Claiming a Tax Exemption in the Dominican Republic: Why Every Request Runs Through the Finance Ministry First An exemption written into a Dominican law, concession or congressionally ratified contract is worth nothing at the tax window until one thing happens: the Ministry of Finance processes and approves it. Until then, the DGII and the customs […]
When Dominican Customs Doubts Your Invoice: Valuation Rules and How to Respond The most expensive moment in an import operation is often not the tariff. It is the notification that the customs authority doubts the value you declared. Dominican customs valuation follows the WTO standard built on Article VII of the GATT 1994: goods are […]
Recording Your Trademark with Dominican Customs: The DGA Rights-Holder Registry Customs officers can only stop what they can recognize. That is the premise behind the Dominican Customs Registration of Owners of Intellectual Property Rights, created by Resolution 01-2010 of August 4, 2010, to facilitate the inspection and withholding of merchandise in customs transit suspected of […]
Renewable Energy Tax Incentives in the Dominican Republic: What Survives of Law 57-07 The most generous promise of the Dominican Republic’s renewable energy law no longer exists, and knowing which incentives survived is what separates a well-structured solar project from an expensive misunderstanding. Law 57-07 of 2007 remains the framework for renewable energy incentives, administered […]
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