{"id":154553,"date":"2025-07-09T19:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/transport-companies-in-colombia-will-face-new-regulations-with-over-90-of-them-potentially-facing-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:30:19","slug":"transport-companies-in-colombia-will-face-new-regulations-with-over-90-of-them-potentially-facing-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/transport-companies-in-colombia-will-face-new-regulations-with-over-90-of-them-potentially-facing-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport companies in Colombia will face new regulations, with over 90% of them potentially facing sanctions."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Resolution 2328 of 2025 seeks to stop the use of the logistics and road system for illegal activities such as smuggling, drug trafficking and money laundering – Superintendence of Transportation Credit<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

On November 6, 2025, the new system for the \u00a0risk of money laundering\u00a0 and \u00a0terrorism financing\u00a0 (SARLAFT) will enter into force, which will be mandatory for all companies regulated by the \u00a0Superintendence of Transportation\u00a0 (Supertransporte).<\/p>\n

The measure, established by \u00a0Resolution 2328 of 2025\u00a0 of the Superintendency, seeks to stop the use of the logistics and road system for illegal activities such as \u00a0smuggling\u00a0, \u00a0drug trafficking\u00a0, and \u00a0money laundering\u00a0. “Companies that do not act with time run the risk of being sanctioned or, worse, to be trapped in criminal schemes that can destroy years of reputation and work<\/b>,\u201d said Santiago Hern\u00e1ndez, CEO and founder of Tusdatos.co.<\/p>\n

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The \u00a0transport sector\u00a0 in Colombia faces persistent vulnerability to organized crime. Only in the first quarter of 2025, the authorities seized more than 7.5 tons of marijuana transported in trucks by national routes<\/b>. One of the biggest operations occurred in Antioquia, where a cargo was seized on the Medell\u00edn – painted road. These episodes evidenced the constant risk of guild infrastructure being used for illicit purposes.<\/p>\n

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The transport sector in Colombia faces vulnerability to organized crime, with seizures of more than 7.5 tons of marijuana in trucks only in the first quarter of 2025 – Credit EFE\/Mauricio Due\u00f1as Casta\u00f1eda<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The magnitude of the market accentuated the urgency of the regulation. According to official and updated trade figures for 2024, The land transport mobilized 133.9 million tons of load and generated income of $ 11.16 billion.<\/b> However, 91.8% of the companies in the sector are microenterprises, many of them without personnel dedicated to compliance or with limited access to technological tools, which increases the \u00a0operational\u00a0, \u00a0financial\u00a0, and \u00a0reputational risks\u00a0.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Sarlaft is not a new figure, but the update represented a \u00a0structural change\u00a0 in the compliance model. Therefore, more controls, greater traceability, defined responsibilities, and more severe sanctions are required.<\/b> The regulations replace the old SIPPLAft and force companies to structure a five-stage based system: \u00a0identification\u00a0, \u00a0evaluation\u00a0, \u00a0control\u00a0, \u00a0risk monitoring\u00a0, and \u00a0process documentation\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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The Sarlat update demands more controls, traceability, defined responsibilities, and more severe sanctions, replacing the old SIPLAft – Colprensa credit<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The requirements include due diligence, internal training, and periodic reports before the UIAF.<\/b> In addition, it will be mandatory to designate a certified compliance officer and have a \u00a0risk matrix\u00a0 adjusted to the profile and location of the company.<\/p>\n

One of the most relevant changes is integration with the \u00a0National Intelligent Transport Supervision System\u00a0, a digital platform of the Superintendency that centralizes data, alerts, and real-time monitoring. This requires companies to strengthen their technological infrastructure or link with specialized platforms to meet the required standards<\/b>.<\/p>\n

“More than a legal procedure, Sarlaft is a tool to protect companies from being used by criminal networks without knowing it,” said Hern\u00e1ndez. Given the complexity of the system, he recommended initiating the \u00a0diagnosis of risks as soon as possible\u00a0 and the implementation of the \u00a0minimum controls\u00a0. The deadline to meet is in less than four months and omission sanctions include from economic fines to the suspension of operations<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Companies must implement due diligence, internal training policies, periodic reports before the UIAF, and designate a certified compliance officer – Credit Ministry of Transportation\/X<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

To comply with the standard before November, companies must follow six key steps:<\/b> 1) Identify specific risks according to zone, type of operation, and commercial allies; 2) Design a risk matrix with control measures adapted to the company’s profile; 3) Verify the history of customers, partners, suppliers, and employees through processes of due diligence. <\/p>\n

4) Train internal personnel in compliance, money laundering, and alert management; 5) Designate a compliance officer with technical training and experience in the sector; 6) Incorporate technology to manage information, generate reports, and facilitate supervision.<\/p>\n

Finally, The Supertransport<\/b>‘s message is unequivocal: time is pressing, and non-compliance can lead to serious repercussions, both legal and in terms of business reputation and sustainability.<\/p>\n


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Resolution 2328 of 2025 seeks to stop the use of the logistics and road system for illegal activities such as smuggling, drug trafficking and money laundering – Superintendence of Transportation Credit On November 6, 2025, the new system for the \u00a0risk of money laundering\u00a0 and \u00a0terrorism financing\u00a0 (SARLAFT) will enter into force, which will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2715,1723,1866,14106,4156,2800,1165,1413],"class_list":["post-154553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazagine","tag-colombia","tag-companies","tag-face","tag-facing","tag-potentially","tag-regulations","tag-sanctions","tag-transport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}