Importing machinery
32 answers- Import duty on industrial machinery3.0%Max. 20%Average MFN tariff, transport equipmentWTO2025
- Central American Common External Tariff brackets5%DAI, raw materials produced in Central AmericaSICE-OAS/SIECA
- General range of the import duty and average applied tariffWTO
- Duty-free US goods under CAFTA-DR and the phase-out's endUS
- Looking up the exact 10-digit tariff line15 %Maximum DAI in chapters 84 and 85SIECA2026
- 12% VAT on imported machinery and its recovery12%Import VAT ratePwC
- SAT Tax Criterion 1-2026 on courier VAT and dutiesNDA
- Customs valuation: the base for import taxes~90%Cases settled on transaction valueSAT
- Importing used industrial machinery and age restrictionsSAT
- The four regimes of Decree 29-89 (maquila law)1 yearTemporary admission periodDecreto 29-89 art. 5 y 12
- Inputs under Decree 29-89 temporary admission and suspension periodup to 1 yearTax suspension on inputsDecreto 29-89 art. 12
- Article 12 bis benefits of Decree 29-89 for apparel/textiles and ICTMINECO
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- Importing used industrial machinery and age restrictionsSAT
- The four regimes of Decree 29-89 (maquila law)1 yearTemporary admission periodDecreto 29-89 art. 5 y 12
- Inputs under Decree 29-89 temporary admission and suspension periodup to 1 yearTax suspension on inputsDecreto 29-89 art. 12
- Article 12 bis benefits of Decree 29-89 for apparel/textiles and ICTMINECO
- Sectors and products excluded from Decree 29-89 after the 2016 reformMINECO
- Decree 29-89 guarantee for suspended taxes and its releaseMINECO
- Ongoing obligations and penalties under Decree 29-89MINECO
- Qualification process under Decree 29-89 and exclusionsmaximum 30 daysStatutory term for the qualification rulingDecreto 29-89 arts. 20-21
- Decree 29-89 flexibilities: subcontracting, transfers and free zones3 monthsAutomatic work permit for foreign techniciansDecreto 29-89 art. 17 bis
- Free zones (Decree 65-89) and ZDEEP versus Decree 29-89MINECO
- Taxes on imported vehicles: IPRIMA and dutyAcuerdo Gubernativo 133-2012
- Banned used vehicle imports and the alleged 10-year capCongreso de la República
- De minimis threshold for traveler goods (US$500)SAT
- Simplified courier declaration and VAT de minimisStackry
- Customs broker requirement for importingSAT
- The DUCA and the differences between DUCA-D, DUCA-F and DUCA-TSICA
- Real customs clearance times: land, sea and airSAT
- Second edition of the customs clearance time study54%Exports by sea (FOB value)SAT2024
- Green and red customs channels and the main sites' revenue weightSAT
- SAT's Authorized Economic Operator program: requirements and benefitsSAT
- Guatemala's losses to smuggling and illicit tradeFUNDESA/CACIF
- Guatemala in TRACIT's 2025 Illicit Trade Index and SAT seizuresPrensa Libre
- Sectors competing with smuggling and the risk for manufacturersRevista Industria & Negocios
- Solidarity tax (ISO) and local input VAT for Decree 29-89 companiesMINECO