Alfred Fils Métellus, the Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF), with the aim of supporting businesses, promoting job creation and protection, encouraging private investment, and strengthening the economy and national production, in a NOTICE dated June 16, 2025, reminds employer associations, chambers of commerce and industry, the private business sector, and the general public of the measures introduced through Article 1 of the decree establishing the 2024-2025 Amending Budget.

The following decisions were adopted as incentive benefits :

1. Changes to the incentives for companies investing in renovation, re-equipment, expansion, or modernization :

They benefit from tax and customs exemptions for the importation of equipment and raw materials without any time restriction (Article 30 of the 2024-25 Amending Budget amending Article 28 of the Investment Code (CI).

2. Extension of the exemption for investments oriented towards export or re-export :

These companies benefit from tax and customs exemptions for the importation of equipment, materials, and raw materials (Article 31 of the 2024-25 Amending Budget amending Article 29 of the CI).

3. Revision of the duration of tax and customs benefits for agricultural development companies and corporations, as well as certain cooperatives :

The period during which these entities may import equipment, materials, and accessories exempt from tax Tax and customs exemption periods have been extended from 7 to 10 years (Article 32 of the 2024-25 Amending Budget amending Article 31 of the CI).

4. Changes to support for craft businesses and cooperatives :

They benefit from an extension of the tax and customs exemption period for the importation of equipment, supplies, and packaging materials. The period has been extended from 5 to 10 years (Article 33 of the 2024-25 Amending Budget amending Article 33 of the CI).

5. Revision of incentives for domestic industry companies :

These incentives essentially consist of extending the exemption periods for the importation of equipment, materials, and raw materials to up to 10 years (Article 34 of the 2024-25 Amending Budget amending Article 35 of the CI).

6. Incentives for the creation of and the development of free zones :

The total income tax exemption period for free zone developers and operators is increased from 7 to 10 years (Article 36 of the 2024-25 Amended Budget amending Article 21 of the Free Zones Act).

7. Greater protection for local industry :

Excise duties on ex-factory prices for alcoholic beverages manufactured in Haiti are reduced from 15% to 6%. For energy drinks manufactured in Haiti, they are reduced from 15% to 10%. At the same time, they are maintained at 30% of the customs value for the same imported products (Article 23 of the 2024-25 Amended Budget amending Article 27 of the 2020-2021 General Budget).

The General Administration of Customs (AGD) and the Directorate The General Tax Office (DGI) is instructed to professionally implement the new provisions.

Download the Amended Budget (PDF, 106 pages in French) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Decret-14-05-2025-budget-rectificatif-2024-2025.pdf

HL/ HaitiLibre