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China Donates Customs Control Scanner to Bolivia (Linked to Record ID#64905)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,977,740
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•BoliviaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BoliviaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011
Start (actual)
Jan 1, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the installation of a customs scanner at the border of Tambo Quemado, the most important customs post of Bolivia for its closeness to the Chilean ports of Arica and Iquique. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8229160916

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Bolivia

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Nuctech Company Limited (Tongfang Vision Technology Co., Ltd.)

Loan desecription

China Donates Customs Control Scanner to Bolivia (Linked to Record ID#64905)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2011, the Chinese government donated a scanner to Bolivia to control the country's borders. The exchange of letters took place on Bolivian President Evo Morales' trip to China from August 10 to 14, 2011. The scanner will aid in controlling of goods and the prevention of the entry of contraband across the border with Chile. The equipment, valued at $3.5 million, will be installed on the border of Tambo Quemado, the most important customs post of Bolivia for its closeness to the Chilean ports of Arica and Iquique. In early January 2012, four or five technicians from China arrived in Bolivia to install the equipment. As of 12/27/2017, the exemption of the total payment of the import taxes of the Mobile Vehicular X-Ray Inspection System for Containers, donation made by the China was authorized. Nuctech is the Chinese contractor for this project.