THE Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) has implemented a fee of $20,000 for any container which is scanned at the Lombard Street facility.

According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the decision to implement the fee was considered in the Memorandum of Understanding between the authority and GNIC.

The administration of this fee will take effect on August 27, 2018 and is necessary to recoup the GNIC’s administration costs and allow for a return on its capital investment.
Importers and exporters are also advised that the GRA will waive the fees associated with manual inspections for containers scanned.

Guyana is now in a position to adequately scan containers on a continual basis thereby facilitating reduced trade transaction costs and time of both imports and exports while simultaneously improving revenue collection.

Universal scanning of outbound containers is mandatory in keeping with international maritime conventions on trade facilitation.

GRA also advised that in partnership with its sister agencies, relief measures will be implemented to ease traffic congestion and facilitate faster scanning of containers.

Exporters desirous of further information can contact the GNIC on telephone numbers 223-5887 or 223 9789.