Tuesday December 2nd, 2025
If you have relatives living outside the country, this is the perfect time to plan how your Christmas gifts will arrive. The new 2025 “Gracia Navideña” from the Dirección General de Aduanas (Customs Authority) gives you a special benefit so you can receive more, save more, and enjoy more this holiday season.
🎁 Why should you coordinate with your family now?
Because this year, Dominicans living abroad can bring gifts and personal items worth more than US$5,500tax-free. Yes, you read that right:
more gifts, more variety, and no customs charges, as long as everything stays within the official rules.
That means your aunt, your brother, or your best friend who lives abroad can bring you those special gifts that are usually more expensive or hard to find here… without worrying about paying taxes when they arrive in the country.
⭐ Clear benefits for your family and for you
🎄1. More gifts for less money
With an allowance of over US$5,000 for personal purchases, your relatives can take advantage of international deals and bring you gifts that would normally cost you much more locally.
✈️2. Perfect for “everything in one suitcase”
Appliances, tech, clothing, perfumes… One unit per type of item is allowed, which makes this benefit the perfect opportunity to finally bring in that big, special gift you’ve been putting off for months.
👨👩👦3. It applies per family
If your relatives travel together, the benefit multiplies. They can coordinate who brings which gift so your family gets the most out of the “Gracia Navideña”.
🗓️4. Perfect timing to get organized
The benefit applies from December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, giving everyone time to shop, pack, and travel without rushing.
It’s the perfect excuse to start planning your Christmas gifts right now.
🔑 What should your relatives keep in mind?
To use the “Gracia Navideña”, your relatives must:
Everything is simple, transparent, and designed to make it easier for Christmas gifts to reach Dominican homes.
🎁 Connect, coordinate, and turn this Christmas into one of the best
Start talking to your relatives abroad today and plan together.
The “Gracia Navideña” only comes once a year… and this time, it’s more generous than ever.
✨ What do you need to do to enjoy this benefit?
Our team will help you coordinate delivery to EPS MIAMI close to the travel date, since there is a time limit for the traveler to pick up the gifts at AILA.
The residents abroad must complete the exemption process personally at the airport or port of arrival and bring:
With 102 branches and the largest last-mile coverage network, EPS is always close to you to ensure your deliveries arrive on time!
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