HOW TO EXPORT A PRODUCT

BASIC STEPS FOR AN EXPORT

STEPS 1: LOCATION OF TARIFF SUBHEADING

To locate the subheading on your product has two options:

1) Through the tariff schedule

2) the informal help offered by the Clearinghouse

STEP 2: REGISTER AS EXPORTER: (RUT)

Decree 2788 of 2004, as amended by Decree 2645 of 2011 Treasury, the Single Tax (RUT) was regulated, which is constituted the only mechanism to identify, locate and classify subjects of obligations managed and controlled by the Tax and Customs, DIAN . To advance export activities must be processed this register, specifying such activity. In any case, according to the Tax Statute in if natural person, this activity is common system.

STEP 3: MARKET RESEARCH AND LOCATION OF THE APPLICATION POTENTIAL

The export initially requires selection of markets where the specific characteristics of the country or region where you want to export are identified: identification of distribution channels, export price, habits and consumer preferences country or region, entry requirements, clearances, taxes, tariff preferences and other factors that are involved in the process of selling abroad.

STEP 4: PROCEDURES FOR HAVING GOOD

It is important to see if your product requires clearances and / or prior authorization permits for export. These must be processed before submitting the export declaration (DEX) DIAN.

STEP 5: PROCEDURE FOR CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

Request for Determination of Origin Affidavit

If the buyer abroad requires the certificate of origin for tariff preference, the producer of the goods to be exported must fill out the Affidavit, for each product, if marketer must be authorized by the producer. Through the web: www.dian.gov.co (To access this page should remove the digital signature DIAN) by the link: Customs Management - Goods Issue / Certificate of Origin - Affidavit / Certificate of Origin.

Application for Certificate of Origin

After being approved Affidavit, you must fill out the corresponding Certificate of Origin through the link www.dian.gov.co: Goods Issue / Certification of Origin -Certificate of Origin

STEP 6: CUSTOMS PROCEDURES FOR DELIVERY TO THE DIAN

if their export is less than USD10,000 value. If it is greater than this amount, must perform this procedure through a Customs Agency that is authorized by DIAN. This procedure must be done before the customs administration where it is to clear the goods, attaching among others, the following documents

• commercial invoice

• Packing List (if required)

• Health Records or having goods (if required by the product)

• Transport Document

• Other documents required for the export product

STEP 7: PAYMENT METHODS

It is important to consider how your customer will pay export. For this there are different international payment instruments such as letters of credit, guaranteed drafts, guarantees Standby, among others, that provide security transaction. SURE!

STEP 8: PROCEDURES EXCHANGE (REFUND OF CURRENCY)

Every export generates the obligation to repay foreign currency through the exchange intermediaries (Commercial banks and other financial institutions) therefore exporters must make the sale of foreign exchange to these intermediaries, for which they must claim and fill to the entity's Change Declaration form No 2.