Costa Rica: Costa Rica Customs Delays Affect Imports

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CS2022-0012

Container freight shipments have slowed to a trickle since a cyberattack took Costa Rica’s customs and taxation systems offline on April 18. Significant delays and increased costs are compounding challenges faced by Costa Rican importers already coping with pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine.

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