Dominican Republic
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For further information about the Dominican
market, please consult the Country
Commercial Guide.
For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click
here. The following are known ICT sales channels.
They may or may not be available in all markets.
None Noted
| http://www.banreservas.com.do/ |
Banco de Reservas,
Av. Winston Churchill, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel:
809-227-2277 |
| http://www.bpd.com.do/ |
Banco Popular, Av. John F. Kennedy, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel: 809-544-5000 |
| http://www.bancredito.com/ |
Bancredito : Av. John F. Kennedy, SANTO
DOMINGO (809-476-2000) |
| http://www.latam.citibank.com/ |
City Bank :Av. John F. Kennedy, SANTO DOMINGO
(809-566-5611) |
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http://www.centennialrd.com |
Centennial Dominicana |
| http://www.orange.com.do/ |
Orange Dominicana S.A. |
| http://www.tricom.net/ |
Since it was founded in 1992, TRICOM has
rapidly become the fastest growing telecommunications company in Latin
America. It has the only completely digital local access network in the
Dominican Republic, a mobile and PCS network that covers 80% of the
population, and a submarine fiber-optic cable system that offers local,
long-distance, mobile telephony, Internet, and wide band data transmission
services. |
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http://www.verizon.com.do |
Verizon |
Please see:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
Although a Free Trade Agreement is in negotiation, duty is
still charged. For ICT related products, please click here:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
To help ensure production, trademarks, and copyright
infringement, your product should be registered at the Legal Department of the
Secretariat of State for Industry and Commerce. Once approved, a notice should
be published in a local newspaper.
The Dominican Republic is a member of the World Trade
Organization and signatory of both the Berne and Paris Conventions on Copyrights
and Patents and Trademarks, respectively.
Nevertheless, protection of intellectual property rights is
weak. Even where the law provides protection, enforcement and remedies are often
inadequate.
Need for a Local Attorney:
A local attorney is an important vehicle for establishing
operations and advising on the conditions for doing business in the Dominican
Republic. A list of lawyers familiar with U.S. businesses appears in the Country
Commercial Guide.
Secured interests in both movable and real property are
recognized and respected. Mortgages on real property must be registered in the
Registry of Titles of the place where the property is located. Real property
rights registered under the Dominican Republic’s Torrens system of real
property registration are binding on third parties. Provision in the law is also
made for registration of liens on personal property. Despite legal protections,
foreign investors often have trouble obtaining and maintaining reliable title to
property in the Dominican Republic.
Protection of intellectual property rights has improved in
recent years, but is still deficient in some areas. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative placed the Dominican Republic on the Section 301 Watch List in
1997, and on the Priority Watch List in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Pirated software,
video and audio recordings, as well as unauthorized broadcasts of copyrighted
material remain concerns despite government efforts crack down on these
violations. Unlicensed production of patented pharmaceuticals is also a problem
not adequately addressed by current law.
The Dominican Republic recently passed a new patent and
trademark law that while intended to comply with the nation’s obligations
under World Trade Organization rules fails to do so in a few key respects.
Proposed new copyright legislation that appears to meet WTO standards was passed
by the Congress in August 2000.
Protection of intellectual property rights has improved in
recent years, but is notably deficient in some areas. In 2003, the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative upgraded the Dominican Republic's status from
"Section 301 Priority Watch List," (where it had been from 1998
through 2002), to "Section 301 Watch List." Pirated software,
video and audio recordings, as well as unauthorized broadcast and distribution
of copyrighted material remain concerns despite increased government efforts to
crack down on these violations. In March 2003, the GODR made regulatory
changes to the patent law that appear to bring the law into compliance with
TRIPS.
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None Noted
None Noted
Additional information on how to prepare for and select an international trade
show can be found at http://www.exportmichigan.biz.
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http://www.tscentral.com/
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This site provides an extensive trade show directory with
detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic trade shows, conferences and
seminars. You can search by show name, show type, industry, city, country, and start &
end dates of the show. Some events have the option to have more information sent to the
user and have on-line event registration. |
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http://www.techweb.com/ |
Techweb’s calendar is focused on information technology
and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology related events which may be
searched by key word or by industry. There is detailed information on each event.
Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here. |
Computers & Peripherals
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
7,682,699 |
6,530,322 |
12,121,171 |
85.6% |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
23,836,034 |
16,717,036 |
8,104,217 |
-51.5% |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
13,266,955 |
19,425,487 |
7,784,500 |
-59.9% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
6,102,386 |
5,806,240 |
7,117,837 |
22.6% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,500,004 |
4,340,772 |
5,130,548 |
18.2% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
3,476,567 |
9,864,729 |
4,549,887 |
-53.9% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,174,279 |
1,843,411 |
2,228,565 |
20.9% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
6,607,980 |
4,618,160 |
2,094,520 |
-54.6% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
2,415,507 |
2,578,500 |
1,377,900 |
-46.6% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
1,253,695 |
944,281 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
67,316,106 |
72,668,938 |
50,509,145 |
-30.5% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
41,923,189 |
N/A |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
18,966,310 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
13,303,441 |
N/A |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
2,574,360 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
1,706,001 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
1,164,221 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
281,460 |
172,507 |
260,767 |
51.2% |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
46,935 |
161,425 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
1,373,595 |
430,587 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
947,604 |
995,335 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
8,011,846 |
10,277,990 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
6,627,028 |
8,199,872 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,046,455 |
1,398,668 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
18,334,923 |
21,636,384 |
79,898,289 |
269.3% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
Source: The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of
the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.
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Isolda Frias, Commercial Specialist
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Telephone: 1-809-221-2171
- Facsimile: 1-809-688-4838
- E-mail address: isolda.frias@mail.doc.gov
- Industry Sectors: Computer
Services (CSV), Computer Software (CSF), Computers/Peripherals (CPT), Health
Care Services (HCS), Information Services (INF),
Telecommunications Eq. (TEL), Telecommunications Services (TES)
OFFICE INFORMATION
STREET ADDRESS
- American Embassy
- Corner of Calle Cesar Nicolas Penson/Calle Leopoldo
Navarro
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
U.S. MAILING ADDRESS
- American Embassy - Santo Domingo
- Unit 5515
- APO AA, 34041
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Revised:
November 26, 2008
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