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Where is the 29-89 qualification filed, who is eligible, and what goes in the file?

According to the cited documentsTo be confirmedSetting up a plant

Minimum export share per adviser

80% of production

2026ConciliaTo be confirmed

The law assigns the application, with its technical and economic report, to MINECO's Industrial Policy Directorate (art. 20) and the qualification resolution to the Ministry (art. 22); the Decree 29-89 fact sheet published by FUNDESA names the authorising unit as MINECO's Directorate of Trade and Investment Services ("Autoriza: Dirección de Servicios al Comercio y a la Inversión del Ministerio de Economía (MINECO)"), and the adviser consulted calls it the "Directorate of External Trade Policy". Eligibility: production, processing, assembly or packing for export by a company legally incorporated in Guatemala; the adviser adds exporting at least 80% of output. The file, per the adviser: the deed of incorporation, an export plan with projected employment, a list of machinery, inputs and projected value added, and a copy of the property lease.

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Sources

  • Decreto 29-89

    Texto consolidado publicado por SAT

    portal.sat.gob.gtAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source
  • Concilia

    Beneficios Ley de Maquila Guatemala 2026

    • Minimum export share per adviser
    concilia.com.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source