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The General Customs Directorate (DGA) reported that by the end of 2025, it will reach collections exceeding RD$266.1 billion, surpassing the 2024 revenue by more than RD$11.3 billion.
Thanks to the administrative savings generated by efficient management, the institution made an additional transfer of RD$4.1 billion, contributing to the government's executions for the benefit of the Dominican people.
Historical transformation and operational efficiency
The General Director of Customs, Yayo Sanz Lovatón, highlighted that "in 2025 the DGA has embarked on a major transformation, and all this translates into a Customs that, with fewer collaborators, collects more and at a lower cost."
The institution went from 6,614 collaborators in 2019 to 4,875 currently, reducing the payroll/collection ratio from 2.13% in 2020 to 1.03% in 2025, in line with President Luis Abinader's vision of streamlining public resources.
In terms of quality, the DGA has automated 87 services, which can be managed online without the need to physically go, generating significant savings for taxpayers. In addition, it has six certifications in management, transparency and digital transformation.
Between August 2020 and November 2025, the institution has raised more than RD$1.2 trillion (RD$1,201,354 million). Likewise, the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE) went from 150 services in 2020 to 298 in 2025, consolidating the simplification of procedures. The 24-Hour Dispatch program has generated savings of over RD$2,000 million in storage and other costs for importers.
Despite the slowdown in world trade and the decline in imports, the DGA will close the year with year-on-year growth of more than 4.4% in its collections, higher than the performance of the economy which, according to the Central Bank, as of October, accumulated growth is 2%.
