The Dominican Republic has tripled its imports from the United States after the passing of the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement. As an exception, in the final days of the Biden administration, the Dominican Republic imposed tariffs on US rice imports that would have entered tariff-free. The measure will continue to be in effect, unless it is opposed by the current United States government.
Diario Libre looks into the case and possible occurrences now that the Trump administration has spoken of imposing reciprocal tariffs. The president of the Union Arrocera Dominicana, Heraldo Suero told Diario Libre that the reciprocal tariffs act seeks to penalize countries with trade surpluses and tariffs that impact the United States. “It is unlikely, albeit one never knows with Trump because part of his strategy is to be unpredictable, that a country with a trade surplus with the US such as the DR, could be impacted by this measure,” he said.
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Diario Libre
17 February 2025