Investment Opportunities in the Free Zones of the Dominican Republic National Free Zones Council of the Dominican Republic June 18 th, 2014 Taipei, ROC

Industrial Infrastructure and Technical Experience In Manufacturing Activities

Electrical Products, Electronics and Automotive Industry Facts DR Exports of Electrical-Electronics-Automotive (In US$ millions) Source: TradeMap

Medical Devices Industry Facts DR Exports of Medical Devices (In US$ millions) Source: TradeMap

Leather and Footwear Industry Facts DR Exports of Footwear (In US$ millions) Source: TradeMap

Textiles and Apparel Industry Facts DR Exports of Textiles and Apparel (In US$ millions) Source: TradeMap

Success Cases in Related Industries

Worlwide: Power management company founded in 1911 in the United States.. Fortune 500 Markets: energy, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, industrial, defense, mining, construction, among others. Global sales: US$ 22 billion. 102,000 direct employees with manufacturing sites in 25 countries. Dominican Republic : Began operations in 1986 as Westinghouse. Currently operating under Cutler Hammer Industries. Manufactured products: automatic breakers and circuit protection equipment. Exports above US$ 300 millions. 2,800 direct employees. Design and Innovation Center in DR (1 out of 4 global centers located outside the US).

Worldwide: One of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation. Fortune 500 Global sales: US$ 6.3 billion. Operating segments: motor control products, Information platforms, software applications and automation components. 22,000 direct employees. Rockwell Automation serves customers in more than 80 countries worldwide. Dominican Republic : Operating from 1990 Manufactured products: Multi-disciplined and information-enabled programmable automation controller (PAC). Exports above US$ 80 millions. 700 direct employees.

Worldwide: Founded in 1960 as Tyco Healthcare. Became COVIDIEN in Fortune 500 Market Segments: Pulse oximetry, electrosurgery, surgical stapling, laparoscopic instrumentation. Global sales: US$ 10.2 billion. 38,000 direct employees in the world, with more than 40 manufacturing sites in 14 countries. More than US$ 500 million in R&D. Dominican Republic: Initiated operations as Tyco in Currently operating as Davis & Geck. Manufactured product: surgical sutures, catguts and laparoscopy. Exports above US$ 150 million with 2,200 direct employees. Three (3) facilities in San Isidro Industrial Free Zones: Sutures (1998) Laparoscopy (2011) Sterilization Plant (2012)

Worldwide: Founded in 1952 in Massachusetts. Became Timberland in Global Sales: US$ 1.4 billion. 5,600 direct employees. Acquired by Vanity Fair Corporation (VFC) in 2012 (Fortune 500) Dominican Republic Initiated operations in 1982, in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros. Producing 3 million pairs annually, specially boots. 2,246 direct employees (40% of global jobs) Capability of supplier attraction to the Dominican Republic.

Worldwide: Founded in 1901 in North Carolina, US. “Spin-off” from Sara Lee Corporation..Fortune 550 Global sales US$ 4.6 billion. 51,500 direct employees. En Rep. Dom.: Operating since ,000 direct employees in the country, spread out in 5 facilities: Bali Dominicana - San Pedro de Macoris (1973) Hanes - San Isidro (1990) Hanes - Las Américas (1993) Hanes - Dos Rios Bonao (2005) Hanes Logistics – Las Americas (2007) Exports above US$ 400 million. Vertically Integrated in the Dominican Republic. Pioneer in energy generation with Biomass.

Specific Investment Opportunities Auto Parts Electronic Components Leather and Footwear Textiles and Apparel Measurement instruments/to ols Mobiles/Wireless Telephones Bikes Plastics

Productive Integration: Taiwan and the Dominican Republic Opportunities for Products with High Export Value from Taiwan to the US that could be partially manufactured in the Dominican Republic. Some examples include: Product Categories Taiwanese Exports to the US 2013 (in US$ millions) Electronic integrated circuits3,465 Telephones for cellular networks; mobile telephones 2,028 Parts and accessories of automatic data processing machines 1,422 Could benefit from: market proximity, cost efficiency, free zone incentives, among other competitive advantages.

Productive Integration: Taiwan and the Dominican Republic Opportunities for Products paying High Tariffs when exported from Taiwan to the US that could be also manufactured in the Dominican Republic. Some examples include: Product Categories Export Value to the US 2013 (in US$ millions) Eq. tariff applied by US to Taiwan (%) Eq. tariff applied by US to DR (%) DR-CAFTA Rule of Origin Apparel, headgear and furnished textiles yarn-forward; cut-and-assemble; short supply; 2x1 Bicycles and parts thereof Bikes: Regional Value Content of 30%; Parts: HS heading transformation. Hand-op spanners & wrenches19090HS chapter transformation Plastics (flim sheets, self, adhesives, etc) HS sub-heading transformation Footwear and articles of leather single transformation (assemble) Textile inputs (fabrics, yarns, sewing thread) yarn-forward; fiber-forward

Thank you very much for your attention! For more information, please contact: Ambassador Luisa Fernández Durán Executive Director The National Free Zones Council of the Dominican Republic Tel.: Fax: