On September 8, 2025, Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 43,208 published Ruling No. 217, dated September 8, 2025, through which the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) formalized the Categorization of Telecommunications Equipment and Devices Subject to Homologation and Certification for their importation, distribution, and commercialization within the national territory.

This provision forms part of the regulatory legal framework for telecommunications, particularly under the Organic Law of Telecommunications (LOT) and its complementary regulations, which establish CONATEL’s authority as well as the obligation to homologate or certify telecommunications equipment operating in Venezuela.

Additionally, on September 10, 2025, the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT)—through the National Customs Directorate—issued a circular addressed to main and subordinate customs managers, reiterating that the official certification issued by CONATEL shall be a mandatory requirement for the import declaration of equipment and devices subject to this regulation.