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Paraguay does not use “Importer of Record Service” as a separate legal role in the cited customs rule. The role that applies is the importador — the person or company that brings goods into the customs territory in its own name. That importer must follow the DNIT registration path that applies. An enabled despachante de aduanas (customs broker) then acts in the importer’s name for customs formalities. If a company does not have a suitable Paraguayan importer, One Union Solutions can check whether it can support the shipment through its own country-specific operating structure and the registrations that apply. Acceptance is for that shipment only: product controls, NCM, value, origin, end use, parties and regime must be checked before you ship. Paraguay Customs Code – Law No. 2422
Importador – This is the party that imports in its own name. DNIT has two categories: habitual (regular) and casual/occasional. An occasional importer is limited to one customs operation during the year. Do not assume this category fits repeat commercial activity.
Despachante de aduanas – An enabled customs broker that carries out customs formalities in the importer’s name. Appointing a broker does not, by itself, give you the importer .
Consignee or end user – The receiving site, customer or equipment user can matter commercially without being the registered importer. Contracts, invoices, transport documents and customs data must name the same parties.
When a Paraguay IOR Service assessment is useful – Use an assessment when the seller, equipment owner or project sponsor does not have a suitable importer; the local customer cannot or will not import; a DDP sale needs a separate, compliant import arrangement; or a multinational is deploying company-owned commercial equipment. An IOR Service is not a shortcut around licences, product registrations, valuation rules or end-use controls. It is not needed if the buyer is an eligible importer and is willing to import.
These are the facts used to decide. They are not a promise that every shipment will be accepted.
Importer eligibility – Identify who will import in its own name. Confirm the correct PVAA category, RUC/status conditions and current habilitation. The system is DNIT PVAA.
Customs representation – Use an enabled despachante de aduanas. Make sure its authority matches the importer and the declaration workflow. The systems are DNIT / SOFIA.
Goods master data – Commercial description, manufacturer, model/part number, function, quantity, condition and technical data. This must be enough for NCM and control screening. The systems are DNIT / product agencies.
Invoice and value – Seller and buyer, currency, Incoterm, price, assists, royalties, discounts and related-party facts. Support the DVA where it applies. The authority is DNIT.
Origin – Country of manufacture, and any preference claim supported under the agreement that applies. The country of dispatch alone is not origin. The systems are DNIT / MERCOSUR.
Product permissions – Check VUI and the competent agency before you ship. Telecom/radio, medical devices and products within INTN schemes need a review for that category. The systems are VUI / CONATEL / DINAVISA / INTN. Evidence: CONATEL equipment homologation, MIC prior import licence service (apparel example).
Fiscal treatment – Work out the current duty from NCM, origin and regime. Assess the IVA rate, tax base and accounting treatment. Do not assume IVA can be recovered. The authority is DNIT.
Customs regime and route – Choose permanent import, temporary admission or another eligible route based on ownership, use and planned re-export. Treat free-zone entry as different from nationalisation. The systems are DNIT / MIC. Transport and delivery. Match the transport document, consignee/notify party, packing, mode, entry point and final delivery restrictions with the approved import plan. The record is the transaction file.
Name the parties: confirm the importer’s PVAA route, the enabled broker, and that commercial documents name the same parties. Choose the regime: permanent, temporary, free-zone or approved special programme. Resolve NCM: use the exact specifications and function, and do not rely on a marketing label alone. Check approvals: screen VUI and the competent agencies before you ship. Support value and origin: provide transaction evidence and any preference documents. Issue the outcome: the outcome is feasible, conditional or not suitable, and a quote is issued only against the stated assumptions. Paraguay’s decisive question – Which PVAA-enabled importer will import the goods in its own name? Do the exact models need a VUI permission or a product-agency approval? The customs broker helps with the declaration. It does not replace that importer.
For servers, storage and standard IT, collect power characteristics, embedded radio/cellular modules, encryption/function, new or used status, and NCM at model level. This route is often led by customs, but embedded regulated functions can still change it CONATEL equipment homologation. For Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, satellite or other radio equipment, collect the exact model, frequencies, power, antenna and existing Paraguay homologation; CONATEL review or homologation may be required before shipment CONATEL equipment homologation. For medical devices and diagnostic equipment, collect intended medical use, risk/classification evidence, manufacturer, sanitary registration and enabled importer/technical-responsible requirements; DINAVISA and VUI conditions can be gates that must be cleared before clearance DINAVISA medical devices and protective equipment, DINAVISA instruction for importing non-controlled regulated products. For batteries, cables and products within an INTN scheme, collect product type, chemistry/specification, standard, certificate and scheme scope; INTN certification applies only if the published scheme covers the item, INTN product, process and service certification. For textiles and other prior-licence categories, collect NCM, composition, quantity, labelling and sector-specific data; MIC or another agency may require a prior licence through VUI MIC prior import licence service (apparel example). For used, refurbished, demonstration or leased equipment, collect condition, age, residual value, ownership, serials, use, stay period and return plan; this can change valuation, whether the goods can enter, or the regime, so disclose it before booking.
This is a screening tool. It is not a complete list of restricted goods. Other agencies, prohibitions, permits or labelling rules may apply to the exact NCM, composition, function, end use or condition. Controlled, sanctioned, hazardous or poorly documented shipments need extra review and may be declined.
Paraguay uses the Nomenclatura Común del Mercosur (NCM); a six-digit HS suggestion is not a final Paraguay classification, and specifications and use drive the NCM and any national exceptions . Preference depends on the agreement that applies and on valid evidence, and MERCOSUR membership or transit alone does not prove origin. Support the transaction and any relevant additions or relationships; nominal values, bundled services, assists, royalties, discounts and intercompany pricing need review. There is no single duty rate that is safe to use for every shipment on this page — the current NCM, origin, customs value and regime determine the treatment. DNIT publishes 5% and 10% IVA categories, but the exact rate, tax base, accounting treatment and any credit position depend on the transaction, and recovery is not automatic. Funding, fees and planning windows are issued only after the transaction assumptions have been accepted.
Permanent import is for goods nationalised for use, sale or deployment. This needs an accepted importer, NCM, value, origin, permissions and a fiscal plan. Temporary admission may apply when eligible goods will be re-exported, often in the same state; ownership, use, stay period, security and discharge need a case-by-case review. Free-zone or maquila routes have their own user/programme requirements. They are not the same as standard nationalisation, and they are not a generic IOR Service alternative.
If accepted, One Union Solutions handles a check of whether the shipment can work and a review of the importer path; checks of product data and documents; coordination of NCM and product controls; instructions for the transaction file; coordination of customs filing through the enabled process; duty/IVA funding instructions where they are in scope; and coordination of milestones and records — freight, data center delivery support or other logistics are separate, unless they are quoted — and it may pause or decline for party or transaction risk if ownership, seller, buyer or end user is unclear, if intended use or payment path is unclear, or if there is sanctions risk or controlled-goods risk; for an evidence gap if descriptions, model data, value, origin, condition or approvals are not enough to support a declaration you can defend; or for route failure if cargo was shipped before acceptance, if an approval cannot be completed, or if a temporary or special route has no credible use, guarantee or discharge plan.
Customer – Accurate, complete and timely information on the parties, product, value, origin, export-control and end use.
Broker – Customs formalities under the enabled mandate. A broker is not an automatic substitute importer.
Authorities – May request evidence, inspect, sample, reclassify, reassess, set conditions, suspend or refuse.
Carrier. Follows approved documents, routing, packing and handling instructions.
The first request collects only basic, low-sensitivity data for a first check of fit, parties and product; after an initial fit, an approved secure channel is used for a second-stage document request, where needed, covering legal parties and their commercial relationship; manufacturer, model/part number, function, quantity, condition and datasheets; radio features/frequencies and existing approvals; draft invoice, currency, Incoterm, price build-up and related-party facts; manufacture/export countries, route, target arrival and delivery site; and permanent/temporary intent and any re-export plan. Next comes a written outcome on whether it can work, and any conditions that must be met first; a quote and planning window against the stated assumptions; and booking instructions only after acceptance. Pricing and timing depend on the accepted facts, authority steps, document readiness, inspections or questions, route and logistics scope. No quote guarantees an authority outcome or a clearance date.
Some of your burning questions answered.
There is no one yes-or-no answer that is safe for every case. The shipment needs a suitable importador that imports in its own name. If the buyer is eligible and willing, it may import. If not, an IOR Service assessment can test another option. Product approvals and customs rules still apply.
No. Being appointed as broker is not enough. A despachante de aduanas carries out customs formalities in the importer’s name. The importer stays the named import party under the cited DNIT definition.
Do not ship on that assumption. VUI permissions, or CONATEL, DINAVISA, INTN or other conditions, may need to be resolved before shipment or declaration.
The exact amount depends on the current NCM, origin, customs value and regime. DNIT publishes IVA categories, but the rate, tax base and any credit treatment that apply need a review of that shipment.
A single time promise for every shipment on this page would be misleading. Timing varies with document readiness, authority approvals, route, arrival handling, inspection and questions. A planning window is given after assessment.
Possibly, if the goods and use qualify and the re-export/discharge plan can be supported. This is a separate regime decision. It is not an automatic IOR Service feature.
If accepted, One Union Solutions delivers the IOR Service role through its own country-specific operating structure and the registrations that apply, not through an unrelated local IOR Service partner. Public pages do not show local entity names or addresses.
Key customs, tax and product-control statements are linked to current government or intergovernmental sources.
S11: CONATEL equipment homologation. S12: DINAVISA medical devices and protective equipment. S13: DINAVISA instruction for importing non-controlled regulated products. S14: INTN product, process and service certification. S15: MIC prior import licence service (apparel example).
Prepared by: One Union Solutions Trade Compliance Editorial Team.
Reviewed by: Wahid Azeem, trade compliance manager.
Last substantive review: 3 September 2026. Corrections:info@oneunionsolutions.com.
Review cadence: Critical customs, tax and product-agency sources are reviewed every quarter and when something changes. Stable explanatory sections are reviewed every year.
This page gives general operational information. It is not legal or tax advice. Requirements can change. Authority decisions depend on the facts of the shipment. Service availability, role acceptance, duties, taxes, approvals, costs and timing are confirmed only after a written assessment.
