Technology
Paperless Trade
Use of electronic documents instead of physical documents for all international trade transactions and procedures.
Use of electronic documents instead of physical documents for all international trade transactions and procedures.
Paperless trade seeks to replace all physical international trade documents (invoices, certificates, B/L, permits) with electronic versions having equivalent legal validity.
Customs Digitalization
The process of digitally transforming customs procedures and processes, migrating from manual paper-based systems to automated electronic platforms.
TechnologySingle Window for Foreign Trade
Electronic platform centralizing all government foreign trade procedures in a single digital access point.
DocumentsElectronic Foreign Trade File
A mandatory digital archive the importer must compile and preserve with all documentation supporting their foreign trade operations, per Article 59 Section V of the Customs Law.