Is a new customs clearance time study underway?

Yes: the second edition of the Time Release Study, focused on export operations (general and perishable containerized cargo, and also definitive, simplified, supplementary and provisional import declarations, according to the Customs Intendant), began on Jun 16,… 2025 at MPONAC-Santo Tomás de Castilla customs, Chiquita-Puerto Barrios customs,… EPQ-Puerto Quetzal customs and APM Terminals Quetzal, with 98 technicians and 39 measurement points. According to the tax authority (SAT), 54% of the FOB value exported in 2024 left by sea.