The Direction General of Customs (DGA) informed that during the months: January, February, March and April of this year some RD$71,111.65 million were collected, which It represents an increase of 32.72% in relation to the same period of the previous year.
During the January-April 2021 period, the institution collected some RD$53,579.97 million, while in 2019 revenues amounted to RD$43,511.21 million, which means that in this year (2022) we have grown by 63.43%, compared to the previous year. 2019.
The institution highlighted that this increase is the result of a series of projects that the current administration has been implementing with the aim of optimizing collections, through efficient resource management.
Recently, a mission from the fund International Monetary I congratulate the institution for the transformations that have been carried out through its different projects, during a visit to the entity.
It is recalled that in August 2021 the DGA achieved the promulgation of a new Customs Lawwhich replaced 68-year-old legislation, also put the Dispatch project into operation in 24 hours, officially launched the platform risk engine technology “MOR” implemented the use of x-ray technology for container inspection at HIT Puerto Río Haina and presented the “Exporta +” initiative.
Also, it implemented several improvements in the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE), and increased the certification for Authorized Economic Operator (OEA), aimed at facilitating exports.
The increase in collection is also a sign of the economic dynamism and the increase in commercial activities that the government of Louis Abinader after the pandemic.
