India - Lead time to export

Time to export (days)

Time to export (days) in India was 16.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 27.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 2011.

Definition: Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.

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

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Year Value
2005 27.00
2006 27.00
2007 18.00
2008 17.00
2009 17.00
2010 17.00
2011 16.00

Lead time to export, median case (days)

Definition: Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading.

Source: World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.

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Year Value
2007 4.00
2010 2.34

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation