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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in the Dominican Republic, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ProDominicana, DGA and ONE: the guide’s first stops, of the 24 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
National trade and investment agency
ProDominicana
Centro de Exportación e Inversión de la República Dominicana
Promotes exports and foreign investment, publishes export and investment guides and trains exporting companies.
Visit ProDominicana (opens in a new tab)Source: ProDominicana, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGA
Dirección General de Aduanas
Registers exporters, receives export declarations in SIGA, issues EUR.1 certificates and certifies authorized exporters.
Visit DGA (opens in a new tab)Source: DGA, manual to attach EUR.1 to declarations (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
ONE
Oficina Nacional de Estadística
Coordinates the national statistical system and runs the national population census.
Visit ONE (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, National Statistics Office profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National trade and investment agency
ProDominicana
Centro de Exportación e Inversión de la República Dominicana
Promotes exports and foreign investment, publishes export and investment guides and trains exporting companies.
Visit ProDominicana (opens in a new tab)Source: ProDominicana, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
ONE
Oficina Nacional de Estadística
Coordinates the national statistical system and runs the national population census.
Visit ONE (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, National Statistics Office profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Regional trade agency
Caribbean Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Regional body
Supports private companies in the Caribbean region with trade and investment promotion programs.
Visit Caribbean Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Export, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCRD
Banco Central de la República Dominicana
Publishes inflation, exchange rate, foreign trade and national accounts statistics and sets monetary policy.
Visit BCRD (opens in a new tab)Source: BCRD, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Industry and trade ministry
MICM
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes
Sets industrial and trade policy, supports small businesses and administers investment incentive regimes.
Visit MICM (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, industry and trade ministry profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Find finance
Export development bank
BANDEX
Banco Nacional de las Exportaciones
Offers financing and guarantees to exporting companies, with a focus on small and mid-sized firms.
Visit BANDEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, export bank profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
7 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Free zone authority
CNZFE
Consejo Nacional de Zonas Francas de Exportación
Approves free zone installation permits, recommends new free zones to the President and keeps free zone statistics.
Visit CNZFE (opens in a new tab)Source: CNZFE, about the council (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Business formalization portal
Formalízate
Guides a business through taxpayer, employer and employee registration in one government portal.
Visit Formalízate (opens in a new tab)Source: Formalízate, business formalization portal (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Industrial property office
ONAPI
Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial
Registers trade names, trademarks and patents; exporters and new companies register their business name here first.
Visit ONAPI (opens in a new tab)Source: ProDominicana, Export Guide, February 2025 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Chamber and commercial register
CCPSD
Cámara de Comercio y Producción de Santo Domingo
Keeps the commercial register for its district, which a company enters after reserving its name.
Visit CCPSD (opens in a new tab)Source: ProDominicana, Export Guide, February 2025 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Labor ministry
Ministry of Labor
Ministerio de Trabajo
Registers employment contracts, including those of foreign workers, which the employer must file within three days.
- Meet requirements
Land and property registry
Real Estate Registry
Registro Inmobiliario
Keeps the register of land and buildings where an investor records a property purchase.
Visit Real Estate Registry (opens in a new tab)Source: Real Estate Registry, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration authority
DGM
Dirección General de Migración
Issues visas and temporary and permanent residence permits to foreign nationals.
Visit DGM (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, migration directorate profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGA
Dirección General de Aduanas
Registers exporters, receives export declarations in SIGA, issues EUR.1 certificates and certifies authorized exporters.
Visit DGA (opens in a new tab)Source: DGA, manual to attach EUR.1 to declarations (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Foreign trade single window
VUCERD
Ventanilla Única de Comercio Exterior de la República Dominicana
Gathers the permits, licenses and certificates that government bodies issue for exports, imports and transit in one access point.
Visit VUCERD (opens in a new tab)Source: VUCERD, single window home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGII
Dirección General de Impuestos Internos
Collects and administers internal taxes, including income tax and the ITBIS.
Visit DGII (opens in a new tab)Source: Transparency portal, Internal Revenue Directorate profile (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
INDOCAL
Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad
Sets national standardization policy, drafts technical regulations and acts as a WTO technical barriers contact.
Visit INDOCAL (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Secretariat, Dominican Republic Trade Policy Review report, November 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 29, 2022
- Meet requirements
Sanitary and plant health committee
CNMSF
Comité Nacional para la Aplicación de las Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias
Serves as the national contact for sanitary and phytosanitary measures that affect trade in food and farm products.
Visit CNMSF (opens in a new tab)Source: ePing, enquiry point records, SPS, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes the Dominican Republic membership details and the Secretariat trade policy review report.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Dominican Republic member information page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministerio de Agricultura
Sets farm policy and runs plant and animal health programs that control pests and diseases.
6. Chambers and industry associations
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Exporters association
ADOEXPO
Asociación Dominicana de Exportadores
Represents exporters, publishes a newsletter and runs an exporter training institute.
Visit ADOEXPO (opens in a new tab)Source: ADOEXPO, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Industrial association
AIRD
Asociación de Industrias de la República Dominicana
Represents manufacturers and publishes studies on industrial incentives and competitiveness.
Visit AIRD (opens in a new tab)Source: AIRD, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
National chamber federation
FEDOCAMARAS
Federación Dominicana de Cámaras de Comercio
Brings together the chambers of commerce of the country, which keep the commercial register.
Visit FEDOCAMARAS (opens in a new tab)Source: FEDOCAMARAS, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Bilateral chamber of commerce
AMCHAMDR
Cámara Americana de Comercio de la República Dominicana
Runs member events and publishes analysis of the national economy.
Visit AMCHAMDR (opens in a new tab)Source: AMCHAMDR, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Dominican Republic is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.