The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) together with the National Customs Service, launched this Wednesday (27.10.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX) at the Diego Aracena International Airport in the Tarapacá Region (north) the Digital Joint Affidavit, a document required of all persons entering the country from abroad and which can now be completed online at www.ingresoachile.cl. This tool will speed up the process of entering the country, eliminating the use of paper, saving resources and avoiding physical contact in accordance with the guidelines provided by the health authority in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Joint Affidavit is the document required by SAG and Customs at border controls in order to declare the products carried by passengers entering our country and which are regulated by both Services. For the SAG, it corresponds to material of animal or plant origin that could contain pests and diseases not present in Chile, and in the case of Customs, to merchandise and currency that exceed the traveler's allowance and are therefore subject to the payment of taxes. (More information in the Aduanas CL app)
The instrument was developed with advice from the Digital Government Division of the Ministry of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, in the ZeroFilas platform.
The online form allows the passenger to improve their travel experience, since it has a more technological format and better usability (it includes alerts for mandatory fields, error correction, etc.). It can be accessed with or without a Unique Key and is developed in three languages. (Spanish, English and Portuguese). In addition, it can be completed up to 48 hours before entering the country, and upon completion, the passenger only needs to show the result of what was declared on his/her mobile device, downloading the generated PDF file or retrieving it from his/her email, which will be required by the inspectors of the same border control.
The National Director of Customs, José Ignacio Palma, indicated: "It is a New step we take on the path of digitalization of our operations. We will move forward by gradually implementing it in border controls, taking precautions to accompany travelers in this process, at a relevant time, when passenger traffic across our borders begins to recover.”
Meanwhile, the Director SAG National, Horacio Bórquez, he stressed “la Implementation of the Digital Affidavit at the Iquique Airport, as it seeks to provide new tools to passengers entering Chile within a modernization process promoted by the Government. This system has been operating for almost a year and with great success at the Santiago Airport, because in addition, in the context of the pandemic, it is much safer, since the mandatory sworn statement is received from travelers, but without any type of contact.".
In turn, the Regional Director of the Iquique Customs, Cristian Molina, noted that “it is a relevant initiative in the region and its implementation begins at Diego Aracena Airport. Our services already have the experience of a first period of application at Merino Benítez Airport in Santiago, so we hope that the transition between paper and digital declaration will be fluid and that the public will quickly adapt.”
The authorities called on people entering the country to complete this declaration in advance. www.ingresoachile.cl. Those who do not do so can fill it out using the State's free Wi-Fi network, scanning the QR code that will be available at each border control.
In this first stage, the joint sworn declaration will be enabled at the border controls of Cardenal Samoré in the Los Lagos Region (south); Pehuenche in the Maule Region (center); Diego Aracena International Airport in the Tarapacá Region (north) and at the Hua Hu pass.m in the Los Ríos Region (south). It will be progressively implemented in other controls in the country.
Aduana News is the first Argentine customs newspaper to launch its digital version. With 20 years of experience, its publications and initiatives aim to provide the most relevant knowledge on customs issues in order to contribute to safe trade in the region.
