LEGAL ABANDONMENT

situation in which is a good when the term expired residence on deposit has not obtained their release or has not been reshipped.

Voluntary abandonment

is the act by which one has the right to dispose of the goods communicated in writing to the customs authority which leaves for the nation in whole or in part, provided that the abandonment is accepted by the customs authority. In this event, the offeror shall cover the expenses incurred

abandonment.

OFFICE OF DEPARTURE

is one where duly initiated a customs transit.

OFFICE OF TRANSIT

any Customs along which goods in transit without having completed the form.

OFFICE OF DESTINATION

is that where customs transit mode ends.

CUSTOMS AGENTS

are legal entities whose main purpose is the exercise of the customs agency, for which they must obtain authorization from the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs.

International Freight

legal person registered with the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs, to act exclusively in the m.odo shipping, and whose purpose includes, among others, the following activities:

coordinating and organizing shipments, consolidation or deconsolidation export cargo load import and send or receive outside the transport documents of its activity..

STORAGE:

the storage of goods under the control of the customs authority in venues authorized by Customs.

Seizure

is a precautionary measure involving the detention of goods in respect of which any of the events referred to in Article 502 of Decree 2685 of 1999 was set.

CUSTOMS AUTHORITY

the public official or agency that under the Act and in the exercise of its functions, has the power to enforce or monitor compliance with customs regulations.

Shipment authorization

is the act whereby the customs authority allows the export of goods which have undergone the export procedure.

NOTICE OF ARRIVAL

the report that the carrier submitted to the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs, the date and time that a means of transport without passengers or cargo in ballast arrive to the national

customs territory.

BULK

is any solid, liquid or gaseous cargo transported in bulk, evenly, without packaging, the usual handling units may not be completed.

KNOWLEDGE OF SHIPMENT

It is the document that maritime transporter issued as certification that has taken over the goods to deliver, upon presentation of it in the destination, who is listed as the consignee of this or who

has acquired by endorsement, as proof of the agreed freight and as a representative of the charter party in certain cases. Bills of lading of LTL are issued by the international freight.

AGENT

is the natural or legal person to whom the sender or shipper sends abroad a commodity, or who has been endorsed transport document.

CONTAINER

consistent container is a box with removable panels or doors, typically provided with devices (hooks, rings, bearings, wheels) to facilitate handling and stowage on board a means of

transportation, used for the transport of goods packaging unchanged from the starting point to the end point, with a capacity not less than one cubic meter.

CUSTOMS CONTROL

The set of measures taken by the customs authority in order to ensure compliance with Customs requirements.

Witness

is the person who signs and submits a declaration of goods on their own behalf or on behalf of others. The respondent must complete the formalities inherent in his office.

OFFICE

The completion of customs formalities necessary to permit goods to a customs procedure.

Consolidator PAPER LOAD

this is the document that contains the list of documents transport children of all charges, grouped and on board the means of transport, and they will be loaded and unloaded in a port on behalf of

an international freight .

Transport document

is a generic term that covers rail shipping document, air, land, or that the respective conveyor or international freight, delivery and certification of the transport contract and receipt of the goods

to be delivered to the consignee on the site Target and may be subject to endorsement.

DELIVERY COMPANIES SPECIALIZED

They are international shipping companies legally established in the country, which are licensed by the Ministry of Communications to provide specialized courier service. To act as intermediaries

in the form of import and export of postal traffic and urgent shipments, courier companies Specialized must obtain their registration with the Tax and Customs.

CUSTOMS ENDORSEMENT

It is one who makes the ultimate consignee of the transport document in the name of a customs broker to carry out formalities with the customs authority.

The customs endorsement does not transfer the domain of the goods.

Mailings

for the purposes specified in Decree 2685 of 1999 it will take into account the definition on the matter enshrine the special provisions governing the matter, especially article 2 of Decree 229 of

1995 and other regulations that modify, or abolish ".

URGENT SHIPMENTS

urgent shipments means all merchandise that requires express clearance through specialized courier companies, subject to regulations under this Decree.

BAGGAGE

are all personal effects and other items contained in suitcases, tulas, crates, boxes or the like, which usually takes the traveler on a conveyance.

EXPORT:

The new text is as follows:> is the goods of the national customs territory to another country. Export is also considered, as well as operations expressly enshrined as such in Decree 2685 of

1999, the goods into a free zone under the terms provided in Decree 2685 of 1999.

LEGALIZATION

declaration of goods having been presented to Customs at the time of their introduction into the national customs territory, they have not demonstrated compliance with the requirements for

legal import, retention or freely available. It shall also legalization of goods that are legally abandoned, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph of Article 115 of Decree 2685 of 1999.

LEVANTE

it is the act by which the customs authority allows interested parties to dispose of the goods, subject to compliance with legal requirements or the granting of security, when it may apply.

SETTLEMENT OFFICER

it is the act by which the customs authority determined the amount payable and imposes penalties that might arise when the import process or developing control programs it is detected

that the settlement of the claim does not comply with the requirements customs laws. The official settlement may also be performed to determine a lower amount to be paid in the cases specified

in Decree 2685 of 1999.

PACKING LIST: is the ratio of the heterogeneous goods in each package. The packing can be replaced by the invoice.

CARGO MANIFEST: is the document that contains the list of all the packages comprising the load, including bulk goods on board the means of transportation and to be loaded or unloaded in a port

or airport, or entered or exported for border crossing, except those intrinsic to passengers and crew, and the representative of the carrier must submit properly subscribed to the Tax and

Customs.