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Haiti bans goods transiting through the Dominican Republic

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Coinciding with the militarizing of the El Hoyo de Friusa in Bavaro, the Haitian government has announced a ban on the entry of foreign goods through the Dominican Republic, a measure set to take effect along the entire border starting Monday, 7 April 2025, as reported in El Dia.

According to an official circular from Haiti’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, signed by Minister Alfred Fils Metellus, foreign goods will only be allowed to enter Haiti by sea, under the control of national customs authorities.

This decision directly impacts the traditional overland trade flow at major border points between the two countries, such as Dajabón, Elías Piña, Jimaní, and Pedernales. Going forward, Haitian customs offices at these points will no longer be authorized to receive foreign goods coming from the Dominican side, until further notice.

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The situation in Haiti gets more ludicrous with each passing day.
What government is involved there that is doing this?
 
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Reading is fundamental
If you read the article they are not banning trade.
Only stopping the land crossing of trade.
They are still allowing trade via sea to better control what is coming in.
 
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j_d66 said:
Reading is fundamental
If you read the article they are not banning trade.
Only stopping the land crossing of trade.
They are still allowing trade via sea to better control what is coming in.
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So they the DR is going to have to start shipping produce by sea.
Dumb an dumber...
 
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j_d66 said:
Reading is fundamental
If you read the article they are not banning trade.
Only stopping the land crossing of trade.
They are still allowing trade via sea to better control what is coming in.
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I think people here have read and understood the article perfectly well. The article says that a significant volume of Haiti's mass consumer goods comes from or via the DR, and stopping this will clearly be detrimental to Haitian people. As if they don't have enough problems already.
 
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drstock said:
I think people here have read and understood the article perfectly well. The article says that a significant volume of Haiti's mass consumer goods comes from or via the DR, and stopping this will clearly be detrimental to Haitian people. As if they don't have enough problems already.
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Go read it again and more thoroughly are do a little more research and you will better understand it.
Try to understand why it is being done. Trade is not being eliminated.
Or just do the typical DR1 know it all thing and jump to conclusions without getting the actual information like many do here.
 
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j_d66 said:
Go read it again and more thoroughly are do a little more research and you will better understand it.
Try to understand why it is being done. Trade is not being eliminated.
Or just do the typical DR1 know it all thing and jump to conclusions without getting the actual information like many do here.
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Wow! Not in a good mood today?
 
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The impression that it gives is:

- Land travel has become more dangerous.
- The Haitian government has control of the port in P-A-P and is better to offer some safety for merchandise coming out of there.
- Most things exported from the DR to Haiti are consumed in P-A-P.

If all of that is what is happening, it only makes sense to divert Dominican exports from the border to the port. I don’t think the Haitian gangs are into piracy at sea… yet. Haiti do have a history (colonial) of that though, remember Tortuga Island.

Of course, export via land is probably cheaper than via sea which is why Dominican exporters to Haiti prefer their stuff is taken in trucks vs any other way.

The Haitian government could had pulled a Trump where instead of closing the border to Dominican products, simply increase to absurd levels import duties at the border while the same can enter via the port at the same import duties as before or free of duties. That way anything imported by land would be extremely more expensive in Haiti, making imports via the ports a cheaper option.
 
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j_d66 said:
My mood is fine
Just annoying having to constantly reply to stupid uneducated comments here by dudes that have nothing better to do with their time
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Who said you have to reply? You must be a real charmer, if this is you in a good mood!
 
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drstock said:
Who said you have to reply? You must be a real charmer, if this is you in a good mood!
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You are proving my point with each of your posts. Another dude that likes to see pad his post count with nothing substantial to offer but troll. Get a life dude
 
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The bickering stops now.

If you are unable to post anything other than condescension, j_d66, I recommend that you excuse yourself from this thread immediately.
 
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