The President of Grupo M, Fernando Capellan, has stated that the closure of the border has serious and detrimental impacts on the operations of the Codevi industrial park. "The impact is very serious and damaging for a company that, since 2002, has built an ecosystem benefiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic through free trade zones, DRCAFTA, and the U.S. Hope Help legislation, with 18,000 jobs today," he explained on Tuesday, October 3rd, to Le Nouvelliste.

Alternatives had to be found. "We started exporting through the port of Cap-Haïtien last week. I hope we will succeed in importing, and the goods will be cleared quickly with the right logistics in terms of time, security, and cost," he said. "We are doing our best to convince the authorities that we are reaching the point of no return with some clients because we have had three major disruptions in a year. In September 2022, in June 2023, and now in September 2023 with more than 2 weeks without raw materials," replied Fernando Capellan when asked about how long he can continue to maintain operations.