Haiti reacts to smuggling of arms contraband from Dominican Republic

Haiti reacts to smuggling of arms contraband from Dominican Republic

In this regard, the Haitian Ministry of Economy and Finance instructed the Customs Offices located on the border between this country and the Dominican Republic, that as of April 7, no goods from abroad will be received through the neighboring nation until further notice. “All such goods must arrive in Haiti by sea to be dealt with by the competent Customs,” the circular stresses. Customs officials are to confiscate all goods crossing the border…

The MEF of Haiti announced, through a circular dated March 25th, new measures concerning the import of goods from abroad via the Dominican Republic. According to this circular n°001, signed by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Fils Metellus, the customs offices located at the Haitian-Dominican border "are no longer entitled to receive goods from abroad via the Dominican Republic, until further order."Now, all goods coming from abroad w…

The Directorate General of the AGT states that: Customs offices located at the Haitian-Dominican border are no longer entitled to receive goods from abroad transiting through the Dominican Republic until further order. All goods from abroad, transiting through the Dominican Republic, must now enter Haiti exclusively by sea in order to be taken over by the competent customs offices. Border customs offices are instructed to, inter alia, seize any …

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced, in a circular dated 25 March 2025, the prohibition for customs offices located at the Haitian-Dominican border to receive goods from abroad via the Dominican Republic. From now on, these goods will have to arrive by sea and be processed by the competent customs offices. This measure, which will enter into force on 7 April 2025, aims to better control trade flows at land borders. To ensure the …

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Haiti (MEF) announced a ban on receiving goods from abroad across its land border with the Dominican Republic, starting Monday, April 7, 2025, as reported by the Haitian media outlet Le Gazzette Haiti. The measure, communicated through a circular dated Tuesday, March 25, establishes that customs offices located on the border line “are no longer authorized to receive goods from abroad through the Dominican R…