São Tomé and Principe - Time to import
Time to import, border compliance (hours)
The value for Time to import, border compliance (hours) in São Tomé and Principe was 150.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 163.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 150.00 in 2017.
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 | 163.00 |
| 2015 | 156.00 |
| 2016 | 156.00 |
| 2017 | 150.00 |
| 2018 | 150.00 |
| 2019 | 150.00 |
Time to import, documentary compliance (hours)
The value for Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) in São Tomé and Principe was 17.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 2015.
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 | 21.00 |
| 2015 | 17.00 |
| 2016 | 17.00 |
| 2017 | 17.00 |
| 2018 | 17.00 |
| 2019 | 17.00 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation
