Procedure to receive/purchase material in each institution

[camachoreina]

Let's use this thread to add any information we get from our universities regarding the procedure to receive/purchase material. What are the taxes to pay? Who is the contact person?

Legal issues on the purchase of material

• reminder : material bought with EC budget must belong to the target partners
• we still have incomplete/conflicting information, be it from UP or from the partners
• last we heard from UP, the option of “donation” seemed to be a preferred one

Any information you get please add it here! Reina

[DennisCazar]

ECUADOR: Tax law in Ecuador is very though, even donations must pay VAT (12%) and Import taxes (approx 30%) Import taxes can be avoided registering the project at Secretaría Ecuatoriana de Ciencia , Investigación y Tecnología Senescyt , General Agreement from UE is enough to start the procedure.

We're starting the procedure, it takes at least two months.

VAT must be paid anyway, in order to minimize the cost often donations are declared with lesser commercial value than real.

VAT costs and shipment costs from Ecuadorian Customs office to Quito must be paid by USFQ, it counts as HEI contribution to the project.