He Government Dominican remains on the expectation of holding meetings with the United States, for the sake of negotiate he tariff 10 % to the export of products Dominicans towards that country, a measure that could affect the competitiveness of goods premises that go to that market.
Since April 7, authorities expect “a prompt answer“Two cards Submitted: one to the US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and another to the envoy of President Donald Trump In Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone, in which they were requested Encounters To deal with this provision, recalled the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (Micm).
Trumpa last Wednesday announced a postposition to the application of tariff Reciprocal for 90 days, a measure that maintains the application of tariffs to the Dominican Republic invariably, because during this “pause”, a rate of only 10 % would be applied to all countries except China, the same percentage with which it was decided to tax the products Dominicans
Therefore, the goods Dominicans who arrive in the American port are already applied to them tariff Since April 5, said the vice president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (Aird), Mario Pujols, who is in favor that the public sector and the private sector combine “all its efforts to try to make this approach take place as soon as possible.”
As industry and commerce reported, only products considered strategic (as semiconductorscopper, energy, wood and products pharmacists) would be excluded from the application of this tarifffor now.
Creation of Tables of job
Industry and trade formed three Tables of job – Mixed inter -institutional and a government – in which the representatives of the industrial sector and the free zones have been integrated to technically evaluate the impact of this measure.
Last Friday, the entrepreneurs They held one meeting With President Luis Abinader, Minister Víctor Bisonó, among other officials, said Conep Vice President César Dargam. “From the private sector, we have been coordinating in the Business Commission of International Negotiations (CENI) with all sectors,” he said.
He explained that aim of these Encounters is to continue aligning positions and exhausting the corresponding bilateral efforts.
“We trust that the strength of the relationship With the United States and common interest points allow us to achieve Agreements Mutually beneficial, “he said, after emphasizing that the dialogue between the public and private sector on this issue takes place in a” permanent “way.
