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Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) and the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) are conducting joint audits on companies importing goods from China, investigating potential tax and customs violations. The companies under inspection include Plaza Hope by ZZBQ SRL, Comercial WERAYO SRL, and Plaza Hope by BZHE SRL, which are suspected of engaging in practices that could harm legitimate trade.
These audits align with the national Tax Code, Customs Law 168-21, and other regulations, as part of a broader strategy to combat tax evasion and unfair competition. The directors of both institutions, Luis Valdez Veras (DGII) and Eduardo Sanz Lovatón (DGA), reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding lawful trade and penalizing those violating the law to the detriment of the Dominican economy.
The investigations rely on information sharing between the two agencies. Companies found compliant will continue operations, while those identified with tax or trade violations will face penalties under national regulations.
The Chinese population in the RD is approximately 60,000 or about 0.5% of the country’s 11,000,000 general population. The authorities are washing the grime of the 5% when the other 95% may offer more dirt to be cleansed. The media and public should also be asking the authorities information why the focus on Chinese businesses, because it makes good press? Is it because they catch the eye, an easy unprotected target? They can be just as guilty of misdeeds as anyone else. What is the country’s return on the focus on them? Go after every violator of any label! It reminds one of a similar culture of Digesett going after violators of seat belt regulations, do the easy, not the difficult.