For the departure of goods of foreign origin from the Foreign Trade Office at CORFERIAS, exhibitors must take the following into consideration
a. The merchandise may remain in the facilities of the Free Trade Zone up to two (2) months after the event has ended.
b. Once the event is over, any goods that have not been nationalized must return to the warehouses of the Free Trade Zone at CORFERIAS for the applicable procedure, i.e., their nationalization, transfer or reshipment. They will not be received if they are not adequately packaged, wrapped or covered in plastic.
c. Once the goods are removed six (6) days after the end of the event, the exhibitor must cover any charges that apply for the storage of the same, paid up until their withdrawal. Likewise, the exhibitor must process the forms required for the departure of goods depending on the type of operation to be carried out.
d. CORFERIAS will not deliver any goods from abroad that have not previously been released via
documentation, i.e., nationalized, authorized for reshipment or to be transferred to an industrial user in a
different Free Trade Zone. This procedure is carried out by the Foreign Trade Department and the DIAN at
CORFERIAS.
e. If they intend to reship or transfer goods from one free trade zone to another, the exhibitor must hire a mode of transport that allows the goods to be sealed (put in vans), so that the Customs office at CORFERIAS authorizes the execution of this operation.
f. The procedure for the departure of goods of foreign origin can only be conducted by a Customs Agent.
Equivalence of Departure Forms for non-nationalized Goods
The exhibitor must fill in the following Goods Movement Forms to remove goods from the warehouse at
CORFERIAS, as applies:
FORM No. 5: For the transfer of goods to an industrial user in another free trade zone
This form covers any goods that are removed from CORFERIAS to be transferred to an industrial user from another industrial goods and services FTZ or a transit FTZ. The exhibitor must carry out this procedure before the Head of Foreign Trade at CORFERIAS and the DIAN by way of a Customs Agent (remember to submit a copy of the contract entered into with the user in the free trade zone that will receive your goods).
FORM No. 7: Reshipment of goods from CORFERIAS to the country of origin or a different country
The exhibitor must carry out this procedure before the Head of Foreign Trade at CORFERIAS and the DIAN
by way of a Customs Agent.
The pre-cut guide (air transport – supplied by the airline that will dispatch the goods) must be attached. If you will be using a DTA (maritime transport) or DTAC (land transport), the document should be duly completed by the loading agency and authorized by the DIAN and attached (supplied by the transport company processing your shipment).
FORM No. 8: For the issuance of nationalized goods in the Free Trade Zone
This form covers the goods that were nationalized via the Special Permanent Free Trade Zone. This form
must be processed by a physical person or legal entity with a Colombian government citizenship card or Tax ID number. The exhibitor must carry out this procedure before the DIAN and the document-based and 28 physical removal of the goods must be carried out before the Department of Foreign Trade at CORFERIAS through a Customs Agent.
This form contains an annex titled KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON NATIONALIZING THE GOODS, which
must be completed in full. A photocopy of the Chamber of Commerce Certificate and Identity Card of the
Legal Representative should be attached.
Departure of National and Nationalized Goods
For goods received by way of form No. 2 “Entry of nationalized goods” and form No. 3 “Entry of national goods”, the issue form should not be filled in.
These goods will be removed from the exhibition grounds once the event is over, with a copy of the certificate of good standing or Provisional Authorizations for goods issue signed and sealed by the Head of Foreign Trade at CORFERIAS and each Operational Supervisor.