declaration formón of goods is no longer necessary for entry through Ecuador Airports, This applies from 19 June 2017.
Ecuador Customs has ordered that the process of being más verdes, under the concept «Paperless», so from the 19 June all travelers arriving in Ecuador, national or international no dutyá fill out the traditional declaration formón of goods (FROM), with the exceptionón that those travelers who do bring with them artítaxable asses.
¿Whaté are taxable assets?
They are those who accompanyñeven to the traveler that exceed the amount, value or measure of the list of personal effects or that are not on the same, what isán subject to payment of taxes.
further, A new capacity control is implemented for travelers, with each person's passport the SENAE with a new system, determineá if the person mustá or go through the respective customs controls. They exist since this week 3 alert level:
- Verde: the traveler should notá go through customs controls.
- Yellow: the traveler's dutyá pass your luggage through x-ray checks.
- Rojo: the traveler's dutyá undergo manual and capacity control of your luggage.
This system is automaticáAttic validates informationón available in various immigration systems in Ecuador, where the system evaluateá the immigration history of the traveler to determine whether or not he or she may be failing to comply with the country's customs laws.ís.
With these new measures, Customs hopes to reduce by 80% the time required by arriving passengers on international country arrivalsís. In the first stage, the system has been fully implemented in Quito, while in Guayaquil the system and methodologyíis in the testing stage.
Máwith informationósober onlyé considered as artípersonal or taxable taxes for travelers entering Ecuador, can be found on páwebsite of the SENAE.
