Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) - Country Ranking

Definition: Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Burundi 1,025.00 2019
2 Egypt 1,000.00 2019
3 Afghanistan 900.00 2019
4 Cameroon 849.00 2019
5 Dem. Rep. Congo 765.00 2019
6 Ethiopia 750.00 2019
7 Syrian Arab Republic 741.67 2019
8 Nigeria 564.29 2019
9 The Bahamas 550.00 2019
10 Senegal 545.00 2019
11 Iraq 500.00 2019
11 Central African Republic 500.00 2019
11 Chad 500.00 2019
14 Ghana 474.00 2019
15 Angola 460.00 2019
16 Sudan 420.00 2019
17 Liberia 405.00 2019
18 Mauritania 400.00 2019
18 Venezuela 400.00 2018
20 Algeria 399.78 2019
21 Sierra Leone 387.14 2019
22 Tanzania 375.00 2019
23 Bangladesh 370.00 2019
24 Kuwait 331.82 2019
25 Congo 310.00 2019
26 Somalia 300.00 2019
27 Uganda 295.63 2019
28 Qatar 290.00 2019
29 Uruguay 285.00 2019
30 United Arab Emirates 283.33 2019
31 Sri Lanka 282.78 2019
32 Niger 282.00 2019
33 Saudi Arabia 267.00 2019
34 Côte d'Ivoire 266.67 2019
35 Tajikistan 260.00 2019
36 Togo 251.67 2019
37 Trinidad and Tobago 250.00 2019
38 Uzbekistan 242.00 2019
39 Samoa 230.00 2019
40 Solomon Islands 215.00 2019
41 Myanmar 210.00 2019
42 Guinea-Bissau 205.00 2019
43 Kyrgyz Republic 200.00 2019
43 Azerbaijan 200.00 2019
45 Burkina Faso 196.50 2019
46 Jordan 190.00 2019
47 Georgia 189.00 2019
48 Vietnam 182.50 2019
48 Vanuatu 182.50 2019
50 Guinea 180.00 2019
51 Zambia 175.00 2019
52 Gabon 170.00 2019
53 Mauritius 165.63 2019
54 Indonesia 164.40 2019
55 Canada 162.50 2019
56 Ukraine 162.00 2019
57 Malawi 161.54 2019
58 Russia 152.50 2019
59 The Gambia 151.88 2019
60 Haiti 150.00 2019
60 Barbados 150.00 2019
60 Zimbabwe 150.00 2019
63 Madagascar 149.55 2019
64 Tonga 147.50 2019
65 Tunisia 144.44 2019
66 Lebanon 135.00 2019
66 Paraguay 135.00 2019
68 Bahrain 130.00 2019
68 Pakistan 130.00 2019
70 Cabo Verde 125.00 2019
71 Oman 124.00 2019
72 Rwanda 121.07 2019
73 Cambodia 120.00 2019
73 Argentina 120.00 2019
73 Kiribati 120.00 2019
76 Morocco 116.44 2019
77 Lao PDR 115.00 2019
77 Kenya 115.00 2019
77 Timor-Leste 115.00 2019
80 Benin 110.00 2019
81 Japan 107.00 2019
82 Brazil 106.94 2019
83 Armenia 100.00 2019
83 San Marino 100.00 2019
83 Mexico 100.00 2019
83 India 100.00 2019
83 Antigua and Barbuda 100.00 2019
83 Australia 100.00 2019
83 Djibouti 100.00 2019
83 Palau 100.00 2019
83 United States 100.00 2019
92 St. Lucia 97.50 2019
93 Comoros 92.80 2019
94 Seychelles 92.50 2019
95 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 90.00 2019
95 Jamaica 90.00 2019
95 Mali 90.00 2019
95 St. Kitts and Nevis 90.00 2019
95 Lesotho 90.00 2019
95 Iran 90.00 2019
101 Nicaragua 86.11 2019
102 Papua New Guinea 85.00 2019
103 Mongolia 82.56 2019
104 Nepal 80.00 2019
104 Peru 80.00 2019
104 New Zealand 80.00 2019
107 China 77.25 2019
108 Eswatini 75.56 2019
109 São Tomé and Principe 75.00 2019
109 Costa Rica 75.00 2019
109 Ecuador 75.00 2019
109 Belize 75.00 2019
109 Puerto Rico 75.00 2019
109 Ireland 75.00 2019
115 South Africa 73.00 2019
116 Equatorial Guinea 70.00 2019
116 Honduras 70.00 2019
116 Israel 70.00 2019
119 Philippines 67.50 2019
120 El Salvador 66.67 2019
121 Botswana 66.62 2019
122 Guyana 62.50 2019
122 Namibia 62.50 2019
124 Libya 60.00 2019
124 Montenegro 60.00 2019
124 Mozambique 60.00 2019
124 Malaysia 60.00 2019
128 Fiji 57.50 2019
129 Hong Kong SAR, China 56.80 2019
130 Turkey 55.00 2019
131 Brunei 50.00 2019
131 Colombia 50.00 2019
131 Grenada 50.00 2019
131 Cyprus 50.00 2019
131 Dominica 50.00 2019
131 Bhutan 50.00 2019
131 Chile 50.00 2019
131 Panama 50.00 2019
131 North Macedonia 50.00 2019
140 Thailand 43.45 2019
141 Moldova 41.11 2019
142 Dominican Republic 40.00 2019
142 Suriname 40.00 2019
142 Singapore 40.00 2019
145 Guatemala 37.00 2019
146 Serbia 35.00 2019
147 Bolivia 30.00 2019
148 Liechtenstein 27.00 2019
148 Switzerland 27.00 2019
150 Korea 26.75 2019
151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.50 2019
152 Albania 10.00 2019
153 Austria 0.00 2019
153 Czech Republic 0.00 2019
153 Spain 0.00 2019
153 France 0.00 2019
153 Italy 0.00 2019
153 Iceland 0.00 2019
153 Hungary 0.00 2019
153 Kazakhstan 0.00 2019
153 Lithuania 0.00 2019
153 Luxembourg 0.00 2019
153 Latvia 0.00 2019
153 Poland 0.00 2019
153 Romania 0.00 2019
153 Belarus 0.00 2019
153 Bulgaria 0.00 2019
153 Belgium 0.00 2019
153 Sweden 0.00 2019
153 Malta 0.00 2019
153 Croatia 0.00 2019
153 Germany 0.00 2019
153 Denmark 0.00 2019
153 Estonia 0.00 2019
153 Greece 0.00 2019
153 United Kingdom 0.00 2019
153 Finland 0.00 2019
153 Portugal 0.00 2019
153 Netherlands 0.00 2019
153 Norway 0.00 2019
153 Slovak Republic 0.00 2019
153 Slovenia 0.00 2019

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: The time and cost for documentary compliance include the time and cost for obtaining documents (such as time spent to get the document issued and stamped); preparing documents (such as time spent gathering information to complete the customs declaration or certificate of origin); processing documents (such as time spent waiting for the relevant authority to issue a phytosanitary certificate); presenting documents (such as time spent showing a port terminal receipt to port authorities); and submitting documents (such as time spent submitting a customs declaration to the customs agency in person or electronically). All electronic or paper submissions of information requested by any government agency in connection with the shipment are considered to be documents obtained, prepared and submitted during the export or import process. All documents prepared by the freight forwarder or customs broker for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study are included regardless of whether they are required by law or in practice. Any documents prepared and submitted so as to get access to preferential treatment— for example, a certificate of origin—are included in the calculation of the time and cost for documentary compliance. Any documents prepared and submitted because of a perception that they ease the passage of the shipment are also included (for example, freight forwarders may prepare a packing list because in their experience this reduces the probability of physical or other intrusive inspections). In addition, any documents that are mandatory for exporting or importing are included in the calculation of time and cost. Documents that need to be obtained only once are not counted, however. And Doing Business does not include documents needed to produce and sell in the domestic market—such as certificates of third-party safety standards testing that may be required to sell toys domestically—unless a government agency needs to see these documents during the export process.

Aggregation method: Unweighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the d