I know better that to post a reply to this question, but I am stupid so here I go anyways.
Are you serious? Exporting bread/pastries? Are you smoking the drapes again? No individual imports/exports food across international borders because it is logistically difficult and really expensive. A business that wishes to export food products from the DR needs a Dominican export license. You also need an import license from the regulatory authority of the country you intend to send the goods to.
To get an import license you need to comply with labeling laws, ingredient regulations, frequent product inspection and testing. You will probably be told that your baked product is not admissible as a finished product because of tariffs that are in place to protect wheat farmers, dairy farmers, bakers, or food processors already established with in the intended destination country.
You will need a shipping agent here in the DR. You will need a customs broker in the destination country. You need someone to collect your product after it is offloaded from the plane or boat. You'll need a distributor to send the product to everyone who is selling it in the destination country.
You have to pay everyone involved and the shipping charges. Your 35 peso loaf of bread (or whatever) now costs $10 USD, no one will buy it.
It is not economically viable to export/import food unless you are moving tons of the product and can recoup your ongoing costs based on volume. It makes even less sense if the product involved already exists and is available in the intended marketplace. Fresh citrus, coffee and other similar products work because most countries can't grow these for themselves. But baked goods? Please tell me you thought about this question for longer than it took to type it.
Are you serious? Exporting bread/pastries? Are you smoking the drapes again? No individual imports/exports food across international borders because it is logistically difficult and really expensive. A business that wishes to export food products from the DR needs a Dominican export license. You also need an import license from the regulatory authority of the country you intend to send the goods to.
To get an import license you need to comply with labeling laws, ingredient regulations, frequent product inspection and testing. You will probably be told that your baked product is not admissible as a finished product because of tariffs that are in place to protect wheat farmers, dairy farmers, bakers, or food processors already established with in the intended destination country.
You will need a shipping agent here in the DR. You will need a customs broker in the destination country. You need someone to collect your product after it is offloaded from the plane or boat. You'll need a distributor to send the product to everyone who is selling it in the destination country.
You have to pay everyone involved and the shipping charges. Your 35 peso loaf of bread (or whatever) now costs $10 USD, no one will buy it.
It is not economically viable to export/import food unless you are moving tons of the product and can recoup your ongoing costs based on volume. It makes even less sense if the product involved already exists and is available in the intended marketplace. Fresh citrus, coffee and other similar products work because most countries can't grow these for themselves. But baked goods? Please tell me you thought about this question for longer than it took to type it.
