Customs has detected more than RD$4.509 billion evaded by auditing the Chinese

The General Customs Directorate (DGA) carried out an intervention this Tuesday on a business in the Asian sector located in the province of La Vega, as part of the actions of control after the dispatch of merchandise.

Said intervention was aimed at verifying strict compliance with current customs regulations, the correct declaration of imported goods, the appropriate determination of customs value, as well as the correct tariff classification and the full and timely payment of the corresponding taxes.

The institution highlighted that the monitored trade is in operation.

In 2025, on December 23rd, the DGA has conducted 49 audits of the Asian import sector, which have revealed tax discrepancies of RD$1.592 billion pesos, in favor of the Dominican State.

Between 2020 and 2025, the total number of audits carried out amounts to 139, with a tax difference of RD$4.509 billion. It is recalled that the Unfair Competition and Illicit Trade Roundtable recently met, which was chaired by the Minister of Finance and Economy, Magín Díaz and the Director of Customs, Yayo Sanz Lovatón, and integrated by Vice Admiral Luis Rafael Lee Ballester, Director of Migration; Victor Benavides, Executive Director of ProCompetencia; Peter Prazmowski, Director of the National Competitiveness Council, Eddy Arango, Deputy Director of Inspection of the General Directorate of Internal Taxes and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Also, representatives from the private sector were present through the Organization of Commercial Companies (ONEC) and its president, Ernesto Martinez, as well as Antonio Papaterra, the main authority of the Dominican Association of Hardware Importers, among others.

Among the innovative actions and measures being implemented are; the measurement of value risk during the dispatch processes, the use of X-rays and bodycams, working tables with other international customs on best control practices with Asian importers, joint audits with DGII and the closure of companies involved in illicit practices.