Customs declaration requirements for El Salvador
Customs Declare produces the completed Declaracion de Mercancias (DM) -- also referred to as the DUA (Declaracion Unica Aduanera) -- used for trade outside the Central American customs union; presented with a Declaracion de Valor per supplier for El Salvador’s own customs authority, in Spanish, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Declaracion de Mercancias (DM) -- also referred to as the DUA (Declaracion Unica Aduanera) -- used for trade outside the Central American customs union; presented with a Declaracion de Valor per supplier
- Issuing authority
- Direccion General de Aduanas (DGA), Ministerio de Hacienda de la Republica de El Salvador
- Primary language
- Spanish
- Accepted languages
- Spanish
- Required supporting documents
- Commercial invoice, declaration of customs value per supplier
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import licensing required
Under the Central American Customs Union Treaty (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama), a local food or beverage product with valid sanitary registration in any ONE signatory country is recognized as valid for import in the rest -- a separate registration per country is not required. Customs procedures across these countries follow the shared CAUCA/RECAUCA (Central American Uniform Customs Code) framework, with the single DUCA declaration document (administered via SIECA, the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat) replacing multiple national customs forms.
SIECA (Central American Economic Integration Secretariat)
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 13%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for El Salvador
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does El Salvador require?
El Salvador’s import declaration is the Declaracion de Mercancias (DM) -- also referred to as the DUA (Declaracion Unica Aduanera) -- used for trade outside the Central American customs union; presented with a Declaracion de Valor per supplier, issued by Direccion General de Aduanas (DGA), Ministerio de Hacienda de la Republica de El Salvador.
Which languages does El Salvador accept on a customs declaration?
Spanish
What supporting documents are required to import into El Salvador?
Commercial invoice, declaration of customs value per supplier
What is the VAT rate on imports into El Salvador?
The default VAT rate on record for El Salvador is 13%.