NewsWhore
05-19-2011, 04:50 PM
Carib Cement representatives in the DR, Distribuidora de Cemento S.R.L. say that the comparatively low price of the Jamaican cement being held in customs is what is behind the current customs holdup. The product would go to market at a price of RD$240-RD$260 per 100-lb bag, compared to the local price of RD$310 for the locally produced cement. They say Dominican producers fear the competition.
The import is being banned on grounds that it does not have no-objection certificate issued by the Ministry of Public Works. Reportedly the certificate request was made on 20 April, but the Ministry has 28 days to issue the certificate.
But on the other hand, the local quality control department, Digenor, has said that there are no laboratories in the country that can certify the quality of the cement.
The 2.5 million kilo shipment of cement, which is packed in 58,800 42.5-kilogram bags, has been retained at the Boca Chica port for almost three weeks now.
Jamaican Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda has reciprocated with measures that will make it more difficult for Dominican exporters of cement to sell in the Jamaican market.
Defending the local measures, Industry and Commerce Minister Manuel Garcia Arevalo said that local producers are demanding the same quality parameters requested of Jamaican cement. Docemca importers say they had imported the cement before, and did not have to present a no-objetion certificate from the Ministry of Public Works. The certification obtained from Digenor was sufficient. Digenor issued the certificate based on a certificate of quality from the Jamaican quality control department.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)
The import is being banned on grounds that it does not have no-objection certificate issued by the Ministry of Public Works. Reportedly the certificate request was made on 20 April, but the Ministry has 28 days to issue the certificate.
But on the other hand, the local quality control department, Digenor, has said that there are no laboratories in the country that can certify the quality of the cement.
The 2.5 million kilo shipment of cement, which is packed in 58,800 42.5-kilogram bags, has been retained at the Boca Chica port for almost three weeks now.
Jamaican Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda has reciprocated with measures that will make it more difficult for Dominican exporters of cement to sell in the Jamaican market.
Defending the local measures, Industry and Commerce Minister Manuel Garcia Arevalo said that local producers are demanding the same quality parameters requested of Jamaican cement. Docemca importers say they had imported the cement before, and did not have to present a no-objetion certificate from the Ministry of Public Works. The certification obtained from Digenor was sufficient. Digenor issued the certificate based on a certificate of quality from the Jamaican quality control department.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)