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Table 3.3 Rates of the excise tax and the environmental surcharge
Environmental surcharge
Charge and item: Motor vehicles
Rates: Less than 5 years old: 1% of the c.i.f. value + duties and charges.
Over 5 years old: EC$3,000.00 per unit.

Charge and item: Other goods
Rates: EC$10.00 per unit on used tyres;
EC$20.00 per unit on used refrigerators;
EC$20.00 per unit on used freezers;
EC$10.00 per unit on electric accumulators (batteries);
1.5% on goods in containers made of plastic, glass, metal, paperboard or wood; 1% on all other goods.

Table 3.5 Main taxes in Dominica
Tax: Environmental levy
Payee/tax base: Imports based on their C.I.F. value, or specific levy
Tax rate (%): EC$3,000 per unit for motor vehicles of five or more years
1 on CIF value for motor vehicles of less than five years
EC$10 per unit on used tyres
Ec$20 per unit on used refrigerators
Ec$20 per unit on used freezers
EC$10 per unit on electric accumulators (batteries)
1.5 on goods in containers made of plastic, glass, metal, paperboard or wood.
1 on all other goods

Table 4.3 Revenue collected under different taxes on tourism activities, 2007/08 2012/13
Cruise environmental tax:
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
2,616,664.6 4,754,847.7 6,064,660.1 2,134,057.2 3,396,259.6 2,972,483.9

The Pesticide Control Act No. 15 of 1974 provides for the control on the importation, sale, storage, and use of pesticides. A licence from the Pesticide Control Board is required. A bill related to pesticide and toxic chemicals is at the drafting stage.

In accordance with Section 32 of the Forestry and Wildlife Act 63:01, the export of any wildlife or its parts is restricted. Dominica is party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and restricts the export of related products.

(…) Eco-tourism, agro-industries, niche-focused agriculture, water, and the quarrying of sand and aggregate are some of the natural resource based industries which Dominica enjoys some comparative advantage and have great potential to generate employment and income growth opportunities. (…)

[6.4. A citizenship by Investment Unit was also established in accordance with the Citizen by Investment Act No. 43 of 2013. This Unit is responsible for processing all applications for Citizenship by Investment. The Act provides for applicants to qualify for citizenship through a cash investment, a minimum contribution of "…US$100,000 for a single applicant; US$175,000 for an applicant and spouse; US$200,000 for an applicant plus spouse and two children below the age of eighteen years…".]

(…) monies received from this investment scheme has been used to finance the ongoing Geothermal Energy Project.

The first Round of the CARICOM-Canada Trade Negotiations commenced on 10 November 2009; to date there have been Five (5) successive rounds of negotiations; the Sixth Round is now in progress. This Agreement when concluded will by all indications be very comprehensive indeed since it will embrace Services, Investment, Labour and Environment issues (…)

Table 2.1 Major trade-related laws and regulations, 2013
Description: Foreign trade
Legislation: (…) Customs Environmental Charge Imposition Order , 1995 (…)

FDI is not allowed in the administration and maintenance of natural forest. According to amended Notification No. 1/2013 of the Myanmar Investment Commission, FDI is allowed in the following areas, as authorized by the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry: national parks; wood-based industries and related businesses; ecotourism; production businesses aimed at reducing carbon emissions; extraction (logging) on the basis of a long lease (reserved, protected public forest); breeding of genetically modified organisms and living modified organisms by importing and distributing these organisms; high technology research for the forestry sector, such as production and conservation of good quality teak; establishment of forest plantation (e.g. teak, hardwood, rubber, bamboo, rattan); development of high technology, research and human resources in forestry; extraction of natural resources in forest land and forest-covered land at the disposal of the Government; and importing, exporting, breeding, and production of plant and animal species.