Thanks to its strategic location, economic stability, access to major markets and good business climate, the Dominican Republic has become a leading investment attraction destination in the Caribbean.
Strategic geographic location and proximity to important commercial destinations, which places us on the nearshoring map.
Privileged access to the most important markets.
Political, economic, and social stability.
Growing economy and good business environment.
Access to skilled labor.
Modern port and airport infrastructures.
Advanced connectivity infrastructure: road circuit connecting all of the country's regions.
Free trade agreements that provide access to more than 900 million people and consumers around the world.
Free trade agreement between the Dominican Republic, Central America, and the United States of America.
Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the CARIFORUM countries (Caribbean Community and Dominican Republic).
Under this agreement, the Dominican Republic has duty-free access to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Dominican Republic has had a free trade agreement with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua since 1998.
In addition to being linked to a free trade agreement with Panama through the CAFTA-DR and the DR-Central America agreement, the Dominican Republic has a special pact with Panama.
The Generalized System of Preferences is a program through which Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey grant preferences to developing countries, such as the Dominican Republic, to trade with them under privileged conditions.
All applications must be submitted together with a communication on stamped paper from the applicant company, addressed to the Executive Directorate of the National Export Free Zones Council, signed by the President and/or the person duly authorized by the company, indicating the National Taxpayer Registry Number (RNC), address, telephone, and fax of the company.
When the company is in operation, it must also bear the seal of the company.
The application will be reviewed by the Free Zone and Parks Department before being heard by the Board of Directors.
The same must be submitted to the National Export Free Zones Council offices together with the following documents:
For more information:
National Free Trade Zones for Export Council
Tel.: (809) 686-8077
https://cnzfe.gob.do/index.php/es/