Temporary Imports Regime: Procedure to Obtain Temporary Import Classification Certificate Now Eased

The Secretariat of Industry and Commerce published in the Official Gazette on May 8, 2024, the Resolution 32/2024, which seeks to streamline the processing and granting of Temporary Import Classification Certificates (TICC). 

The TICC is a certification that validates the relation between temporarily imported raw materials and the goods resulting from an industrial process. Two measures to simplify this regime are extending the TICC validity from 5 to 10 years and easing the requirements to transfer temporarily imported raw materials to other regime users. 

On the other hand, the resolution enables private practice engineers to issue the technical report required for the TICC. This technical opinion may also be requested from the National Institute of Industrial Technology or from state universities.

The Resolution also establishes randomized audits as a control mechanism of the information in the TICCs. If there are differences between the production process described in the technical report and the actual production process, authorities will notify the importer of the alleged non-compliance for it to file its defense. In this line, sanctions for non-compliance may involve exclusion from the regime for one year and/or fines, depending on the infringement. 

The new regulations are now effective and apply to temporary imports declared since May 9, 2024, regardless of their TICC issuance date.