DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

In a move heralded as a significant step toward modernizing the Dominican Republic’s foreign trade, the Customs Agency (DGA) has signed a historic inter-institutional agreement with ten key government agencies. The accord aims to further expedite container freight clearance and solidify the operation of the Integrated Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE).

The DGA’s director general, Yayo (Eduardo Jose) Sanz Lovatón, penned the agreement, which seeks to transform the entire logistics chain through process standardization, automation, and integration, promising greater efficiency, security, and regulatory compliance.

The new agreement builds on the success of the existing 24-Hour Clearance Program, which has already facilitated the clearance of over 100,000 containers. This initiative has generated estimated savings for the Dominican economy ranging from RD$2...