MSDS-NON DG

Goods under IATA Special Provisions A67 require a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet).

It is not required for all, however shipments can be held by local authority in United Arab Emirates after screening due to lack of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) or NON DG (Dangerous Goods) declaration letter from the shipper resulting to misconnections and impacting end-to-end service.

It would be advisable for all shipments originating, transiting and terminating for UAE to have MSDS or NON DG declaration from shipper enclosed in the shipment and copies to be uploaded in IDIS.

Tax ID/VAT

Mandatory that all imports from any origin to Dominican Republic, customer must place the complete and correct name of the consignee. For commercial cases, mandatory that shipper place the trade name, correct address and telephone to the cnee very important Dominican Customs has implemented a new processing system, which requires that shipments to a commercial establishment have the RNC (Tax ID) and that this number be registered under the same NAME in the Dominican Internal Revenue registry, or else the shipments will not be cleared and the consignee will have to personally go to the authorities to correct the matter.

Shipments sent to a person must have the consignee's National ID (Cedula) number provided on the commercial invoice. Non compliance with this request will result in significant delays, due to the many bureaucratic steps that will be required to correct the situation within the Dominican Customs system.

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Commercial Shipments

Goods being exported into the Dominican Republic, consigned to a business, require the entity's Dominican tax identification number (RNC) be on the commercial invoice for the acceptance by Dominican Customs of the payment of duties and taxes. Consignments to a business without this information will not be processed and will be held by Customs until that information is provided by the consignee.

Non-document shipments to the Dominican Republic must include 1 original and 2 copies of a commercial invoice. Failure to include an original invoice will result in Customs delays and penalty fees. Include the consignee's name and telephone number to ensure timely delivery

Customs Clearance Process

Delivery is made the next day of arrival if the shipment is released by Customs. UPS does the clearance if the shipment is held by Customs.

Post Office Boxes

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Service is provided to and from every address in the country or territory.

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Rest Days:

Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays.

GMT:

Spring -0400/ Fall -0400

Language:

Spanish

Currency:

Dominican Peso(DOP)

Shipping Charges

• Shipping charges can be billed to the shipper, receiver or a third party.
• When billing the receiver, either the shipper or receiver's account number is required.
• When billing to a third party, the third party's name, country or territory and account number are required.

Duties and Taxes

• Duties and taxes can be billed to the shipper, receiver or a third party.
• When billing a third party, the third party's name, country or territory and account number are required.
• If the duties and taxes are billed to an account outside of the destination country or territory, a "Duty and Tax Forwarding" surcharge will be applied.

Third-Party Billing

• Please note the following third party billing exceptions:
  • Shipments to and from the same country or territory (domestic shipments) cannot be billed to third party payors in other countries or territories. For example, shipments from Mexico to Mexico or Canada to Canada cannot be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. This rule does not apply to UPS domestic services in European Union countries or territories. For example, shipments from Germany to Germany can be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. (as long as the payor is a business and has a VAT or Tax/EIN ID on file with UPS).

Payment Methods

• When paying by credit card, check, or cash, only the shipper can be billed the shipping charges

There are special stipulations on the following commodities when shipping to Dominican Republic. If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations in order to avoid delays and holds at customs.

Checks

All blank checks must be declared as merchandise and the description should say blank checks,when they are submitted as if they were goods and Dominican Republic Customs dispatched.

All signed checks less than US $10,000 can usually come as documents and dispatched.

Checks above US$ 10,000 should come in declared and in the AWB description fill out the amount, the sender and whom it is addressed to. These checks are subject to retention by customs if they choose to detain.

Please note that Customs inspect them and could be seized.

Creams

Import Permit is required from the Health Ministry

Flowers

An import permit is required from the Agriculture Vegetables Ministry

Food

An import permit is required from the Health Ministry

Gambling Items

An import permit is required from the Internal Revenue Ministry

Medicine (also see Drugs)

Medications sent for personal use requires the consignee to obtain a permit from the Dominican Republic Health Department (Salud Publica) so that customs will authorize the clearance.

If the product is for commercial purposes (samples, etc.) then the consignee must have it registered with the Dominican Republic Health Department and once registered, the commercial invoice must be stamped by the Dominican Republic Health Department so that Customs will authorize the release.

Military Equipment

An import permit is required from the Armed Forces Ministry

Shampoo

Import Permit is required from the Health Ministry

Shipment value amount:

0.00 US Dollar USD

Shipment type:

company-to-company

Exemption rule:

per shipment

Shipment value amount:

0.00 US Dollar USD

Shipment type:

company-to-individual

Exemption rule:

per shipment

Shipment value amount:

0.00 US Dollar USD

Shipment type:

individual-to-company

Exemption rule:

per shipment

Shipment value amount:

0.00 US Dollar USD

Shipment type:

individual-to-individual

Exemption rule:

per shipment

Invoice

Non-document shipments to the Dominican Republic must include 1 original and 2 copies of a commercial invoice.

Dominican Customs has advised all carriers that "Proforma" type of invoices such as those generated by Worldship have never been acceptable and are still not acceptable for import purposes and shipments not complying with the requirement of a detailed original commercial invoice will be held until a proper commercial invoice is presented for clearance and that if the shipment is not cleared in accordance to the required time it will incur into delay and thus into "Mora" penalties. Shipments to a person must have the consignees' National ID (Cedula) number provided on the commercial invoice.

Penalties, due to delay, will be passed onto the consignee or shipper depending on the circumstances. Non compliance with this request will result in significant delays, due to the many bureaucratic steps that will be required to correct the situation within the Dominican Customs system.

The destination country or territory considers the following items document shipments. If criteria are listed, the shipment must meet those criteria to be considered a document shipment.

Advertising Literature

Airline Tickets

Validated airline tickets are classified as documents. Blank airline tickets are classified as non-documents and require an invoice.

Annual Reports

Bids

Blueprints

Brochures

Business Cards

Catalogs

Charts

Computer Print-Outs

Credit Cards

Diskettes

Diskettes including data are classified as documents. New diskettes are classified as non-documents and require an invoice.

Drawings

Drivers License

Films

Promotional and training films are classified as documents. Commercial films are classified as non-documents and require an invoice.

Graphs

Greeting Cards, Invitations

Intercompany Data on CD-Rom/Disk

In order to ship intercompany data on diskette or CD ROM, the following guidelines must be followed:

• The content must not be sold commercially or have commercial value
• The data cannot be software
• Specifically write "intercompany data on diskette/CD ROM" in the description of the goods field of the waybill
• Mark an "X" in the documents only box on the waybill

Intercompany Mail

Magazines

Manuals (Technical)

Newsletters (Company)

Newspapers

Pamphlets

Periodicals

Photographs

Price Lists

Proposals

Publications

Intercompany publications are classified as documents. Other types of publications are classified as non-documents and require an invoice.

Seismic Data

UPS can recommend which forms you need based on a few simple criteria. Forms can be completed online or printed. See which forms you need.

In addition to the prohibited commodities listed here, it is prohibited to ship the following commodities to Dominican Republic.

Electro Household Goods

As of July 30, 2010, the importation of used electro domestic goods is prohibited, per decree under article 2, of Customs law 04-07, which includes but not limited to, microwave ovens, toasters, TV sets, radios, stereo equipment, food processors, washers and dryers, refrigerators, etc.

Any used electro domestic arriving on or after July 30, 2010, will be returned to the shipper at the expense of the shipper or be seized by Customs. No exceptions will be allowed.

Electronic Cigarette

Electronic Cigarettes can only be shipped with an International Special Commodities (ISC) contract.

The Invoice must specify the country or territory of origin

Jewelry

Jewelry or jewelry accessories and related imports, regardless of service level or mode of transportation, will incur the following charges:

Process and cost not included in the freight.

Customs special paperwork processing - US$46.00

Custodial guard service to transport paperwork and goods - US$9.00

Customs inspector - US$18.00

Customs verifier - US$3.00

Broker - US$65.00

Customs additional charge for services after 17:00 - US$6.00/hour

Personal Effects

Personal effects cannot be shipped between these countries or territories.

Traveler's Checks

Unused traveler's checks are prohibited.

Saturday Delivery Available: No

Always check Calculate Time and Cost for details of service availability and guarantee information within a country or territory. All Service Levels may not be available to or from every address within a country or territory.

Canada to Dominican Republic

• UPS Worldwide Expedited

• UPS Worldwide Express Saver

• UPS WorldWide Express Freight

Other Shipment Types

Goods being exported into the Dominican Republic, that are to a BUSINESS, require that the entity's Dominican tax identification number (RNC) be on the commercial invoice for the acceptance by Dominican Customs of the payment of duties and taxes. Consignments to a business without this information will not be processed and will be held by Customs until that information is provided by the consignee

Solid Wood Packing Material

New requirements have been implemented for both small package and WWEF shipments and are based on the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, which is entitled "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". ISPM 15 was adopted internationally in 2002, and is gradually being introduced by countries or territories worldwide. Wood or wood products covered by ISPM 15 include items such as packing cases, boxes, crates, drums or similar packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and skids, but exclude such processed woods as orientated strand board, particle board, plywood or veneer, created using glue, heat and pressure or a combinations thereof, and, raw wood which is 6mm or less thick. It is recommended that if a question arises on this issue, please check with the authority that issues the Phytosanitary certificates

Import value limits to Dominican Republic

Deminimis Value

Private Shipments

In most cases, when the value of the shipment is equal to or less than the Deminimis Value, the shipment may enter the country or territory duty and tax free.

In most cases, when the value of the shipment is equal to or less than the Deminimis Value, the shipment may enter the country or territory duty and tax free.

Maximum weight:

70 kg (150 lbs.) per package

Maximum length:

274.00 cm (107.9 in.)  per package

Maximum dimensions:

419 cm (165 in. ) per package

Length and girth combined

Convert metric quantity for weight, length, and area.