The Dominican exporters are initiating a series of talks with the DGA (Customs Department) in order to establish a program of random checks for those exporters that are registered as low-risk exporters by the Customs Department. This will move merchandise and commodities through the docks much faster and reduce costs.
The president of ADOEXPO, Jose Antonio Flaquer, also explained that ADOEXPO and Customs will sign an agreement at the end of the talks.
With the new system an exporter, instead of having to visit several offices to export a product, will be able to do most of the work electronically. Flaquer explained that the Internet facilities will direct an exporter to the correct information. The current process requires inspections by Customs officials, the J-2 Intelligence branch of the Army, officials from the Navy, and, of course, the DNCD for drug control.