Dear friends,
Can you tell me, please, the amount of Guatemalan customs tax on
- books ?
- a laptop ?
Thank you. 
Best regards
Patrick
Guatemalan customs tax
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Laptop s are difficult! High tax and prohibition on batteries! Go figure!
Norm
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If you bring the laptop with you there will be no taxes
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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
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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
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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/
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Hello Geekscum
Thank you.
Etienne
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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
Thank you Geekscum.
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Guatemala Customs charges 12% GST on all imports based on an invoice that must match the type of item you are importing, even for personal use.
This page describes rates and the process.
ethicalfashionguatemala.com/ethical-fashion-exporting-services/guatemala-dhl-importing-exporting/
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Customs charges 12% as vat separately are the custom taxes that varies according the product some have 0% importation taxes. like the computers..
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