TLC Asociados makes of your knowledge the publication in the Official Journal of the Federation on November 24th, 2016 in regards to the THIRD Resolution of Modifications to the Foreign Trade General Rules for 2016 and its annexes 1, 4, 21, and 22, where the main addition is a paragraph to the rule 1.8.1. and the rule 3.7.33 is modified emphasizing the following:

1.8.1 Authorization to provide the electronic pre-validation services

The company whose authorization has been canceled will not be able to submit a new authorization application to provide the electronic pre-validation services in a period of 3 years from the date of cancelation; this does not apply when the cancelation was voluntarily requested.

3.7.33 Import and export of hydrocarbons

In regards to petroleum products, having the document that accredits the compliance to the NOM-016-CRE-2016, published in the DOF on August 29th, 2016.

Also, the following is modified in the Annexes:

 Annex 1 “Formats and Procedure instructive”, the formats are modified:

• “Procedure instructive to register in the General Importers and/or Specific Sectors Importers Registration, (Rule 1.3.2.)”
• “Procedure instructive to revoke the suspension in the General Importers and/or Specific Sectors Importers Registration, (Rule 1.3.4.)”.

Annex 4 “Customs´ Schedules”, the schedules of the Customs are modified:

• Agua Prieta:

Export. Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 hours. Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00 hours.

• Ciudad Reynosa:

Import. Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 21:00 hours. Saturday from 8:00 to 14:00 hours. Sunday from 9:00 to 14:00 hours.

Annex 21 “Authorized Customs to process the customs dispatch of specific types of goods”; the following Customs are added to enter to national territory the goods established in the numeral VI. Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes classified in the following tariff codes 2710.12.03, 2710.12.04, 2710.19.04, 2710.19.05, and 2710.19.08:

• Altamira
• Piedras Negras

Annex 22 “Instructive for customs declaration completion”; the Appendix 8 Identifiers is modified:

• Identifier EN (NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEXICAN OFFICIAL STANDARD) adds the complement EIR- (Due to not being subjected to the compliance of the NOM-016-CRE-2016, published in the DOF on August 29th, 2016, in accordance with the Agreement)

Extension for the foreign trade complement of the CFDI

In the Sixth Article of this resolution the extension for the foreign trade complement of the CFDI is stated as follows:

“V.   The established in the second paragraph of the rule 3.1.35. will take effect on March 1st, 2017. The authority will recognize the full validity of the operations that the individuals had carried out from July 1^st, 2016, in accordance with the rules 3.1.35. and 3.1.36. published on the SAT´s Portal on June 22^nd, 2016, in terms of the indicated in the Thirteenth resolution item of the RGCE, published in the DOF on January 27^th, 2016.”

Conclusion of voluntary retirement for the granting of the SUBSTITUTE CUSTOMS AGENT patent

Finally, the possibility of concluding the voluntary retirement procedure before November 30th, 2017 and continue with the substitute customs agent process is indicated in the Seventh transitory as follows:

“The customs agents that had previously designated and ratified their substitute, and this has all the exams accredited and valid, according to the Twelfth resolution item of the RGCE for 2016, will be able to conclude the voluntary retirement procedure before November 30th, 2017 in accordance with the instructive contained in such resolution item to grant the customs agent patent to the person that was designated as substitute no longer than on April 16th, 2018.”   

This Resolution will come into force on the following day after its publication in the DOF.

This publication can be consulted in the following link:

http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5462563&fecha=25/11/2016

Consult with the experts of TLC Asociados these and other modifications to the normativity in foreign trade and keep yourself updated.

Without anything else at the moment, do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Foreign Trade and Customs Consultancy Division of

TLC Asociados, S.C.

tlcasociados@www.tlcasociados.com.mx

Partial or total reproduction is prohibited. All rights reserved to TLC Asociados, S.C. The content of this article is not a private consultation, therefore, TLC Asociados, S.C., and its team and author, are not responsible for any interpretation or use that the reader or recipient could give to it.