Pharmaceutical Intermediates for El Salvador
The pharmaceutical intermediates division counts 14,468 products, and each one can be quoted for delivery to El Salvador. Locally, the main users are in generic pharmaceuticals, textiles & apparel and food & beverage. Typical delivery points include San Salvador, Santa Tecla and Antiguo Cuscatlán. Typical customers for this division are API manufacturers, CDMOs and CMOs and medicinal and discovery chemistry groups.
Supplying pharmaceutical intermediates to El Salvador
Sea freight reaches Acajutla and La Unión in about 35–50 days port to port. Urgent or small lots fly to San Salvador (SAL) in 4–7 days. Import compliance for this category sits with DNM (Dirección Nacional de Medicamentos), and we prepare the COA, SDS and commercial documents your broker needs. Common grades for this division are Key starting material (KSM) specification, Advanced intermediate (customer spec), Building block, ≥95% / ≥98% purity and Chiral (ee specified).
Grades in this division
Pharma compliance in El Salvador
| Authority | DNM (Dirección Nacional de Medicamentos) |
|---|---|
| Seaports | Acajutla, La Unión |
| Airports | San Salvador (SAL) |
| Dangerous goods | IMDG by sea, IATA DGR by air |
Pharmaceutical products and raw materials for medicines are overseen by the DNM, which issues sanitary registrations and import authorisations. Controlled precursors need separate permits held by the importer. MARN covers environmental aspects of chemical handling. Customs clearance follows Central American (SIECA) rules, and dangerous goods must be packed and declared under IMDG or IATA. As the economy uses the US dollar, invoicing in USD avoids currency conversion. Confirm the DNM status of each raw material with your broker before booking freight.
From order to delivery
- 1–2 daysQuote and document set agreed
Price, pack sizes, Incoterm and the paperwork list are confirmed in writing.
- 3–7 daysPacking for export
Stock items are packed in UN-rated drums or cartons. Made-to-order material adds its own lead time.
- 1–3 daysExport clearance at Nhava Sheva or Mundra
Shipping bill filed, dangerous goods declared under IMDG where needed.
- 35–50 daysOcean transit to Acajutla
Port-to-port time depends on the vessel schedule and any transhipment.
- 2–5 daysImport clearance
Your broker clears the goods against local rules. Chemical oversight: MARN (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources).
Indicative total by sea: 42–67 days
By air: about 8–17 days in total.
Documents for El Salvador
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
- Certificate of Origin
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Safety Data Sheet (16-section GHS)
- DNM import authorisation for pharmaceutical raw materials where required
- Controlled-substance or precursor import permit where applicable
- Dangerous Goods Declaration (IMDG/IATA) where applicable
Categories in pharmaceutical intermediates
A selection we ship to El Salvador
A rotating sample from the division. Every product in the catalogue can be quoted for this destination.