A report from the IBCE to Ana María Solares shows that, although 8 out of 10 exporter companies are from this sector, their level of sales to other countries reaches only 3% of the total exported. If they want to develop, these units have to associate and get more formal. (Formalize)
Nevertheless, these 8 out of ten formal companies that sell their products to external markets are micro, small and medium enterprises (mipymes), the level of export of the sector barely reaches 3% of the national total and only 10% if it involves the non traditional external trade.