26891: Re: 26848: Bell replies (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: madison bell <mbell@goucher.edu>

When I last checked (some years ago) a foreigner blan can own one piece of
real estate in Haiti.  If you want more than one you have to buy in
partnership with a Haitian citizen.  Even if you buy on your own you have
to get a Haitian ID card, which is essentially a tax ID number.

Arts and crafts from Haiti are duty free and you don't have to declare
them.  So I've been told by many people who import from Haiti to the states.

bon kouraj pou pwoje sa a!

msb

At 10:41 AM 12/12/2005, you wrote:

> From: Lynn Scheerhorn <lscheerhorn@ohiocitizen.org>
>
> Scheerhorn (ask) trade embargo
>
> I do not know what the restrictions are regarding the US trade embargo with
> Haiti.  I have a friend (US citizen) who would like to open a factory in
> Haiti.
> 1) Can a US citizen buy land in Haiti?
> 2) Can goods be imported to the US?
>
> Also, I working to set up a non-profit store to sell Haitian art for the
> benefit of a mission and orphanage in Les Cayes.  Can I import goods to do
> this?
>
> Thank you,
> Lynn Scheerhorn

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