Bolivian Law now requires all importers to reg­is­ter with Aduana. An importer is defined as any­one receiv­ing an inter­na­tional delivery/package, and is fur­ther defined by habit­ual importer and occa­sional importer. Habitual importers will require a fun­dem­presa reg­is­tra­tion. The fol­low­ing step-by-step process applies to occa­sional importers liv­ing in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The reg­is­tra­tion process should be very sim­i­lar regard­less of city, but all geo­graph­i­cal ref­er­ences are spe­cific to Cochabamba. The dead­line for this reg­is­tra­tion is 29 May, 2010, and reg­is­tra­tion is cur­rently free. Registration will the­o­ret­i­cally be closed by June, but will prob­a­bly be avail­able with a large fine / multa.

  1. Go to the web­site: http://www.aduana.gov.bo
    Click: “Version Liviana” to enter main web­site
    Click: “Plataforma de Atención al Cliente”
    Click: “REGISTRO DE IMPORTADORES — Formulario 170”
    Complete online forms. The ques­tions for “fun­dem­pre­sas” are optional.
    After sub­mit­ting the form, click to view the com­pleted form.
    Print 2 copies.
  2. Collect 2 pho­to­copies each of:
    Carnet or Passport used for the reg­is­tra­tion
    Gas or Electric bill to prove your address. Name of owner (if you rent) is irrel­e­vant.
    Sign each copy (total 6 pages: 2 forms, 2 ID, 2 bills) with your sig­na­ture, your printed full name, and your ID # in the mar­gin. Official nota­riza­tion is not required.
  3. In the morn­ing: go to the Aduana head­quar­ters at:
    Victor Ustares Km. 7.5 and Camino a Quillacollo. Phone: 411‑5872.
    It is a large cen­ter on the south side of the street across and diag­o­nal from Agencias Generales.
    Submit your Photo ID card (car­net or driver’s license, NOT your pass­port) to the offi­cial guard at a desk inside to build­ing to the imme­di­ate right of the main glass doors.
    Specify that you want to reg­is­ter as an importer and would like to enter the fila. Ask when the office opens. The answer is prob­a­bly 2:00pm.
  4. Go through the large inter­nal glass doors at the back of the build­ing. To the left is a small pho­to­copy and snack stand.
    Purchase a manila folder with a gan­chita – built-in prongs to hold papers. Do not hole-punch your copies, just put them inside the folder.
  5. Return to Aduana at 2:00pm and wait at the Uso win­dow to the right of the room.
    Your name will be called from the stack of photo IDs.
    Submit your folder with all signed copies.
    Provide your cro­quis: indi­cate to the offi­cer your street and cross streets so that he can sketch a rough map of your home address.

Recommended Taxi Driver who knows the loca­tion:
Marco Zelaya, cell phone: 793–99289.
Marco is an old friend who shut­tled me all over town as we fig­ured out this process… if you’re even the slight­est bit unsure, hire him! He’s worth the extra few dollars!

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