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Which sectors compete with smuggling in Guatemala, and should I worry as a manufacturer?

According to the cited documentsImporting machinery

Footwear and apparel, illicit share of the market

17.5%

Likely scenario2012FUNDESA/CACIF

According to CODECOF/CIG, the hardest-hit sectors are food and beverages, grains, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals, poultry and cement; FUNDESA/CACIF (2014) add footwear and apparel (17.5% of the market in the likely scenario). The conclusion for the investor: industrial machinery does not compete with smuggling, but local sales of the finished product may well do so - for a consumer-goods manufacturer the relevant competitor may not be another formal importer but contraband.

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Sources

  • Revista Industria & Negocios

    Abr-2022

    revistaindustria.comAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source
  • FUNDESA/CACIF

    Hacia el mejoramiento del sistema fiscal

    • Footwear and apparel, illicit share of the market
    fundesa.org.gtAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source