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“What used to take four hours to do when I started working now takes one hour,” says the head of the Order of Official Customs Brokers, who, on World Customs Day, speaks of the customs services' “huge qualitative leap” but also of the “chaos” caused by the new EU system to harmonise customs procedures.
Home South America Trade Agreement Trade Agreement The Mercosur trade bloc and the European Union (EU) signed a comprehensive free trade agreement in Asunción on 17 January 2026.
The Association of Freight Forwarders of Portugal (APAT) today denounced “absolute logistics chaos” in the country caused by the new Integrated System of Means of Transport and Goods (SiMTeM), which it says is threatening the integrity of the business fabric.
Latin America trade accord wins the required qualified majority, even as France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary express their opposition.
