Thanks! Well we had been told by a lady in Customs that if we had residency we could get the car in for free.
Can I get a cedula without going thru the residency process?
This is NOT TRUE!!
I just imported my car back in September- with residency in process and still ended up to pay a $hitload of BS tax.
The tax free vehicle import is not for residents, but only for returning dominicans!!! So even with my residency discounts (60%) I had to pay (3 yo Toyota 4Runner) almost US$ 7000 for taxes and about US$ 3000 for the first registration fee ( I was told, that reg.fee is 17% for ANY vehicle that comes into the DR either by dealers or private persons) total a little over 10G.
So this the most expensive lic. plate that I ever had.
BTW, I called many custom agents and they told me about a $ 2000 +/- cost...It was only 8K more -with a 60% discount.
So please, DON'T DO THAT!! They will charge you a bunch of taxes that you won't be able to pay- than they will take your car away.
If you believe them instead of me, please ask a written statement from the Custom dept. and ask them to sign it by the head of the dept. or some high rank person and seal it with all the stamps they have. Than you will be in LESS trouble.
In the DR government officials are not responsible at all to tell you the truth,
actually their advantage is to confuse you or lie so they can collect "fees" to help you out from the deep crap that they put you in the first place.
Are you planning to move here permanently, or just a temporary mission?
If it's only for a year or two, you might have some other option to bring your car here.
Good luck with your move!
The Hun