The Santamaría Customs, of the Ministry of Finance, retained during the month of March more than 7,000 kilos of merchandise entered under the mode courier that was going to enter through the Juan Santamaría International Airport.
The products were declared with irregularities upon entering Costa Rica, the Treasury reported through a statement published on its social networks this Thursday, April 9.
The seized merchandise will be analyzed to calculate the taxes not received by the State. If they exceed $5,000, the importer will be referred to the judicial authorities for the alleged crime of smuggling.
Lindsay Redondo, deputy director general of Customs, indicated that Santamaría Customs will continue to carry out studies to detect operations with similar risk patterns and encourage voluntary compliance through declarations issued by companies under the courier modality.
The General Directorate of Customs recommended users of this service to exclusively use rapid delivery companies authorized by the entity as auxiliaries to the public function.
This authorization guarantees compliance with current regulations and the correct declaration of goods for the respective payment of taxes.
The Customs registration system (TICA) lists 57 companies of authorized shipments active today.
