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🇻🇪 VE · 2026-10-01SENIAT

2026 Operational Guide — How Sealed Customs Transit Solves Vessel Intermittency in Guanta and Eastern Venezuela

Executive SummaryVE · Eastern Corridor

Given the irregular frequency of direct international vessel calls at regional ports such as Guanta, Guamache, and Sucre, the Customs Transit Regime enables moving customs-sealed containers from La Guaira and Puerto Cabello with tax suspension until reaching their final customs office in Eastern Venezuela.

National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs Duties and Taxes
VERIFIED GUIDE

The Logistics Challenge for Importers in Eastern Venezuela

Industrial, oil & gas, commercial, and construction companies operating in Puerto La Cruz, Barcelona, Cumana, Carupano, Maturin, and Nueva Esparta have historically faced a critical bottleneck: irregular direct shipping connections and low vessel frequency at regional ports such as the Port of Guanta (Anzoategui), El Guamache (Nueva Esparta), or the Ports of Sucre and Carupano.

Relying solely on direct vessel calls at these ports often leads to weeks of origin delays, expensive Caribbean transshipments, or supply chain disruptions.

The Legal and Operational Solution — Sealed Customs Transit Regime

Under the Venezuelan Organic Customs Law and its current regulations, Full Cargo Express Logistics executes Sealed Customs Transit Operations:

  1. Arrival at High-Frequency Main Ports (La Guaira or Puerto Cabello)

    Your cargo ships on weekly mainliner vessels into La Guaira or Puerto Cabello, ensuring immediate departure from China, the USA, Mexico, or Spain.

  2. Tax Suspension at the Port of Entry

    Instead of clearing customs remotely, we file a Customs Transit Declaration with SENIAT. Goods move with full suspension of import duties and taxes until reaching the destination customs office in Eastern Venezuela.

  3. Official Customs Seal, Escort & GPS Telemetry

    The container or transport unit receives an official customs seal and travels via our heavy fleet equipped with real-time GPS satellite tracking and security escort along the central-eastern highway corridor.

  4. Clearance at Destination Customs & Door-to-Door Delivery

    Upon arrival at the Main Customs Office of Guanta / Puerto La Cruz, Barcelona (Air), Sucre, or El Guamache, our local team in Anzoategui State (Calle Maneiro, Puerto La Cruz and C.C. Los Angeles, Barcelona branches) completes final customs clearance and coordinates Door-to-Door unloading directly at your plant or warehouse.

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