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Hong Kong SAR, China - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 265.63 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 265.63 in 2019 and 265.63 in 2014.

Definition: Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.

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

Year	Value
2014	265.63
2015	265.63
2016	265.63
2017	265.63
2018	265.63
2019	265.63

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 56.80 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 56.80 in 2019 and 56.80 in 2014.

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/).

Year	Value
2014	56.80
2015	56.80
2016	56.80
2017	56.80
2018	56.80
2019	56.80

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation