Public-Private Sectors Discussion and Cooperation Table for Customs Affairs

The central objective of the Committee is to provide a platform for public and private sector representatives to discuss potential improvements in areas such as procedures, processes, systems, and risk assessments, as well as to share the results of studies or proposals to improve trade facilitation and transparency in Customs management.

By participating in this Committee, all participants are able to demonstrate their goodwill and commitment to making things better in an environment characterized by respect and cooperation. In addition, ideas that emanate from this Committee are submitted to the SAT (Superintendence of Tax Administration), who carefully analyses and prioritizes them. The goal is to invite more State stakeholders to join the Committee.

The Committee is composed of three groups:

• a High-Level Group, which comprises the most senior representatives of the participating entities, who meet twice a year to review progress made;
• a Technical Working Group, which meets at least four times a year to discuss the work plan and how it has been executed;
• two Coordinating Groups, one managed by the Customs service and the other by the private sector entities, which discuss, at their respective level, issues reported by their members, and who meet as often as necessary.