Sanitary Products Registration in Dominican Republic
It is necessary to obtain authorization permits before Ministry of Health in Dominican Republic in order to start trading any eatable, pharmaceutical, household, and personal care products in Dominican Republic territory.
According to this, manufacturer must accomplish certain requirements before proceeding with such registration of products, including among others:
To register an authorized distributor company (either Dominican company or a manufacturer’s subsidiary incorporated under Dominican laws) before the Ministry of Health. In the event the manufacturer decides to incorporate a company under Dominican Republic laws in order to represent it here and thus avoid all obligations provided by law 173 on Merchandising and Products Distribution Law, a Pharmaceutical regent must represent this company at its time before the Ministry of Health.
Incorporation of companies requires of registration of commercial name first. Incorporation process might take around 3 months and thus is suggested to start soon with this procedure. Once company is ready, this should be registered with the Ministry of Health by the attorney in charge through a Pharmaceutical Regent.
Once these requirements are completed, following documents shall be filed for each case as corresponds
Costs and Fees for Sanitary Registrations |
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| Fees | Costs | |
Advice and Assistance on |
1,500.00 |
700.00 |
Registration of pharmaceutical, natural and eatable products |
400.00 |
150.00 |
Registration of Cosmetic and household care products |
400.00 |
150.00 |
Renewal of pharmaceutical, natural or Eatable products sanitary registration |
400.00 |
150.00 |
Obtaining, reviewing and sending Sanitary registration certificate |
75.00 |
80.00 |
*All prices are in US dollars |
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