Chile has increased tariff discounts applicable to imports of wheat, flour and meslin, according to a notice issued by the Chilean Ministry of Finance. Discounts for imports of wheat under subheadings 1001.91.00 and 1001.99.11-1001.99.99 are now set at $117.45 per ton, and discounts for imports of flour under subheading 1101.00.00 are now $183.22 per ton. They had previously been set at $91.69 and $143.04 per ton, respectively, according to Global Trade Alert. The increase took effect Feb. 16, and will remain in effect for two months.
Mexico’s Tax Administration Service is set to postpone the effective dates of recently issued regulations on simplified clearance for merchandise imported and exported by parcel and express couriers. Issued Nov. 30, the regulations set conditions and entry documentation requirements for simplified clearance, including tariff numbers and other information required for filing, as well as types of merchandise that are ineligible for the procedures. The regulations had been set to take effect March 1, with the exception of certain registration and information submission requirements that were to take effect July 1. A pre-publication version of a notice on the SAT website would delay these effective dates to Oct. 1, respectively. The notice has yet to be published in the Diario Oficial.
Mexico’s Tax Administration Service’s legal support office recently clarified that, for advance clearance ocean shipments, the identifiers “DA” and “FR” should be declared to SAT, the Latin American Confederation of Customs Brokers (CLAA) said in a March 1 circular to its members. That last identifier is for operations for which the exchange rate date is prior to arrival, which is the case for advance clearance shipments because SAT requires advance duty payment, CLAA said.