Juan Pazo and Donald R. Stakes signed a bilateral pact that redefines border control and data management, with a shadow of doubt over the future of soybean retentions.
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A week before the confirmation of a bilateral trade agreement, the Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA) signed a key cooperation agreement with the United States, a convention that is set to change the way both countries share information and that could have significant implications for the withholding regime. The signing took place on November 24, 2025, in Washington D.C., where the head of ARCA, Juan Pazo (considered the man of the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, in the agency), and the Director General of Customs, Andrés Veliz, met with the Deputy Executive Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Donald R. Stakes. From the tax agency, the importance of the step taken was communicated, affirming: "Today we signed a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a key step to deepen the modernization, digitalization, and automation of customs processes between both countries." This cooperation mechanism seeks to align ...
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