Export License

Many people might tell you that acquiring an export license is easy in Nicaragua and they would be lying.  Several things are needed including an attorney to do all the paperwork. Now maybe my license is a little different because I have applied for my exotic leather license. This stipulation takes a little bit more time and is a separate piece of paper and they need to initiate a study that sows how many skins you will use and for what purpose as well.  This is fairly basic but it took many days to complete and was around 86 pages long.  I made sure I saved everything to a memory stick so that in case of a fire, robbery, or whatever I still have my study as it's called.
I know you can complete this on your own but you will need the signature of an attorney and for me it was easier to just hire one to complete all of the work for me. Gas is expensive here and when you have to travel several times to the same office hoping to receive the paperwork stamped and ready to go and you forget even the slightest little thing they will tell you no. Then you have to travel back to your home city and work on it and return at a later date. Here in Nicaragua its been my experience that if everything isn't perfectly filled out with all the T's crossed and I's dotted they love to send you home.  Be warned. Remember I said this.  This part has been a constant lesson for me and never go close to closing time because it's not in their best interest to take one more person before they close.  They love to say "no" and have no qualms about doing so. A good example is last week in America


I was late to make a deposit at my bank. I politely knocked on the door and the branch manager saw me and approached the door and asked if she could help me. I said yes and that I was late for the deposit and quickly she opened the door and personally took me at the counter. This would never happen in Nicaragua under any circumstances.  If someone tells you that they receive this type of service here you can personally call them a liar because service like that doesn't exist even in those private companies.