In the January-November period of this year, the country imported US$27,683.27 million, which represents an increase of 2.86% compared to the same period in 2023, when imports amounted to US$26,814.78 million.
Of the total imports in 11 months of 2024, 46.30% correspond to consumer goods, 35.91% to raw materials, while the remaining 17.79% to capital goods, explains the report Magazine of Commerce of the Dominican Republic November 2024, from the General Directorate of Customs (DGA).
It indicates that capital goods showed a growth of 10.52%, while consumer goods and raw materials grew 2.28% and 0.14% respectively.
It says that imports from the dispatch to consumption regime for the period January – November 2024, amounted to US$22,878.43 million, presenting an increase of 3.45% compared to the same period in 2023. When looking at non-oil imports from the same regime, the growth is 6.55%.
“82.64% of imports entered under the dispatch regime for consumption, 17.04% through free zones and the remaining 0.32% through other regimes. 47.92% of the imports of the dispatch-for-consumer regime belong to consumer goods.”