fraud to include smuggling.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young, S.A., San José, Costa Rica
Rafael Sayagués
Juan Carlos Chavarría
Carolina Palma
Ana G Sánchez Wellermann
María Sequeira
José Martínez Loría
Daniela Torres Gatica
Daniela Amador Morales
Cindy Bermúdez Arce
Mariano Fernández
Michael Murcia Angulo
Sergio Valenciano
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
Lucas Moreno
Ana Mingramm
Pablo Wejcman
Enrique Perez Grovas
Ernst & Young Abogados, Latin America Business Center, Madrid
Jaime Vargas
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
Lourdes Libreros
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin American Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
Raul Moreno, Tokyo
Luis Coronado, Singapore
For a full listing of contacts and email addresses, please click on the Tax News Update: Global Edition (GTNU) version of this Alert.
