Small states - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Small states was 558.79 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 559.40 in 2015 and 556.59 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 556.59
2015 559.40
2016 558.79
2017 558.79
2018 558.79
2019 558.79

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Small states was 113.29 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 113.96 in 2015 and 113.29 in 2016.

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 113.96
2015 113.96
2016 113.29
2017 113.29
2018 113.29
2019 113.29

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation