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**Mypepraipse** · 09-08-2012, 02:24 PM

The biz is that in the DR the large and small stores IMPORT NEW clothes in packs and boxes and declare them as USED when they are far from it. This is hurting the biz that do their imports legit and pay the corresponding taxes.

The problem is big, since Aduanas can't open each and every box to check for these guys and atop that, they even remove the labels from the clothes and reattach them once they land in the DR door to door.

Can you imagine trying to compete for clients if you must pay import taxes on a pair of jeans than the same dealers import as used clothes and pay nothing but shipping for?

It's a huge problem and the solution is incorrectly to ban all such imports, but to make the shipping companies liable for any found violations with hefty penalties. The problem with that approach is that it can't be legally prosecuted by the DR as wanted. We have trade agreements that deal with this and protect (sadly) these abuses by such shipping companies overseas.

How do you propose the DR deals with this? Make it a legit way that allows for trading agreements to pass muster and also protects the importers that PAY their taxes on aduanas, but deal directly with the violators.

It's very hard to do and the latest reports on the media open the problem to all. As the aduanas indicated, it can't place such ban at all.

What should be banned is Aduanas itself.

These people or this department/branch of the government are THE BIGGEST THIEVES IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. There is no rhyme or reason to there way of calculating a duty tax which always by the way seems to be half or more of the original purchasing price. If there is a way of calculating the tax I've never seen it. Every time I have ever imported something into this country there is some new law or new tax or new hand to grease that costs you more money. Never have I been shown how they have come up with the duty fees and I have asked MANY MANY times. and the person who could show or tell me is always out to lunch physically and probably mentally too.

If someone has this information please post it here so I can have a copy as well as the rest of us. I don't care if it's 100's/ 1000's of pages I WANT TO SEE IT

Try to spin this all you want but I have witnessed this first hand MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY times while living here

O.S.

Note: The mentally as well comment might be out of line but I HATE ADUANAS

09-08-2012, 02:24 PM	#14
Mypepraipse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	The biz is that in the DR the large and small stores IMPORT NEW clothes in packs and boxes and declare them as USED when they are far from it. This is hurting the biz that do their imports legit and pay the corresponding taxes. The problem is big, since Aduanas can't open each and every box to check for these guys and atop that, they even remove the labels from the clothes and reattach them once they land in the DR door to door. Can you imagine trying to compete for clients if you must pay import taxes on a pair of jeans than the same dealers import as used clothes and pay nothing but shipping for? It's a huge problem and the solution is incorrectly to ban all such imports, but to make the shipping companies liable for any found violations with hefty penalties. The problem with that approach is that it can't be legally prosecuted by the DR as wanted. We have trade agreements that deal with this and protect (sadly) these abuses by such shipping companies overseas. How do you propose the DR deals with this? Make it a legit way that allows for trading agreements to pass muster and also protects the importers that PAY their taxes on aduanas, but deal directly with the violators. It's very hard to do and the latest reports on the media open the problem to all. As the aduanas indicated, it can't place such ban at all. What should be banned is Aduanas itself. These people or this department/branch of the government are THE BIGGEST THIEVES IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. There is no rhyme or reason to there way of calculating a duty tax which always by the way seems to be half or more of the original purchasing price. If there is a way of calculating the tax I've never seen it. Every time I have ever imported something into this country there is some new law or new tax or new hand to grease that costs you more money. Never have I been shown how they have come up with the duty fees and I have asked MANY MANY times. and the person who could show or tell me is always out to lunch physically and probably mentally too. If someone has this information please post it here so I can have a copy as well as the rest of us. I don't care if it's 100's/ 1000's of pages I WANT TO SEE IT Try to spin this all you want but I have witnessed this first hand MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY times while living here O.S. Note: The mentally as well comment might be out of line but I HATE ADUANAS
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