G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4  
5 February 2015  
(15-0762)  Page: 1/16  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: Spanish  
 
  REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.3 OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
PARAGUAY  
The following notification, dated 3 February 2015 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Paraguay. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures and in response to the 
periodic request for submission of replies to th e Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures 
contained in document G/LIC/3, please be advised that the notification submitted under Article 7.3 
of the Agreement, as contained in document  G/LIC/N/3/PRY/3 dated 15 April 2014, remains valid, 
except for some changes regarding food products, dangerous drugs, made-up articles, footwear, 
fuel and the introduction of new import licences for wire, bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts pursuant to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 1043/14. 
 
Table of Contents 
1 WIRE, BARS AND RODS OF IRON  AND/OR STEEL AND TOWERS AND 
LATTICE MASTS ................................................................................................................ 2
 
2 FOOTWEAR .................................................................................................................... 4  
3 MADE-UP AR TICLES ...................................................................................................... 7  
4 FOOD PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................... 9  
5 DANGEROUS DRUGS .................................................................................................... 11  
6 FUEL ............................................................................................................................ 14  
 
                                               
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  1  WIRE, BARS AND RODS OF IRON AND/OR  STEEL AND TOWERS AND LATTICE MASTS 
Outline of systems 1. The products covered by Resolution No. 1043/ 14 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade 
require prior authorization. Licences are approved  in all cases where the established requirements 
are met, and are consistent with Article 2 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures of the 
World Trade Organization.  
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. Import licensing for wire, bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts is 
an automatic procedure. It applies to the fo llowing tariff headings of the MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature (NCM): 
 
72.13  "Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel" 72.14 "Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, 
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded" 
72.15  "Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel" 72.17  "Wire of iron or non-alloy steel" 
72.27  "Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel" 
72.29  "Wire of other alloy steel" 7308.20  "Towers and lattice masts" 7308.90  "Other" 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The procedure is not intended to limit eith er the quantity or the value of imports. Its 
purpose is administrative, to obtain statistical data.  
5. Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 1043/2014 "creating the 
register of importers and establishing the prior import licensing regime for wire, bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts".  
 
Yes, it is statutorily required. 
 The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing. 
 
The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
6.I. No restrictions are applied as to the quantity or value of imports of wire, bars and rods 
of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts from other countries.  
 
II. Not applicable. 
 III. Licences are allocated to all importers regist ered with the National Customs Directorate and 
in the register of wire, bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade.  
 
 Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation 
required for inward customs clearance. 
 
Not applicable. 
 
They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. 
 
IV. Not applicable.  
V. Automatic licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement. G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  VI. The period of validity for import licences is 30 days from the date they are granted. 
 VII. Consideration is effected by a single administrative organ, the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade. 
 
VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. 
 
IX. Not applicable.  X. Not applicable. 
 
XI. No.  
7.(a) Applications for licences may be submitted on any working day prior to the date of import 
clearance. 
 
(b) If, for various reasons, the product has not arrived within the time stipulated and an 
application has been submitted, then yes, an extension can be granted, provided a request is made. 
 
(c) There are no limitations. 
 (d) Consideration is effected by a single administrative organ, the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade. 
 8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with 
the requirements and in all cases the interested party is notified so that the errors observed can 
be rectified.  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Di rectorate and the register of importers of wire, 
bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers  and lattice masts, overseen by the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade's Under-Secretariat of State for Trade. 
 All persons and enterprises are entitled to register. 
 
A fee is charged for importer registration.  There is no published list of authorized importers, although the information is available at the 
request of the interested parties.  
 Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. The information required in import licence applications is indicated on the respective 
application form.  
The documents to be submitted are: 
 - application for import licence in a note addr essed to the Minister of Industry and Trade; 
 
- authenticated copy of the following documents: 
 
- packing list with the respective eight-digit NCM codes; 
- register of importers of wire, bars and rods  of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice 
masts, issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade; 
- legalized commercial invoice for the export of the products to Paraguay; 
- bill of lading; 
- tax compliance certificate; - payment slip for the corresponding fee. G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required.  12. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, 
as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of  the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 13. Yes, the issue of licences requires the payment of an amount equivalent to seven times the 
minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade.  Conditions of licensing 
14. The import licence for wire, bars and rods of  iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts 
is valid for 30 days from the date it is granted, with the possibility of extension at the importer's request. 
 
15. No.  
16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only  issued to the holders themselves or to 
authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such.  17. No. 
 
Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 
19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange.  
2  FOOTWEAR 
Outline of systems 1. The products covered by Decree No. 10.350/20 12 and the regulations thereto, require prior 
authorization from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC). Licences are approved in all cases 
where the established requirements are met, and are consistent with Article 2 of the Agreement 
on Import Licensing Procedures of the World Trade Organization.  
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. Import licensing for footwear is an automatic procedure. It applies to the following tariff 
headings of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) established in Decree No. 10350/12 
and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 1029/14. 
 64039990 Men's deck shoes; semi-moccasins; "Fray Mocho" style "Guillermina" school shoes for 
girls; men's leisure shoes; gladiator sandals; "Fray Mocho" style school shoes for 
boys; ladies' mules; men's sandals with buckle. 
64029190 High boots 64029990 Gladiator sandals; ballerina pumps with buckle; ladies' sandals with acrylic detailing; 
ladies' mules; ballerina pumps with metal buckle; ladies' sandals with ankle strap; 
ladies' sandals with double ankle strap; standard "Guillermina" shoes for girls. 
64021900  Football boots with studs, synthetic uppers and synthetic lining. 
6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers 
of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes. 
6402  Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics. 
6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather 
and uppers of leather. 
6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather 
and uppers of textile materials. 
6405   Other footwear G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  6406  Parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached to soles other than outer 
soles); removable insoles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings 
and similar articles, and parts thereof. 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries. 
 4. The procedure is not intended to limit ei ther the quantity or the value of imports. 
Its purpose is administrative, to obtain statistical data. 
 5. Decree No. 10.350/2012  creating the register of importers of footwear sector products 
and establishing the prior import licensing regime. 
 
Resolution No. 65/2013 regulating Decree No. 10.350/2012 creating the register of importers 
of footwear sector products and establishing the prior import licensing regime. 
 
Resolution No. 321/2013 amending and expanding Resolution No. 65/2013 regulating 
Decree No. 10.350/2012 creating the register of importers of footwear sector products and 
establishing the prior import licensing regime. 
 Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 1029/2014  regulating and updating  
Decree No. 10.350/12 "creating the register of importers of footwear sector products and 
establishing the prior import licensing regime" and repealing Resolutions No. 65 
of 24 January 2013 and No. 321 of 12 April 2013.  
Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 1436/14  partially amending Article 1 
of Resolution No. 1273 of 4 December 2014.  
Yes, it is statutorily required. 
 The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing.  
The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 Procedures 
6.I. No restrictions are applied as to the quanti ty or value of imports of footwear from other 
countries. 
 
II. Not applicable. 
 III. Licences are allocated to all footwear importers registered with the National Customs 
Directorate and in the register of footwear sector products of the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade. 
 
Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation 
required for inward customs clearance. 
 
Not applicable. 
 
They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. 
 
IV. Not applicable. 
 V. Automatic licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement. 
 
VI. The period of validity for import licences is 30 days from the date of issue.  
VII. The administrative organ is th e Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  IX. Not applicable. 
 X. Not applicable.  
XI. No. 
 7.(a) Applications for licences may be submitted on any working day prior to the date of import 
clearance. 
 (b) If, for various reasons, the product has not arrived within the time stipulated and 
an application has been submitted, then ye s, an extension can be granted, provided 
a request is made. 
 (c) No. 
 
(d) Yes. 
 
8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with 
the requirements and in all cases the interested party is notified so that the errors observed can be rectified.  
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Dire ctorate and the register of importers of footwear 
sector products, overseen by the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Under-Secretariat of State 
for Trade.  
All persons and enterprises are entitled to register. 
 A registration fee is charged.  
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. The information required in import licence applications is indicated on the respective 
application form. 
 
The following documents are to be submitted: application for import licence in a note addressed to the Minister of Industry and Trade; certificat e of registration in the register of importers 
of footwear sector products; authenticated copy of  the trade invoice; and technical report of the 
Institute of Technical Standards, Standardization and Metrology (INTN).  The relevant form is available at http://www.mic.gov. py/v1/node/674 . 
 
11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required. 
 
12. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of  the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
13. Yes, the issue of licences requires the payment of an amount equivalent to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, as es tablished in Resolution No. 64/14 of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
14. The import licence for footwear sector products is valid for 30 days from the date of issue, 
with the possibility of extension at the importer's request. 
 15. No. 
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  16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only  issued to the holders themselves or to 
authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such.  17. No. 
 
Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 
19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange.  3  MADE-UP ARTICLES 
Outline of systems 
1. The products covered by Decree No. 1421/09 and Ministry of Indu stry and Trade (MIC) 
Resolution No. 1037/2014 require prior authorizatio n from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
Licences are approved in all cases where the esta blished requirements are met, and are consistent 
with Article 2 of the Agreement on Import Licens ing Procedures of the World Trade Organization. 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. Import licensing for made-up articles is an automatic procedure. It applies to the following 
tariff headings established in Annex I to Decree No. 1421/09 and in Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 1037/2014. 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The procedure is not intended to limit ei ther the quantity or the value of imports. 
Its purpose is administrative, to obtain statistical data. 
5. Resolution No. 1037/2014 regulating and updating Decree No. 1421/09 "Creating the 
register of importers of products from the made-up articles sector and establishing the prior import 
licensing regime" and repealing Resolutions No. 51 of 5 February 2009, No. 306 of 27 May 2009 and No. 407 of 17 July 2011.  
Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 1436/14  partially amending Article 1 
of Resolution No. 1273 of 4 December 2014.  
Yes, it is statutorily required. 
 
The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing.  
The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 Procedures 
6.I. No restrictions are applied as to the quanti ty or value of imports of made-up articles from 
other countries. 
 II. Not applicable. 
 
III. Licences are allocated to all made-up article importers registered with the National Customs 
Directorate and in the Ministry of Industry and Trade's register of products from the 
made-up articles sector. 
  Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation 
required for inward customs clearance. 
 
 Not applicable.  
 They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  IV. Not applicable. 
 V. Automatic licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement.  
VI. The period of validity for import licences is 30 days from the date of issue. 
 VII. The administrative organ is th e Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. 
 
IX. Not applicable. 
 X. Not applicable. 
 
XI. No.  
7.(a) Applications for licences may be submitted on any working day prior to the date of import 
clearance. 
 (b) If, for various reasons, the product has not arrived within the time stipulated and 
an application has been submitted, then yes, an extension can be granted, provided 
a request is made. 
 
(c) No. 
 (d) Yes. 
 
8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with the requirements and in all cases the interested party is notified so that the errors observed can be rectified. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Dire ctorate and the register of importers of products 
from the made-up articles sector, overseen by the Ministry of Industry and Trade's 
Under-Secretariat of State for Trade. 
 
All persons and enterprises are entitled to register.  A registration fee is charged. 
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. The information required in import licence applications is indicated on the respective 
application form. 
 The following documents are to be submitted: 
 
- application for import licence in a note addr essed to the Minister of Industry and Trade; 
  authenticated copy of the following documents: 
 
- civil identity card; - registration in the Public Trade Register; 
- Single Taxpayer Registration (RUC); 
- municipal licence; - residency certificate; 
- business registration certificate; 
- tax compliance certificate; - sworn income tax declaration for the last fiscal year; G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  - VAT declaration for the last three months; 
- importer's registration issued by the National Customs Directorate; - payment slip for the corresponding fee; - environmental licence granted by the Environment Secretariat (SEAM). 
 
Legal persons must also submit the following documents:  
- articles of incorporation of the company; 
- minutes of the meeting at which the current directors were appointed; - copies of the civil identity cards of the current directors; - registration in the Ministry of Industry and Trade's register of companies supplying 
specialized services (REPSE); 
- ownership deeds or rental contract for the building in which the company is located; - company bank reference. 
 
11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required. 
 
12. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of  the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
13. Yes, the issue of licences requires the payment of an amount equivalent to seven times the 
minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
14. Import licences for products from the made-up articles sector are valid for 30 days from the 
date of issue, with the possibility of extension at the importer's request. 
 15. No.  
16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only issued to the holders themselves or to 
authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such.  
17. No. 
 Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange.  
4  FOOD PRODUCTS 
Outline of systems 1. Entry authorization is required for processe d food products, food additives and packaging 
in contact with food. Licences are approved in all cases where the established requirements are 
met, and are consistent with Article 2 of the Ag reement on Import Licensing Procedures of the 
World Trade Organization. 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. Import licensing for food products is an automatic procedure. It applies to food products, 
beverages and additives. 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
4. The procedure is not intended to limit eith er the quantity or the value of imports. Its 
purpose is to protect the health of consumers.  G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  5. Ministry of Public Health and So cial Welfare Resolution No. 94/14  establishing the 
conditions and requirements for obtaining, through the Single Window System for Imports (VUI) or the Physical Document Delivery System, a food product health registration certificate from the National Food and Nutrition Institute  (INAN), and approving the annexes thereto. 
 
Yes, it is statutorily required.  
The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing. 
 The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
6.I. No restrictions are applied as to the quantity  or value of imports of food products from other 
countries. 
 
II. Not applicable.  
III. Licences are allocated to all importers of processed food products, food additives and 
packaging in contact with food. 
  Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation 
required for inward customs clearance. 
  Not applicable. 
 
 They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. 
 
IV. Not applicable.  V. Automatic licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement. 
 
VI. The period of validity for food product health registration certificates is 30 days from the 
date they are granted. 
 
VII. The administrative organ is the National Food and Nutrition Institute (INAN).  
VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. 
 IX. Not applicable. 
 
X. Not applicable.  
XI. No. 
 7.(a) Applications for licences may be submitted on any working day prior to the date of import 
clearance. 
 (b) If, for various reasons, the product has not arrived within the time stipulated and 
an application has been submitted, then yes, an extension can be granted, provided 
a request is made. 
 (c) No. 
 
(d) Yes. 
 
8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with 
the requirements and in all cases the interested party is notified so that the errors observed can be rectified.  G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4 
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Directorate and hold food product health registration from the National Food and Nutrition Institute (INAN). 
 
All persons and enterprises are entitled to register.  
A registration fee is charged. 
 Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. In the case of INAN, the requirements fo r issuing a food product health registration 
certificate are: 
 
-  application form for a food product health registration certificate; 
-  two authenticated copies of the commercial invoice; 
-  copy of the bill of lading or waybill for transport by land, sea or air; -  copy of the importer's Single Taxpayer Registration (RUC). 
 
The following forms are attached:  
- application form for a food product health registration certificate; 
- application for authorization of non-marketable food products. 
Category: industrial acceptance samples. 
 
11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required.  
12. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-460,000, 
as established in Resolution No. 484/11 of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare.  13. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-460,000, 
as established in Resolution No. 484/11 of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. 
 Conditions of licensing 
14. The food product health registration certificat e is valid for 30 days from the date of issue, 
with the possibility of extension at the importer's request.  
15. No. 
 16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only issued to the holders themselves or to authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such. 
 
17. No.  
Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 
19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange. 
 5  DANGEROUS DRUGS 
Outline of systems 
1. Entry authorization is required for narcotic substances and dangerous drugs. 
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. See Decree No. 5213/2005 "updating the list of narcotic substances and dangerous drugs". 
 3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries. 
 
4. Entry authorization for narcotic substances and dangerous drugs is administered in accordance with annual import estimates submitted to the health authority by the importer. 
 
5. Decree No. 5213/2005 of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD)  updating the 
list of narcotic substances and dangerous dr ugs, pursuant to Article 1 of Law No. 1340 
of 22 November 1988, and establishing rules for the handling and marketing thereof.  
 
Yes, it is statutorily required.  
The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing. 
 The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
6.I. It is not published. 
 
 Importers may request information in advance and do so in writing. 
  Importation takes place only if the annual import estimates are submitted to the 
health authority. 
  Exceptions or derogations from the requirement are requested in writing. 
 
II. Quota size is stipulated on a yearly basis.  III. Licences are allotted to all importers of narcotic substances and dangerous drugs. 
 
Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation required for inward customs clearance. 
 
Each official import certificate is valid for one single dispatch. Where products are imported in a smaller quantity than that authorized, the remaining amount is cancelled. 
 
They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. 
 
IV. Within the first 90 days of each year, importers must notify the health authority of their 
product import estimates for the following calendar year, so that the Ministry of Health can determine, on the basis of the information prov ided by the applicant, the quantity that may 
be imported during that period. 
 V. Licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement. 
 
VI. The period of validity for import certificates is 120 days from the date of issue.  VII. The administrative organ is the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. 
 
VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. 
 
IX. Not applicable.  
X. Not applicable. 
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7.(a) Not applicable.  (b) Not applicable. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Yes. 
 8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with the requirements and in all cases the interested party is notified so that the errors observed can 
be rectified. 
 Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Directorate.  
All persons and enterprises are entitled to register. 
 A registration fee is charged.  
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. The following are required: 
 
- name of person in charge; 
- professional registration number and photocopy of registration; - photocopy of identity card; 
- address; 
- name of product; - presentation; - active ingredient; 
- health registration number; 
- country of origin; - provenance. 
 
11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required. 
 
12. Yes, there is a fee of G-420,936.  13. Yes, there is a fee of G-420,936. 
 
Conditions of licensing 
14. The import licence is valid for 30 days from  the date of issue, with the possibility of 
extension at the importer's request. 
 15. No. 
 
16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only issued to the holders themselves or to authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such.  
17. No. 
 Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange. 
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  6  FUEL 
Outline of systems 1. Entry authorization is required for petroleum-based fuels. 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing 
2. See Annex II to Decree No. 10.397/07 and Annex I to Resolution No. 741/13. 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries. 
 4. The procedure is not intended to limit eith er the quantity or the value of imports. Its 
purpose is administrative, to obtain statistical data. 
 
5. Decree No. 960/13  partially amending Articles 7 and 10 of Decree No. 10.397/07 
"Establishing minimum quality levels for fuels, extending Decree No. 10.911/00 regulating the 
refining, importation, distribution and mark eting of petroleum-based fuels and repealing 
Resolution No. 435/01". 
Yes, it is statutorily required. 
 
The legislation itself establishes the products subject to licensing.  The Executive has the power to abolish th e system without legislative approval. 
 
Procedures 
6.I. No restrictions are applied as to the quanti ty or value of imports of petroleum-based fuels. 
 
II. Not applicable.  
III. Licences are allocated to all importers of petroleum-based fuels. 
 
Certificates are issued and must be presented together with the rest of the documentation required for inward customs clearance. 
 
Not applicable. 
 
They are not made known, although the info rmation is available at the request of the 
interested parties. 
 
IV.  Not applicable. 
 V.  Automatic licences are issued within the time-limits stipulated in the Agreement.  
VI.  The period of validity for import licence s is 30 days from the date they are granted. 
 VII.  The administrative organ is th e Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
VIII. The criterion of chronological order of submi ssion of applications is used for processing all 
import licences. There are no limits on the quantity of licences per importer. 
 
IX.  Not applicable.  X.  Not applicable. 
 
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  7.(a) Once importation has taken place, importers are obliged to submit copies of the import 
documents to the Ministry of Industry and Trade within 15 working days of the product 
entering the tanks of the storage plant. The following documents must be attached thereto: 
 
(a) technical report from laboratory/National Institute of Technology and Standardization; 
(b) certificate of origin; (c) bill of lading. 
 
(b) If, for various reasons, the product has not arrived within the time stipulated and 
an application has been submitted, then yes, an extension can be granted, provided a request is made. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Yes. 
 8. There are no reasons for refusal other than those that derive from failure to comply with the 
requirements and in all cases the interested part y is notified so that the errors observed can 
be rectified.  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence 
9. All importers are eligible to apply for licences as long as they are registered as such in the 
register of importers of the National Customs Directorate.  
All persons and enterprises are entitled to register. 
 A registration fee is charged. 
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence 
10. Any application for a prior licence covered by the previous article must include the following 
information: 
 
(a) product name and tariff code; (b) volume per product to be imported; 
(c) identification and express authorization of the storage and disp atch plant approved 
by the Ministry of Industry and Trade wher e the imported product will be unloaded; 
(d)  supplier company, trade mark and address; 
(e) certificate of identity and quality at source granted by a top-level international 
inspection company, to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; 
(f) international cargo manifest and/or arrival declaration or equivalent provided by the 
transport agent and/or ship-owner, which must contain, in addition to the information 
required by the national customs authority, details of the port of loading and 
unloading and the barge or tanker, the bill of  lading, details of the quantity and type 
of fuel, the date of shipment and of estimated arrival, and a scanned image of the 
cargo manifest. 
 Prior import licence applicants must link each item on their application with the information 
referred to in point (f), as declared by the tr ansport agent and/or ship-owner. They must also 
provide information on the fuel to be imported, in accordance with the form in Annex III to Decree No. 10.397/07.  
11. In all cases, in addition to the import li cence, the documents needed for import clearance 
are required.  
12. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, 
as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of  the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
 
13. Yes, there is a fee amounting to seven times the minimum daily wage, i.e. G-491,092, 
as established in Resolution No. 64/14 of  the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
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  Conditions of licensing 
14. The import licence is valid for 30 days from  the date of issue, with the possibility of 
extension at the importer's request.  
15. No. 
 16. Licences are non-transferrable and are only issued to the holders themselves or to 
authorized persons or agents duly accredited as such. 
17. No.  Other procedural requirements 
18. No. 
 19. There are no restrictions on access to foreign exchange. 
 
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