Guatemalan customs tax

PatrickLeclerc Active member

92POSTS

4 years ago

Dear friends,

Can you tell me, please, the amount of Guatemalan customs tax on
- books ?
- a laptop ?

Thank you.

Best regards
Patrick

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namtate New member

3POSTS

4 years ago

Laptop s are difficult! High tax and prohibition on batteries! Go figure!
Norm

lsecaira Member

2POSTS

4 years ago

If you bring the laptop with you there will be no taxes

etiennepascal1 Contributor

167POSTS

4 years ago

Hello

When you import a product into Guatemala, how much tax and duty do you pay : 25 ? 50 % ? 75 % ? 100 % ? ... of the value of the imported product ?

Thank you.

Best regards

Etienne

etiennepascal1 Contributor

167POSTS

4 years ago

Hello

I am a Frenchman whose project is to create an organic farm in Guatemala.

In order to calculate the budget for my trip to Guatemala and to know if I need to bring all the necessary technologies to Guatemala to find the agricultural land I am looking for in Guatemala, can you please tell me the amount of taxes and customs duties that you pay, on average, when you import a product into Guatemala : 25 % ? 50 % ? 75 % ? 100 % ? ... of its value ?

I ask you this question because

- in all countries of the world, the customs tariffs are incomprehensible for a person who is not a customs official or a customs broker ;

- I know many countries (for example Nicaragua, Paraguay, Bolivia,...) where the amount of taxes and customs duties that importers pay is much higher than their official amount. Consequence : The only foreigners that these countries attract are tourists or retirees or rentiers or people who work on the internet.

Thank you.

Best regards

Etienne

geekscum Active member

33POSTS

3 years ago

Hi Etienne,

You'd be surprised what kind of technology is already here. If you want to add me to What's App: +502 4212-1124 I'd be glad to connect you to some friends who have better contacts than I do for some of the things you might need.

As for importing, if you are doing any kind of volume, get a broker. I've used a company called Tacsa, they have an estimator (for import from US) but shows the duties for different categories. Most seem to be 10 or 15%, some are 5% and some are 0%. the url is: https://www.tacsainc.com/cotiza/

etiennepascal1 Contributor

167POSTS

3 years ago

Hello Geekscum

Thank you.

Etienne

etiennepascal1 Contributor

167POSTS

3 years ago

This website confirms the information you just gave us.

"Guatemala requires licenses for the importation of restricted goods, including pharmaceuticals, basic food grains, milk, coffee beans, and armaments. As a member of the CACM, Guatemala adheres to a common tariff classification system as well as a common customs code and regulations. Duties are stated as both specific and ad valorem. Import duties are generally minimal, ranging from 0–15%. Imports of agricultural products that exceed the quota have higher rates. Textile tariffs and shoe tariffs are scheduled to be reduced considerably by 2005. There is also a 10% value-added tax (VAT)."

Source

https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Ame … UTIES.html

Thank you Geekscum.