During the first eight months of the year, 14 cases were concluded, while 51 remain in process
SANTO DOMINGO. The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) reported that it has intensified its control mechanisms over import operations and, between January and August, identified tax discrepancies of RD$66,451,346 during audit processes related to commercial companies with Asian capital.
The results are part of post-dispatch auditing, a tool that allows authorities to review importers' declarations and operations even after the goods have been released.
In that regard, as part of this program, DGA teams are conducting inspections in commercial establishments in Moca, Espaillat province, and La Vega, where they verify documentation, declarations and other elements related to import operations.
Among the businesses raided are Supertienda Importadora Wu SRL., in Moca, and Supertienda Importadora 3W SRL., located in La Vega, in addition to other establishments that are subject to review.
The institution explained that these actions seek to determine whether commercial transactions comply with the obligations established by tax and customs regulations.
More than 50 cases under scrutiny
Data provided by Customs indicates that, during the first eight months of the year, 14 cases were concluded, while 51 cases remain in process.
Furthermore, post-dispatch auditing allows the tax collection agency to delve deeper into transactions that require further review and to establish any discrepancies between the taxes declared and those that should be due according to the regulations.
In fact, this mechanism expands the institution's supervisory capacity, since the analysis is not limited to the moment when the goods enter the national territory.
DGA seeks to strengthen competition
The tax collection agency stated that these actions also aim to preserve conditions of fair competition among establishments operating in the country.
According to the DGA, detecting potential non-compliance allows for the reduction of practices that may give undue advantages to certain commercial actors over companies that regularly comply with their tax obligations.
Similarly, the authorities are working to strengthen transparency in the marketing chain and ensure that import taxes are correctly determined and paid.
Controls will continue at ports and airports
The General Directorate of Customs announced that it will maintain this type of operation both in commercial establishments and in ports and airports, using the powers granted to it by customs legislation.
The program includes giving priority to monitoring operations considered high-risk and expanding the tools designed to improve the traceability of goods.
Customs indicated that strengthening these procedures is part of its strategy to increase compliance with customs and tax obligations and contribute to safer, more transparent trade that adheres to established rules.
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