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Dominican Republic

DO · DOM · Santo Domingo

Selling into Dominican Republic means pricing in Dominican Peso (DOP) with 2 decimal places, rendering amounts as RD$ 123,456.78, applying 18.00% ITBIS inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
DOP
ITBIS
18.00%
Payment methods
4
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Dominican Peso (DOP)
Symbol
RD$ — placed before the amount
Decimal places
2
Formatted example
RD$ 123,456.78
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes DOP yet
Tax

Tax

tax · DO
18.00% standard ITBIS Prices tax-inclusive
  • 16% — select foods
Payments

Payment methods in Dominican Republic

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 card
  • 02 cash on delivery
  • 03 bank transfer
  • 04 tpago

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
es-DO
Official languages
Spanish
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+1
Mobile format
+1 (8XX) XXX XXXX
Digits
10
FAQs

Dominican Republic: common questions

What currency does Dominican Republic use?

Dominican Republic uses the Dominican Peso (DOP), symbol RD$. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as RD$ 123,456.78.

How many decimal places does DOP have?

DOP has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.

What is the ITBIS rate in Dominican Republic?

The standard ITBIS rate in Dominican Republic is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Dominican Republic?

The methods that matter in Dominican Republic, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, bank transfer, tpago.

What is the dialling code for Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic's country calling code is +1. Mobile numbers are formatted +1 (8XX) XXX XXXX (10 digits after the country code).

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