There is no special regulation for labelling and marking. Labels are required to have basic information regarding the name and address of the manufacturer, expiration date, list of ingredients and lot number. Labels in English are accepted, except for medicines, household products and food that require special instructions. For these products, labels must be in Spanish. There are two ways of handling temporary imports.
Goods can enter Panama once the importer makes a deposit equivalent to the import duty.
The deposit is reimbursed when the goods leave the country. Alternatively, an insurance company can issue a bond for the importer covering the import duty value, payable if the goods are not re-exported as scheduled. Samples with commercial value are subject to temporary entry requirements. Samples with no commercial value are admitted duty-free. If samples arrive in large containers, they may be subject to import duty even though they are marked as free samples.