NewsWhore
08-02-2012, 04:30 PM
Yesterday, Wednesday 1 August, Customs director Rafael Camilo confirmed a ban on the entry through Dominican ports of used clothing shipped in tanks or boxes from the United States, since this has become a business and represents unfair competition to the textile industry. The measure was immediately supported by the president of the National Organization of Commercial Enterprises (ONEC), Antonio Ramos, who said that the entry of used clothing through the shipping companies was moving around RD$1.135 billion a year. More than 1000 containers, carrying around 25,000 tons of textile products are sent to the Dominican Republic according to the representatives of the shippers. Up until 2005, some 1,887 tons arrived each year, and this has increased to 22,515 tons in 2012.
"Only the shipping has been prohibited," since the tanks and boxes that Dominicans send from the United States to their families with food and used clothing are not affected, because they are not for commercial ends" stated Camilo. He added that the packs have not been banned, since they go into the industrial free zones. In fact, they recently approved another company with this purpose for the National Frontier Development Council. Camilo complained that there was not enough coordination between Customs and other institutions in order to deal with the issue of packs of used clothing. He cited also the case in which, despite the problems that exist over the issue of metals, now another metal/scrap company was approved, a process in which Customs did not take part, and which is contradictory to the laws and exposes institutional weaknesses.
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"Only the shipping has been prohibited," since the tanks and boxes that Dominicans send from the United States to their families with food and used clothing are not affected, because they are not for commercial ends" stated Camilo. He added that the packs have not been banned, since they go into the industrial free zones. In fact, they recently approved another company with this purpose for the National Frontier Development Council. Camilo complained that there was not enough coordination between Customs and other institutions in order to deal with the issue of packs of used clothing. He cited also the case in which, despite the problems that exist over the issue of metals, now another metal/scrap company was approved, a process in which Customs did not take part, and which is contradictory to the laws and exposes institutional weaknesses.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)