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De minimis threshold for traveler goods (US$500)

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Importing machinery and inputs17-importar-maquinaria.md
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Importing machinery: duty and clearanceimportar-maquinaria
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Invest · Importing machinery: duty and clearance/invertir/importar-maquinaria
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According to the leaflet of the tax authority (SAT), goods other than baggage brought in by a traveler are exempt from taxes if their customs value does not exceed 500 Central American pesos (1 Central American peso = US$1 under the Central American Monetary Agreement, art. 42, as cited by SAT), on the basis of article 114 of CAUCA; the customs officer files the declaration ex officio. The rule for 'small non-commercial consignments' (family remittances) and its threshold are not in the leaflet and remain to be confirmed against the text of CAUCA.

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Exemption for a traveler's goodsSAT folleto equipaje / CAUCA art. 114
up to US$500 (500 Central American pesos)in force

Caveat

threshold for family consignments still to be confirmed against CAUCA

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