Legal Trade Zones 2023, is a free initiative that seeks to strengthen the financial education of the 300,000 merchants affiliated with Fenaltiendas throughout the country and encourage the fight against smuggling.
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As reported by Fenalco, the Tax and Customs Police, Prolicores and other entities, the merchants will receive training in accounting, finance, marketing, brand recognition, customer service, among others, in order to strengthen the establishments.
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Only between January and April 2023, The seizure of 740,118 cigarette packs, 66,198 bottles of liquor and 288,589 illegal beers will be modified, valued at more than 6,100 million pesos. This latent problem is precisely the one that wants to attack Legal Trade Zones, with the help of merchants.
According to figures from Fenalco, 450,000 establishments in Colombia are neighborhood stores and this is the most important distribution channel in the country, so establishing agreements and finding allies is important to reduce the sale of illegal or contraband merchandise.
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Legal Trade Zones will be developed in vital points of the country.
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It is expected that ‘Legal Trade Zones’ are developed in the cities of Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cali, Santa Marta, Valledupar, Bucaramanga, Montería, Cartagena, Medellín, Cúcuta and Riohacha.
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