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Panama × Trade, Customs & Supply Chain
Moving goods and services across borders: customs, trade rules and supply chains. In Panama, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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What the rules say in Panama
From the Panama market guide: the points that matter most for trade, customs & supply chain, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research64% of statements checked against a source5 checked against an official source27 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-194 held back until checked against an official source9 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
The Colón Free Zone and the Panama Pacífico special economic area offer customs and tax benefits to qualifying operators.
Licensed users in each zone; benefits include tax, immigration and labour advantages.Chambers and Partners (BDO Legal Panama) · checked 2026-10-19Customs is administered by the Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas.
Imports and exports.Chambers and Partners (BDO Legal Panama) · checked 2026-10-19The United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force on 31 October 2012.
Preferences depend on rules of origin.Office of the United States Trade Representative · checked 2026-10-19The trade pillar of the EU-Central America Association Agreement has applied provisionally to Panama since 1 August 2013, and the whole Association Agreement has applied since 1 May 2024.
Preferential trade with the EU.European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade · checked 2026-10-19Panama is a member of the WTO.
Multilateral trade.AI-written, not source-checkedThe Colón Free Zone focuses on international trade and offers exemptions on imports and re-exports, with tax, immigration, labour and corporate advantages.
Licensed free zone users.Chambers and Partners (BDO Legal Panama) · checked 2026-10-19Read the full guide: Trade, customs and export controls
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Panamá · PanamaWONE Global Partner · Panama
Ebrahim Asvat K. is a founding partner of Patton, Moreno & Asvat. His practice focuses on corporate law, asset and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, and offshore business structures. He holds an LL.M. from Harvard…
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