Forgot your password?
Document Actions
Cartagena
Sea entry point
Bogotá
Oscar Franco
General Director
Calle 6 No. 7-71 Bogotá, Colombia
8:00 a.m. 5:00 pm
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
http://www.dian.gov.co
Warehouse
The Port Authority provides three (3) days of free storage.
Customs Clearance and Document Information
General documents required are:
• Original AWB or B/L
•
Original Pro-Forma Invoice
• Import License: issued according to the
Pro-Forma Invoice information.
• Import Declaration: issued according to the
Pro-Forma Invoice & Import License information.
Special
documents required are:
• Origin certificate: for food
commodities
• Phyto certificate: i.e. rice, lentils, green peas, etc.
•
Health certificate: for vegoil & sugar, stating product is SUITABLE FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
• Donation certificate: to apply for tax & duties
exemptions.
It is best to try and obtain an import license approval prior
to shipment arrival. Once the cargo arrives at port, the health authorities
inspect the cargo in order to authorize vessel unloading. Containers are placed
in the container yard within the port facilities. Afterwards, the containers are
transferred to the bonded warehouse. The original B/L is required at this time.
At the bonded warehouse, the containers are unpackaged and are returned
immediately to port. Further inspections take place at the bonded warehouse once
the customs clearing process starts. Phyto, Origin, Import License, etc. are
required in this period.
From the time the cargo arrives at the port to
the time it is cleared, it is about 10 working days.
Spanish