{"id":12019,"date":"2025-12-31T00:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/?p=12019"},"modified":"2025-12-31T00:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:06:07","slug":"customs-revenues-are-expected-to-exceed-rd266-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/en\/customs-revenues-are-expected-to-exceed-rd266-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs revenues are expected to exceed RD$266.1 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Director General of Customs, Eduardo Sanz Lovat\u00f3n<\/strong>, emphasized that \u201cin 2025, the DGA has embarked on a major transformation, resulting in a Customs authority that collects more revenue with fewer employees and at a lower cost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The General Directorate of Customs (DGA)<\/strong> reported that by the end of 2025 it will reach revenues exceeding RD$266.1 billion<\/strong>, surpassing 2024 collections by more than RD$11.3 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The institution also indicated that it made an additional transfer of RD$4.1 billion<\/strong>, contributing to government execution programs for the benefit of the Dominican people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historic transformation and operational efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanz Lovat\u00f3n highlighted that the DGA\u2019s transformation in 2025 has translated into greater efficiency and lower operating costs<\/strong>. The institution reduced its workforce from 6,614 employees in 2019 to 4,875 today<\/strong>, improving the payroll-to-revenue ratio<\/strong> from 2.13% in 2020 to 1.03% in 2025<\/strong>, in line with President Luis Abinader<\/strong>\u2019s vision to optimize public resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of service quality, the DGA has automated 87 services<\/strong>, all of which can be completed online without the need for in-person visits, generating significant savings for taxpayers. The institution also holds six certifications<\/strong> related to management excellence, transparency, and digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between August 2020 and November 2025<\/strong>, the DGA collected more than RD$1.2 trillion (RD$1,201.4 billion)<\/strong>. During the same period, the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE)<\/strong> expanded from 150 services in 2020 to 298 in 2025<\/strong>, consolidating the simplification of administrative procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, the 24-Hour Clearance Program<\/strong> has generated savings exceeding RD$2 billion<\/strong> in storage and other logistics costs for importers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the global trade slowdown and reduced import volumes, the DGA is expected to close the year with year-on-year revenue growth above 4.4%<\/strong>, outperforming the broader economy, which\u2014according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic<\/strong>\u2014posted cumulative growth of 2% as of October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Director General of Customs, Eduardo Sanz Lovat\u00f3n, emphasized that \u201cin 2025, the DGA has embarked on a major transformation, resulting in a Customs authority that collects more revenue with fewer employees and at a lower cost.\u201d The General Directorate…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment-in-dr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n