Trinidad and Tobago - Time to import

Time to import, border compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, border compliance (hours) in Trinidad and Tobago was 78.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 78.00 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 78.00
2015 78.00
2016 78.00
2017 78.00
2018 78.00
2019 78.00

Time to import, documentary compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) in Trinidad and Tobago was 44.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 44.00 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2014 44.00
2015 44.00
2016 44.00
2017 44.00
2018 44.00
2019 44.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation