Malawi - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Malawi was 143.46 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 143.46 in 2019 and 143.46 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/).

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Year Value
2014 143.46
2015 143.46
2016 143.46
2017 143.46
2018 143.46
2019 143.46

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Malawi was 161.54 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 161.54 in 2019 and 161.54 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/).

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Year Value
2014 161.54
2015 161.54
2016 161.54
2017 161.54
2018 161.54
2019 161.54

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation