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name: do-customs
description: "Dominican Republic Customs (Aduanas) — accountant-verified rules from the DGII validation matrix (Miguel Lantigua, CPA Lic. 17839)."
license: "AGPL-3.0-or-later (code) / OpenAccountants Guide License v1.0 (content)"
metadata:
  source: openaccountants
  openaccountants_url: "https://www.openaccountants.com/skills/do-customs"
  jurisdiction: "DO"
  tax_year: "2025"
  last_updated: "2026-07-13"
  reviewed_by: "Miguel Lantigua"
  review_status: "current"
---

# Dominican Republic Customs (Aduanas)

## Dominican Republic Customs (Aduanas)

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- **¿La entidad importa bienes, inventarios, equipos, materias primas o maquinaria?** — Ley 3489 de 1953 (Régimen Aduanero de la RD); DGA · Evidencia: DUA, facturas comerciales  _(Ley 3489 de 1953 (Régimen Aduanero): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | DGA — Marco legal: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/)_
- **¿Se determina correctamente la clasificación arancelaria, valor en aduana, arancel, ITBIS de importación e ISC?** — Ley 3489 arts. 5 y ss. (valor en aduana); Decreto 12-00 (AVA/OMC); Arancel DGA vigente; Ley 11-92 art. 339 (ITBIS importación 18%); DR-CAFTA; EPA UE-RD · Evidencia: DUA, clasificación, liquidación de impuestos  _(Ley 3489 arts. 5 y ss.: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | Decreto 12-00 (AVA/OMC): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | Arancel de Aduanas vigente DGA: https://dga.gov.do/servicios/clasificacion-arancelaria/ | CT art. 339 (ITBIS importación): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/codigoTributario)_
- **¿Aplica exención por zona franca, turismo, energía renovable, PROINDUSTRIA u otro régimen?** — Ley 8-90 art. 3 (ZF — 100% exención aranceles e impuestos importación); Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR/Turismo); Ley 57-07 arts. 9-10 (ERNC); Ley 392-07 (PROINDUSTRIA); Ley 28-01 (polo frontera norte) · Evidencia: Carné de exención, resolución de calificación  _(Ley 8-90 (Zonas Francas): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 57-07 (ERNC): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 392-07 (PROINDUSTRIA): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | DGA — Exenciones: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/)_
- **¿Se conserva DUA, factura comercial, conocimiento de embarque, póliza, soporte de valor y permisos sectoriales?** — Ley 3489 arts. 23 y ss. (despacho aduanero); Reglamento de Aplicación Ley 3489; normas DGA sobre DUA · Evidencia: Expediente de importación completo  _(Ley 3489 arts. 23 y ss. (despacho aduanero y documentos DUA): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | DGA — Guía de importación: https://dga.gov.do/servicios/importacion/ | CT arts. 21-22 (prescripción — conservación documentos): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/codigoTributario)_

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