Private Bonded Warehouse (DAPI): import now, pay the taxes later
When your cargo reaches the port, you have to clear customs and pay all the import duties and taxes at once. If cash flow doesn't stretch that far at that exact moment, the Private Bonded Warehouse (DAPI) regime buys you room: your goods enter Chile and stay under a duty-suspension regime, without paying those duties and taxes right away, for up to 90 days. The cargo can't be used or sold until the DIN is settled, but you gain time to gather the payment. We handle the DAPI and arrange the guarantee bond that Customs requires, all in one hand.
What's included?
- Filing of the DAPI (Private Bonded Warehouse Import declaration)
- Storage of the cargo under a duty-suspension regime for up to 90 days
- Guarantee bond in favor of Customs, arranged with our insurers (Orion, Zurich)
- Coordination with the customs agent through to settlement of the DIN
- A timely reminder before the deadline expires, so it doesn't slip by
How it works
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We look at the cargo value and the taxes to defer in order to size the guarantee.
We file the DAPI
We coordinate with the customs agent to bring the cargo in under the Private Bonded Warehouse regime.
We issue the bond
We arrange the guarantee bond in favor of Customs with our insurers.
We settle the DIN
Before the 90 days are up, the taxes are paid, the DIN is settled and your cargo is released.
→ Frequently asked questions
Up to 90 calendar days from authorization, extendable in justified cases before Customs. Before the deadline expires the DIN is settled, the duties and taxes are paid and the cargo is released.
No. Under the duty-suspension regime the cargo stays in storage and can't be used or sold until the DIN is paid. What you gain is time to gather the payment.
It's a bond issued in favor of the Treasury / Chilean Customs Service that covers the duties and taxes while the cargo is held. We arrange it with our insurance companies (Orion, Zurich) and stay with you through to settlement of the DIN.
Import now and defer the tax payment for up to 90 days
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