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CONSULTING IN FOREIGN TRADE AND SUPPLY CHAIN
FINES AND COMMON ERRORS
PROBLEM : Error in the customs declaration
BREACHING LAW : 19.738, DFL 213/53
CONSEQUENCES : Penalty of imprisonment of the legal representative of the company, fine of up to 500% of the customs value of the merchandise, and legal fees for the customs trial
PROBLEM : Certificate of origin wrongly issued by your supplier
BREACHING LAW : 19.738, 19.912, DFL 213/53
CONSEQUENCES : Fine of up to 500% of the customs value and attorney's fees for the customs trial
PROBLEM : Bad customs classification of an imported product is considered tax fraud
BREACHING LAW : 19.738, 19.912, DFL 213/53
CONSEQUENCES : Penalty of imprisonment for the legal representative of the company, a fine of up to 500% of the customs value of the goods, and attorney's fees for the customs trial
PROBLEM : Your company declares a certain amount of products to customs and your supplier sends you additional product (s) , even if it is a gift, it is considered contraband
BREACHING LAW : 19.738, 19.912, DFL 213/53
CONSEQUENCES : Penalty of imprisonment for the legal representative of the company, a fine of up to 500% of the customs value of the goods, and attorney's fees for the customs trial
PROBLEM : When you import products in bulk and Customs reviews the cargo and find a difference greater than 5% of the declared weight
BREACHING LAW : 19.806
CONSEQUENCES : Fine that is equivalent to the total payment of duties and taxes of the total load , in addition to the corresponding legal problems
PROBLEM : Declare a smaller quantity of merchandise than the real one
BREACHING LAW : 19.806
CONSEQUENCES : The legal representative may be fined by Customs for twice the amount of the taxes owed, risking legal action
PROBLEM : If products are not declared correctly and they are separated from the rest of the cargo, the legal representative of the company can be accused of fraud or contraband
BREACHING LAW : 19.806
CONSEQUENCES : Fine of 50% of the customs value of imported goods and the corresponding legal problems
PROBLEM : Customs declaration does not match the physical information with what is stated
BREACHING LAW : 19.806
CONSEQUENCES : The legal representative can be accused of fraud or contraband , risking fines of up to 5 times the value of the merchandise and jail
PROBLEM : When importing products or supplies for human consumption and did not request special authorization from the Ministry of Health prior to the arrival of the merchandise
BREACHING LAW : DFL 213/53, 16.127, 18.349
CONSEQUENCES : In case of inspection, you risk a sanitary summary to your company, with reputational damage, stoppage of your warehouse and legal problems
PROBLEM : Losing control of the merchandise stored in a " Private Warehouse " authorized by the National Customs Service for delaying the payment of VAT and taxes
BREACHING LAW : 19,738, 19,912
CONSEQUENCES : The legal representative will not be allowed to leave Chile until the problem is solved
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