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Antigua and Barbuda - Time to import

Time to import, border compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, border compliance (hours) in Antigua and Barbuda was 61.33 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.33 in 2019 and a minimum value of 61.33 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/).

Year	Value
2014	61.33
2015	61.33
2016	61.33
2017	61.33
2018	61.33
2019	61.33

Time to import, documentary compliance (hours)

The value for Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) in Antigua and Barbuda was 48.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.89 in 2015 and a minimum value of 48.00 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/).

Year	Value
2014	108.89
2015	108.89
2016	48.00
2017	48.00
2018	48.00
2019	48.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation