The Daniel Ortega regime, through the General Directorate of Customs Services (DGA), announced the restriction on the entry into Nicaragua of photographic and video cameras and night vision binoculars.
The statement, issued on January 16, establishes that “based on articles 6 and 15 of Law No. 339 Law Creating the General Directorate of Customs Services and Reform of the Law Creating the General Directorate of Revenue: It is The entry into the national territory of night vision binoculars is prohibited, as they are for the exclusive use of the Nicaraguan Army and the National Police, in accordance with Law No. 510, Special Law for the Control and Regulation of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and other related materials.
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«When the traveler brings binoculars of any kind with them or in their luggage, the Customs administration or delegation will coordinate with the National Police (Air Terminal), so that this in situ issues in favor of the traveler the appropriate “Certificate of Non-Regulation” , with which the entry of the binoculars would be released, “adds the document.
On this line, the dictatorship establishes that the entry into the national territory of photographic or cinematographic cameras is “restricted”.
television, digital or video cameras “under the traveling regime”. All travelers must obtain, prior to entering the national territory, an “Aval” from the National Cinematheque, which they will present to the customs authority.
“The customs authority will proceed to register the entry of this type of merchandise in the temporary import regime with re-export in the same state of the customs computer system. Attached to this technical circular, a short list of film and photographic equipment to illustrate the professional and amateur categories is indicated as a reference to determine the withholding prior to the issuance of the guarantee; as well as a reference for accessories for equipment for professional use,” adds the letter.
At the time of entering the country, tourists must refrain from introducing only a photographic device and a long-sighted glass as part of their luggage. “Amounts greater than those allowed will be subject to compliance with the applicable tax obligations,” he establishes.
The Ortega-Murillo regime recently reformed the Law for the Creation of the National Cinematheque, which empowers it to oversee audiovisual and film productions made in the Central American country. This with the purpose of making audiovisual productions “that contribute to a culture of peace, values and respect”, and also promote “the projection of the country’s image to the world”, according to the text.
It also sought to strengthen the administration of the State in the public interest, “preserving the institutionality and interests of the Nicaraguan nation, in the sense of modernizing and providing capacities to the National Cinematheque, as a regulatory institution, with powers to promote and control ”. Now, the Cinematheque will be one of the main regulators of these restrictions.
