Small states - Time to import

Time to import, border compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, border compliance (hours) in Small states was 59.55 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.90 in 2014 and a minimum value of 59.55 in 2019.

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 65.90
2015 61.50
2016 61.46
2017 60.80
2018 60.55
2019 59.55

Time to import, documentary compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) in Small states was 41.19 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.24 in 2014 and a minimum value of 41.19 in 2018.

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 46.24
2015 44.66
2016 42.80
2017 41.73
2018 41.19
2019 41.19

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation