The National Salary Committee of the Labor Ministry of the Dominican Republic, approved an increase of 20% to the Minimum Wage applicable to Dominican Free Zones employees on April 11, 2023, to the amount of Sixteen Thousand Two Dominican Pesos (DR$16,002.25, approx. 288 USD) effective from the first of May of 2023. The most relevant […]
Los exportadores que, en el desarrollo de su proceso productivo, reflejen saldos a favor en su declaración de ITBIS, podrán obtener el reembolso o compensación del dicho ITBIS, siempre que cumplan con los requisitos establecidos en la Norma General 12-2022 sobre el Reembolso o Compensación del ITBIS para Exportadores, emitida el 18 de octubre del […]
The National Salary Committee of the Labor Ministry of the Dominican Republic, approved an increase of 21% to the Minimum Wage applicable to Dominican Free Zones employees on December 2nd, 2021, for the amount of Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifteen Dominican Pesos (DR$13,915.00, approx. 243 USD) effective from the first of January of 2022. The […]
Dominican Border Zone Tax Incentives Law 12-21 covering the provinces located in the Dominican border: Pedernales, Independencia, Elías Piña, Dajabón, Montecristi, Santiago Rodríguez y Bahoruco, was enacted on February 22nd of 2021, in order to renew the 20 year tax incentive regime period that phased-out in February 2021, aimed at intensifying and propelling the economic, […]
The Dominican Free Zones system establishes at least three categories of free zones which offer opportunities for investors and exporters at the different levels of industrial processing, taking into account their location, number, qualification of job posts and the origin of the raw materials and of the products to be processed or finished. Dominican Free […]
Employment in Dominican Republic is regulated by the provisions of Law 16-92 of May 29th of 1992, which approves the DR Labor Code, to establish the rights and obligations of employers and workers and promote the means to reconcile their interests. Among the topics covered in the labor code are minimum wages, maximum hours of […]
The system for the promotion of Dominican free zones establishes at least three categories of export free zones which offer opportunities for investors and exporters at the different levels of industrial processing, taking into account their location, number, qualification of job posts and the origin of the raw materials and of the products to be […]
Dominican Free Zone Exports increased in the first quarter of 2015 according to Dominican export trade data issued by the Dominican Republic Government, at a rate of 6.2%, which is the highest increase value since the year 2011. The USA market is the number one country for highest demand of Dominican free zone exports, as […]
Industrial Free Trade Zone employees minimum wage was approved by Dominican Labor Ministry Resolution No.8-2013 of October 2013. The background of Resolution No.8-2013 comes from the agreement reached by the Employee Sector Representative (FENATRAZONA, FEDOTRAZONAS y UNATRAZONAS) and the Employer Sector (ADOZONA), through which they approved an increase to the minimum monthly wage for the […]
The filing and payment of sales tax by Dominican Free Zone Enterprises is regulated under Dominican Tax Administration (DGII) General Tax Norm 5-2011 of June 29th of 2011. Such Norm provides that all enterprises benefiting from the Dominican Free Zones regime through Free Zones Law 8-90 of January of 1990, shall submit a sworn statement […]
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