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Hi, we have bought a place in Samana, bought couple things in the USA but many or most stuff bought it there. DR has EVERYTHING.

If you go to Sto Dgo (The Capital) they have plenty stores for that: IKEA is a big one, Almacenes Unidos, Cuesta, I can mention you at least 15 or 20 more. The things we bought in DR were only the beds memory foam and ship them to DR with shipping company, only because price was wayyyy better, but DR has them too.

Go light buying out of DR, they have everything, I will recommend to go to the City Capital Sto Dgo where have more options than other towns like Santiago, Pto Plata, etc.

Hope this helps!

I agree that pretty much everything is available. If you are taking advantage of residency shipping program then bring most of it. If not, then you can buy most everything here. It will be more expensive than at home but the difference is shipping and taxes

If you have specific needs then ask us ahead of time and we will help. For example a specific brand of ice cream maker may not be available...聽

Thanks for that. These might sound trivial, but it would help me to know. I'm not worried about the specific brand as long as it functions well.

*small* instant pot (the kind that combines multiple cooking functions)

salad spinner

paper slicer for crafts

good quality plastic storage boxes

small home printer

Still researching, but it looks like my best option is going to be bringing things with me as checked luggage; that's why I'm looking at every cubic inch three times.

If it's in checked luggage, I'll still need to declare it to customs, right? and I could end up paying import duty and/or sales tax on it, even if it's obviously old and used?

@wondering9

My opinion just purchase those items here.

Depending where you settle in the country there is Ikea, Jumbo, Las Serina, Invova, Plaza Lama, and more and all those mentioned items are carried in one brand or another.

The instapot is the only thing I would bring.聽 The rest are definitely available.

Bringing in your luggage is no big deal at all. One trick is to always hire a porter for your bags. Usually your bags are walked on through easily.

I have no idea what a instapot was so I would have to google that.

Never seen an items sold as such here.聽 Looks like a brand name that is not sold here after a google search.

I moved a full container when I relocated decades ago.聽 Glad I did.聽 But, that is just me.

@wondering9 I know most people are against shipping items from the US because they think it is more costly than buying in DR. But I can tell you that is not always true as we have built two homes in DR and have shipped almost everything from patio umbrellas to kitchen sinks along with refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, five large tvs along with boxes and boxes of food, clothing, towels, rugs, auto parts, power tools and any other things you can think of. When all was said and done we were still way ahead money wise than if we had purchased these items in DR. As far as bringing stuff in your luggage I have brought everything from a tankless hot water heater to a pair of huge $4000.00 club speakers which looked like two body bags without any problems or questions. As was mentioned earlier at the airport it definitely pays to get the attention of one of the airport luggage workers 馃挼馃挼 to whisk you past the Dominican inspection at the exit.

Good luck with your move.馃憤

It really is a very personal decision and depends on so many factors.聽

@planner

True True, very true !

I had a container shipped when I moved two decades ago. Glad I did.

I order many things that are cheaper to have shipped in using a freight forwarder than buying them here.

But that is just me and it is on a case by case basis.聽 Very frequently it is cheaper to buy from Amazon or Ebay and have things shipped by a freight forwarder.

I like this idea I'm getting my things ready as well speak what about cars?

@windeguy

2 decades ago we had very different choices!聽 Now many things are available but generally more expensive.聽 I buy lightweight items online!聽 聽Heavier things I compare total costs and consider lack of guarantee and then purchase accordingly.

@Locomotionone

It depends. If using residency exemption it MAY be worth it. If not then it's expensive as hell. And there are rules on age of vehicle.

@Locomotionone

Bringing a vehicle is a whole new can of worms. We did all the research last year on sending a two year old Hyundai to DR and in the end we decided that it wasn鈥檛 worth it. So we decided to just purchase a new Hyundai in DR given that the price difference between sending or purchasing in DR just made more sense. Along with the fact that if you send a vehicle that is still under warranty it will not be covered in DR. But as was said in previous posts above it鈥檚 a matter of personal preference as everyone鈥檚 situation is different.

I did not move a car.聽 The nightmare stories of doing so at the time stopped from doing so.聽 Those nightmare stories continue to this day, but you might be a lucky one.聽