NewsWhore
02-07-2008, 03:30 PM
The Customs Department reports that it has registered irregularities in 220 shipment containers, amounting to attempted evasion estimated at RD$554.2 million. The irregularities were discovered when the declarations didn't match the contents in the containers. There were cases where wheat was only paying 14% of the tariffs. According to Listin Diario, the DGA searches 63% of shipment containers that come into the DR, which is high for a customs department. And last year things were worse when 93% of containers were searched.
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