{"id":1198,"date":"2022-02-27T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T01:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locationco.pixelpro.website\/?page_id=1198"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:30:40","slug":"customs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/procedures\/customs\/","title":{"rendered":"CUSTOMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1198\" class=\"elementor elementor-1198 elementor-459\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7675a82 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7675a82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9cc74d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e9cc74d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-af1adf2 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af1adf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4289287 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4289287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e84df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e84df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/\">CUSTOMS<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-343a561 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"343a561\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c91e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63c91e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ac11a5f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac11a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8a2c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a8a2c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6688be1 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6688be1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d524683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d524683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colombian law provides that a visitor may temporarily bring into Colombia, duty free, articles for professional use during their stay in the country. The items enter under the responsibility of the visitor who declared them at the start of the trip, and it is his\/her personal responsibility to re-export them from the country. The entry of such items will be evidenced in the visitor&#8217;s passport and failure to re-export them implies a customs offence before the DIAN (Colombian Customs\/Taxes Office).<\/p><p><strong>RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ENTRY OF EQUIPMENT ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Provide a detailed list of the equipment entering the country, including serial number, weight, and customs value.<\/li><li>When the DIAN official asks you if there\u2019s anything to declare when entering Colombia, the answer must be yes. This will initiate the equipment declaration process.<\/li><li>Please note that the equipment declaration process may take several hours, especially if you have a connecting flight inside or out of Colombia.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c97a8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f3c97a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3253b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb3253b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>IMPORT THROUGH A CUSTOMS BROKER<\/strong><\/p><p>In the case of audiovisual projects entering cargo (equipment, apparatus, and filming materials) items into the country for 6-month periods (extendable for six more months):<\/p><ul><li>If your project is a foreign cinematographic work (feature film or short film), you must obtain the <em>Authorization to shoot in national territory<\/em>, issued by the Ministry of Culture, by sending these <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mincultura.gov.co\/areas\/cinematografia\/Documents\/Requisitos%20Autorizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Rodaje%20en%20Territorio%20Nacional.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documents<\/a> <\/span>to the following e-mail addresses: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:idacosta@mincultura.gov.co\">idacosta@mincultura.gov.co<\/a><\/span> and to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:griano@mincultura.gov.co\">griano@mincultura.gov.co<\/a>.<\/span> This service is free of charge.<\/li><li>If your project is a foreign audiovisual format other than a cinematographic work (series, music videos, video games, among others), you must request the <em>Certification of customs procedures<\/em> through the Colombian Film Commission. This service has a cost of 1 legal Colombian monthly minimum salary per application. 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Contact the company you contracted as a production service provider for guidance on how to contact authorized customs brokers in the country.\u00a0<\/p><p>Remember to keep all supporting documents for your application, they may be requested at any time by the customs authority.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">\ud83d\udcc2 ANNEXES:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/general-customs-information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMS<br \/><\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aduanas.pdf\">IMPORT OPERATION<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/motion-046-of-2019-dian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RESOLUTION 046 OF\u00a02019<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CUSTOMS Colombian law provides that a visitor may temporarily bring into Colombia, duty free, articles for professional use during their stay in the country. 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