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Venezuela
Venezuela has a long Caribbean coastline. La Guaira and Puerto Cabello handle most of the country's maritime imports and exports.
Customs authority
National Integrated Customs and Tax Administration Service (SENIAT)
Main seaports
- La Guaira
- Puerto Cabello
- Maracaibo
- Guanta
Cargo airports
- Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía
Free zones and special regimes
The Organic Law on Special Economic Zones, published in July 2022 (Official Gazette No. 6,710 Extraordinary), regulates the creation and incentives of these zones, including the Paraguaná Peninsula.
Good to know
- SENIAT administers both internal taxes and customs.
- Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos), a state company, administers the main public ports, including La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Maracaibo and Guanta.
- Administrative Ruling SNAT/2024/000102 regulates issuing invoices and other tax documents through digital means, with control numbers assigned by SENIAT-authorized digital printers.
How we work in Venezuela
RealCore advises operations in Venezuela remotely and through on-site visits from its headquarters in Panama.
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- SENIAT (cuenta oficial) – www.seniat.gob.ve es el Portal Fiscal Oficial del SENIAT
- MPPEF – Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT)
- Bolivariana de Puertos S.A.
- Bolipuertos – Puerto de Puerto Cabello
- Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía Simón Bolívar – Principal puerta de entrada a Venezuela
- BNamericas – Bolivariana de Puertos S.A. (Bolipuertos)
- Lexology – Ports & Terminals in Venezuela
- PwC Venezuela – Ley Orgánica de las Zonas Económicas Especiales (julio 2022)
- Holland & Knight – Venezuela publica nueva Ley Orgánica de las Zonas Económicas Especiales
- Acceso a la Justicia – Regulación del uso de medios digitales para la emisión de facturas (Providencia SNAT/2024/000102)
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