14 • Puertos y Aeropuertos, Nicaragua 2013 / Seaports and Airports, Nicaragua 2013
Empresas de
servicio de Depósito
de Aduana Público
se fortalecen en
Nicaragua
Bonded warehouse
service companies
in Nicaragua grow
stronger
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n Nicaragua, existen dieciocho centros
dedicadas al servicio de depósitos públicos
para despacho aduanero, estas se dividen en
almacenes de Aduana y almacenes fiscales,
que atienden principalmente a los importadores.
El servicio de pepósito público tiene como
actividad principal el almacenamiento, guarda
y conservación de mercancías, nacionales y
extranjeras.
Los almacenes de aduana están normados
y supervisados por la Dirección General de
Servicios Aduaneros (D.G.A.), mientras que
los almacenes fiscales son vigilados por la
Superintendencia de Bancos y de Otras Instituciones Financieras.
n Nicaragua, there are eighteen companies
serving as public warehouses for customs
clearance; these are divided into Customs
warehouses and bonded warehouses, serving
mainly to importers.
The public warehouse service is mainly involved in storage, custody and preservation of
domestic and foreign goods.
The Customs warehouses are regulated and
supervised by the Directorate General of Customs (DGA). Meanwhile, bonded warehouses
are monitored by the Superintendency of Banks
and Other Financial Institutions.
Another important function of the bonded
warehouses is to assist in credit financing.
These give financing to importers and expor-