Government works to renegotiate tariffs on the Dominican Republic

Vice President Raquel Peña announced this Friday that the government is continuing its efforts to renegotiate the 10% tariff imposed by President Donald Trump on products entering the United States from the Dominican Republic.

The official explained that, in addition to the Executive Branch, headed by President Luis Abinader , the proposal is in the hands of the Ministries of Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, and Foreign Affairs.

"A counterproposal is being worked on. In other words, we haven't left it at that, because we haven't accepted it; we're working to renegotiate that counterproposal for the 10% tariff they want to impose on us," he said.

Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz confirmed that they are working to finalize the proposal, which seeks to have the United States reconsider its decision.

"We will continue to work in good faith with our main trading partner , and we will also continue to strengthen trade ties with the great country of the United States ," he added.

These statements came at the end of a meeting with mango producers in Baní, Peravia province, aimed at strengthening support for the agricultural sector .

President Donald Trump included the Dominican Republic in his reciprocal tariff lottery starting April 5 of this year. With this decision, the president imposed a 10% tax on Dominican imports to that country.

The US president also imposed 10% tariffs on Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

On April 22, a Dominican government commission met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the situation.

On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade overturned these tariffs, but 48 hours later, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ordered the tariffs to remain in place until at least July 31.

Vice President meets with mango producers

During the meeting, held within the framework of the Expo Mango 2025 Fair , the vice president listened to farmers' concerns and proposals for strengthening the sector. Among the main problems raised were overproduction and difficulties exporting the fruit.

Among the concrete actions announced by Peña Nieto were land titling, the installation of a dehydration plant, and the approval of 64 million pesos at zero interest rates through the Agricultural Bank, as direct financing support for producers.

The vice president also announced the immediate payment of a debt of approximately three million pesos , equivalent to $44,000, which was affecting the sector's operations.

He announced that arrangements are being made for a Proindustria warehouse to be delivered to producers, with the goal of improving mango processing and logistics conditions.

Peña said the government is working to identify new international markets to absorb surplus production and to defend the country's trade against tariffs imposed by the United States .

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