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Meeting of Massa and Michel with US authorities to speed up the exchange of customs information

Meeting of Massa and Michel with US authorities to speed up the exchange of customs information

The Economy Minister arrived in the capital to join the delegation headed by President Alberto Fernández, who will hold a meeting with Biden this Wednesday.

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The Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa and the General Director of Customs, Guillermo Michel participated this Tuesday in a meeting with Homeland Security Investigations authorities (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, in English). At the meeting held in Washington, United Statesfinalized details of the customs information exchange through the Trade and Transparency Unit (TTU).

As officially reported, the goal is to speed up automatic exchange so that, from May, the Argentina receives information from the TTU “with greater regularity”.

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“The information provided by the TTU allowed us to dismantle irregular maneuvers in an emblematic case such as that of NRG, a firm that overinvoiced imports of capital goods for US$232 million“, said Michel in press statements after the meeting he had in Washington with Ricardo Mayoral, deputy director of Homeland Security Investigations. “As of May we will receive information from the Trade and Transparency Unit more frequentlysomething essential for jointly ensure the transparency of international trade”he remarked.

Finally, the official said thatThe Government is in negotiations with US authorities “to have a Customs delegate in Miamiwhich would allow us analyze the information provided by the United States more immediately.”

Massa arrived today in the US capital to join the delegation headed by the president Alberto Fernandezthat tomorrow he will hold a meeting with his American counterpart, Joseph Biden.

Source: Ambito

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