Dominican Republic Customs (Aduanas) — accountant-verified rules from the DGII validation matrix (Miguel Lantigua, CPA Lic. 17839).
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¿La entidad importa bienes, inventarios, equipos, materias primas o maquinaria?
Ley 3489 de 1953 (Régimen Aduanero de la RD); DGA · Evidencia: DUA, facturas comercialesLey 3489 de 1953 (Régimen Aduanero): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | DGA — Marco legal: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/
¿Se determina correctamente la clasificación arancelaria, valor en aduana, arancel, ITBIS de importación e ISC?
Ley 3489 arts. 5 y ss. (valor en aduana); Decreto 12-00 (AVA/OMC); Arancel DGA vigente; Ley 11-92 art. 339 (ITBIS importación 18%); DR-CAFTA; EPA UE-RD · Evidencia: DUA, clasificación, liquidación de impuestosLey 3489 arts. 5 y ss.: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | Decreto 12-00 (AVA/OMC): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | Arancel de Aduanas vigente DGA: https://dga.gov.do/servicios/clasificacion-arancelaria/ | CT art. 339 (ITBIS importación): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/codigoTributario
¿Aplica exención por zona franca, turismo, energía renovable, PROINDUSTRIA u otro régimen?
Ley 8-90 art. 3 (ZF — 100% exención aranceles e impuestos importación); Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR/Turismo); Ley 57-07 arts. 9-10 (ERNC); Ley 392-07 (PROINDUSTRIA); Ley 28-01 (polo frontera norte) · Evidencia: Carné de exención, resolución de calificaciónLey 8-90 (Zonas Francas): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 158-01 (CONFOTUR): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 57-07 (ERNC): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | Ley 392-07 (PROINDUSTRIA): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/leyesTributarias | DGA — Exenciones: https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/
¿Se conserva DUA, factura comercial, conocimiento de embarque, póliza, soporte de valor y permisos sectoriales?
Ley 3489 arts. 23 y ss. (despacho aduanero); Reglamento de Aplicación Ley 3489; normas DGA sobre DUA · Evidencia: Expediente de importación completoLey 3489 arts. 23 y ss. (despacho aduanero y documentos DUA): https://dga.gov.do/transparencia/marco-legal/ | DGA — Guía de importación: https://dga.gov.do/servicios/importacion/ | CT arts. 21-22 (prescripción — conservación documentos): https://dgii.gov.do/legislacion/codigoTributario
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