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Panama: inspection of containers transiting through the country

Published on: October 30, 2025
11:00

Panama City, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian government established a system for verifying the cargo of containers entering or leaving the country to guarantee secure trade in the face of threats such as drug trafficking and organized crime.

Mexico: Tariff and customs initiatives in the hands of deputies

Published on: September 10, 2025
11:20

Mexico City, Sept 10 (Prensa Latina) Committees of the Chamber of Deputies are analyzing two executive branch initiatives regarding the updating and establishment of import tariffs and reforms to customs legislation on trade.

Panama customs boosts fight against smuggling

Published on: August 7, 2025
09:52

Panama City, August 7 (Prensa Latina) In just one year, Panama's National Customs Authority has withheld items smuggled or tax fraud merchandise worth over $38 million, an official statement highlighted.

Haiti: Ports and customs under state control

Published on: May 29, 2025
10:17

Port-au-Prince, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Defense Minister Jean Michel Moise assured that the state now controls all ports and customs posts in this Caribbean country, including Malpasse, which was attacked on May 23 and until recently was controlled by gang members.

Dominican Customs seizes over $17 million since 2020

Published on: March 28, 2024
14:50

Santo Domingo, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Customs (DGA) reported on Thursday that it seized USD$ 17.1 million from August 2020 to past February, an amount that triples the USD$5.9 million confiscated in the four preceding years.

Panama and Cuba sign agreement on customs matters (+Photo)

Published on: October 22, 2023
00:30

Panama, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Panama and Cuba signed a memorandum of understanding between the Customs Offices of both nations to facilitate bilateral trade, local media reported.

Cuban Customs shares experiences in international forum

Published on: June 25, 2023
10:26

Brussels, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The General Customs of the Republic of Cuba (AGR) shared here, at a forum of the World Customs Organization (WCO), the experiences of female training and empowerment, the head of the Cuban institution, Nelson Cordoves, said today.

Dominican Republic hosts meeting of Ibero-American Customs Directors

Published on: May 15, 2023
07:58

Santo Domingo, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic will host the meeting of Ibero-American Customs directors, starting Monday, a venue for identifying common opportunities and challenges.

Cuban customs authorizes imports of electric plants

Published on: September 6, 2022
10:44

Havana, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Customs authorized on Tuesday the non-commercial import of electric plants with power above 900 watts, until December 31, 2022.

Cuba speeds up airport management, says Customs chief

Published on: March 24, 2022
19:21

Havana, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is presently applying a series of measures that have made it possible to significantly speed up the flow of passengers and cargo at the country's airports, a senior official from the General Customs of the Republic of Cuba said on Thursday.

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