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**cheapphenonline** · 07-29-2012, 09:03 PM

You should be very glad the officials are saving valuable foreign exchange. Also levy a reasonably high tax on luxury imports and make the process slightly awkward.

It used to be in much of Europe that in order to import something into a country you had to first export goods/food etc. produced in that country. I can remember someone in Poland wanted to import radios. They first had to export Polish bacon to pay for it.

DR probably imports too much and I am glad officials, from what you tell me, are doing their job well.

Quite a few countries have restrictions on the import of second hand clothes. It protects workers in the clothing industry in those countries. It would be good in charities from rich countries instead of sending second-hand stuff supported the clothing industry in the DR and bought locally from companies offering reasonable conditions to workers for distribution to the needy.

yapask1

ya

Just sent 6 boxes from Lakeland to S.D. using Martinez as well. Hopefully wont be too big a problem as my parents love to stick small electronics in the boxes. Last time they got through but the time before that there was a problem with a small toy they sent for my son. Ended up charging me the same thing the toy cost as "impuesto".... these jerk offs are spineless.

I tell you though, aduana is the slimy downfall of this country. If it werent for these greedy pricks there would be decent products in this country instead of the B.S. "grey" market, slightly old, slightly worn products we get. Tired of eating old, almost expired, expensive products just because these mental midgets want to secure their retirements!

07-29-2012, 09:03 PM	#5
cheapphenonline Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	You should be very glad the officials are saving valuable foreign exchange. Also levy a reasonably high tax on luxury imports and make the process slightly awkward. It used to be in much of Europe that in order to import something into a country you had to first export goods/food etc. produced in that country. I can remember someone in Poland wanted to import radios. They first had to export Polish bacon to pay for it. DR probably imports too much and I am glad officials, from what you tell me, are doing their job well. Quite a few countries have restrictions on the import of second hand clothes. It protects workers in the clothing industry in those countries. It would be good in charities from rich countries instead of sending second-hand stuff supported the clothing industry in the DR and bought locally from companies offering reasonable conditions to workers for distribution to the needy. yapask1 ya Just sent 6 boxes from Lakeland to S.D. using Martinez as well. Hopefully wont be too big a problem as my parents love to stick small electronics in the boxes. Last time they got through but the time before that there was a problem with a small toy they sent for my son. Ended up charging me the same thing the toy cost as "impuesto".... these jerk offs are spineless. I tell you though, aduana is the slimy downfall of this country. If it werent for these greedy pricks there would be decent products in this country instead of the B.S. "grey" market, slightly old, slightly worn products we get. Tired of eating old, almost expired, expensive products just because these mental midgets want to secure their retirements!
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