Support to improved transparency and market access for European operators in the area of customs

The action aims at improving the preference utilization rate by European economic operators under the EU ¿ Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) by increasing awareness of customs tariff preferences among economic operators public administration and BSOs in the Dominican Republic (DR) and advance in the implementation of the transparency obligations under the EPA. It will focus on the area of customs administration and use of EPA preferences by companies importing goods from the EU to the Dominican Republic. It will help EU businesses especially SMEs to obtain information on access to the DR which would in turn contribute to improving trade relations between the EU and the DR.