Customs Data Highlights Narrowness of Haiti's Import Market

Haiti's General Administration of Customs (Administration générale des douanes, AGD) has released its quarterly report covering the final three months of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, according to an editorial published by Le Nouvelliste. The report indicates that customs collections came close to projections, but what stood out most, the editorial notes, is the narrowness of the Haitian market. According to the AGD figures cited, the top 100 importers accounted for 70.60 percent of revenues recorded on imports, equivalent to 19 billion gourdes in taxes between July and September. The editorial frames this concentration as a structural concern, raising the question of how to expand what it describes as a small Haitian market. Le Nouvelliste's coverage also references related customs issues, including state reminders of restrictions on dry-port operations and transshipment of goods bound for Haiti, as well as alerts from a petroleum sector body regarding the sale of poor-quality fuel on the local market. Further details of the AGD's full quarterly report were not provided in the available excerpt.