Foreign Investment in the Dominican Republic: What Law 16-95 Guarantees, and Why Registration Still Matters Foreign direct investment in the Dominican Republic crossed the five-billion-dollar mark in 2025, a record, driven largely by tourism and real estate. Behind that flow of capital sits a statute that has barely changed since 1995: Foreign Investment Law 16-95. […]
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 […]
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