As of this Monday, the new sanctions procedure that the General Directorate of Customs (DNA) will apply to imports where the exact value of the merchandise that exceeds 200 dollars is not declared.
In accordance with the provisions of Customs, 50% of the proceeds will go to the Fund for the best performance of the DNA and the other 50% will go to General Revenue.
How much will the new import fines be?
Uruguayans who make cross-border purchases and do not declare the actual value of the merchandise must pay double the amount of taxes they should have paid if they entered it correctly.
In addition, Customs will retain the merchandise for which the offense was committed and will not be released until the regulations are complied with. Thus, the sanctions will be concluded with the act of acknowledgment of non-compliance and the payment of the fine.
The new arrangement also means a real before and after for the express mail companiesmainly those of ecommerce. For the DNA, from now on those responsible for imports are not the buyers but the companies themselves, so it is likely that, to avoid fines, they will begin to exercise greater control over the declarations of the merchandise they distribute.
If in the 12 months following the infraction, the person or company reiterates its non-compliance, the DNA will sanction it with the prohibition to operate in the regime of international postal shipments for one year. Likewise, it is established that this could lead to administrative, tax, customs and/or criminal sanctions.
Source: Ambito
