New guidelines for business partners in the OEA program

DIAN recently published Circular No. 002, which clarifies key aspects of the Authorized Economic Operator (OEA) and its business partners within the international supply chain framework.

The Circular stipulates that business partners—natural or legal persons with direct or indirect involvement in critical foreign trade processes—must meet minimum security requirements. These must be demonstrated through signed declarations, contractual agreements, certifications, or operational procedures that ensure traceability, integrity, and cargo protection.

Additionally, the Circular outlines:

• Security requirements for outsourced, delegated, or subcontracted critical supply chain processes.
• Minimum security requirements for business partners.
• Rules for submitting financial information.
• Rules for submitting shareholder information.
• Procedures for submitting authorization requests and all related documentation for the OEA program.

Notification of seizure report

Through Concept No. 011859 int 1136 of 2025, recently published by DIAN, Descriptor 3.2.5 – Notification of the Seizure Report in Section 3.2 – Ordinary Seizure Procedure of Concept 032143 – internal 1465 of December 31, 2019, regarding Customs Administrative Procedures, was modified in response to the following question:

“If during the seizure procedure the report could not be personally or electronically notified to the interested parties, is physical mail notification applicable?”

In this context, it was stated that when personal or electronic notification of the seizure report is not possible, the responsible official may choose to: i) notify via physical mail, or ii) proceed, as applicable, with the notification mechanisms established in items 1 and 2 of Article 144 of Decree Law 920 of 2023.

Thus, physical mail notification is discretionary, depending on the specific circumstances of the procedure.

implementation of electronic data exchange for the andean value declaration

Through Resolution No. 2513, the General Secretariat of the Andean Community of Nations (SGCAN) approved the implementation of electronic data exchange for the Andean Value Declaration among the customs administrations of Member Countries.

Key definitions were established, including: Field, Code, Data, Andean Value Declaration (DAV), and Electronic Information Exchange—defined as the electronic supply and reception of DAV data among Member Countries’ customs administrations, following predefined protocols and standards.

It was also indicated that the electronic exchange of DAV data should be conducted among Member Countries’ customs administrations, in accordance with the technical specifications, methods, functional requirements, and services approved for the DAV module, as detailed in Annex V.

Finally, it was established that Member Countries must meet annually within the Expert Group on the Andean Value Declaration of the Andean Customs Affairs Committee to evaluate the information exchange process and its scope.