The End of the U.S. De Minimis Rule
As of August 29, 2025, everything changed. The U.S. government eliminated the de minimis threshold for all countries.
V Joint Forum Customs – Regional Private Sector Group of the Americas and the Caribbean
At the forum, the Customs administrations and members of the Regional Private Sector Group of the Americas and the Caribbean came together to discuss vital technical aspects aimed at strengthening regional cooperation.
New CLADEC Chairman Announced
At CLADEC’s Annual General Meeting in 2023 the CLADEC chair transitioned from Mike Parra, President of DHL Americas, to Francisco Ricaurte, President of UPS Mexico & Latin America.
II CONGRESO ADUANERO DE LAS AMÉRICAS Y EL CARIBE 2023 June 7th & 8th, 2023
Fabian Villarroel represented CLADEC at a recent Customs Congress held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Fabian’s presentation focused on the necessary modernization of the Courier regime in Ecuador to effectively handle e-commerce The Customs Congress of the Americas and the Caribbean is the largest annual meeting on customs and foreign trade, which is made up of representatives
2nd Regional Expert Group Meeting on the Exploitation of Latin American and Caribbean e-Commerce Platforms for Marketing and Sale of Dangerous Substances
CLADEC was invited to participate in a meeting of the United Nations agency, Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances or GRIDS held in Mexico City.
III Foro Conjunto Aduanas – Grupo Regional del Sector Privado de las Américas y el Caribe Punta Cana, República Dominicana
Fabian Villarroel and Frank Santeiro participated in this year’s meeting between regional customs administrations and the private sector at the annual COMALEP meeting, which was held in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.
Global Program for the Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS), A United Nations Initiative
In the Global Program for the Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) we aim to significantly reduce the trafficking of dangerous substances around the world, with a special focus on new psychoactive substances (NPS), non-medical synthetic opioids, as well as precursor chemicals.
OECD Policy Paper – Trade in the Time of Parcels
This paper explores the complex and evolving international shipping environment, identifying the types of goods that are traded as parcels and the different actors along the parcels supply chain, as well as the policies to help ensure that parcels get to where they are needed.
ABD Policy Recommendations – IX Summit of the Americas (English / Spanish)
The Americas Business Dialogue (ABD) is one of the most important private-sector initiatives in the Western Hemisphere.
VII International Border Management Seminar – AEO programs and E-commerce, May 2022
In a major reform to relieve the growing pressure from increased trade flows on cross-border management, 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries have signed an ambitious regional arrangement giving preferential treatment to companies that meet certain standards.
The forty-second Meeting of National Customs Directors of the Multilateral Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of Customs of Latin America, Spain and Portugal (COMALEP)
It was immediately followed by XXIV Regional Conference of Customs Directors General of the Americas and the Caribbean (CDRGA) and preceded by the Second Forum of Customs of the Americas and the Caribbean with the Private Sector, which was held on the 4th of May.
Guayaquil, Ecuador June 8th through 10th, 2022
The First Regional Congress of Customs Best Practices, which was held in the city of Guayaquil from June 08 to 10, 2022, had two components: the conference and a networking roundtable.
Announcing new CLADEC Chairman
During our annual general meeting held in November 2021, Mike Parra, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express in the Americas region, was appointed Chairman of CLADEC Board of Directors 2022-2024.
CLADEC Annual Meeting
The CLADEC Annual Meeting took place on November 5 and 6, 2019. More than 105 representatives from 19 countries in Latin America and the world participated. There were interesting presentations and enriching roundtables among colleagues.