World - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in World was 442.20 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 461.82 in 2015 and 442.20 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 455.53
2015 461.82
2016 460.87
2017 459.90
2018 450.49
2019 442.20

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in World was 156.48 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 160.00 in 2016 and 156.48 in 2019.

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 158.03
2015 158.79
2016 160.00
2017 159.73
2018 157.76
2019 156.48

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation