DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dominican business owners are demanding “clear rules” be applied to Chinese businesses operating in the country. Local business owners complain of unfair competition stemming from alleged violations of fiscal, customs, and labor regulations by Chinese-owned businesses that in the past five years have boomed all around the country.

The concerns were recently voiced by the National Council of Provisions Trade (CNCP), an umbrella organization representing 74 national commercial associations, during the 27 May 2025 “Listín Diario Breakfast” event held at the newspaper’s headquarters in Santo Domingo.

During the interview, the representatives of the CNCP highlighted that hundreds of Chinese-operated businesses are creating an uneven playing field, severely impacting Dominican micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and...