DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Customs Agency (DGA) has announced sweeping results in its campaign against illicit trade and unfair competition, specifically targeting issues tied to Chinese commerce within the country. In recent years, imports from China have boomed, and traditional importers have protested the Asian businessmen were taking advantage of lenience and loopholes to gain unfair sales advantages.

During a recent meeting of the Board Against Unfair Competition and Illicit Trade, DGA representative Rainiero Olivo Bordas detailed a significant escalation in enforcement efforts. Over the last five years, the agency says it has conducted 196 post-clearance fiscalizations, nearly tripling the number carried out by previous administrations.

The stepped-up actions have yielded massive financial returns. Bordas highlighted that the DGA’s fiscalization processes have generated an impact of more than RD$15.215 billion in additional taxes and fines levied against unfair competition in this sector...