Economy > Trade > Imports > Documents to import > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Documents to import (number). All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Central African Republic | 17 | 2013 | ||
2 | Uzbekistan | 14 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Mongolia | 13 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Nigeria | 13 | 2013 | ||
=5 | South Sudan | 12 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Bhutan | 12 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Eritrea | 12 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Tajikistan | 12 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Liberia | 12 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Chad | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Azerbaijan | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | India | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Nepal | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Malawi | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Tanzania | 11 | 2013 | ||
=11 | Cameroon | 11 | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 10.42 | 2013 | |||
=19 | Iraq | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Haiti | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Iran | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Belarus | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Niger | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Uganda | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Russia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Mali | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Laos | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Fiji | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Republic of the Congo | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Afghanistan | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Ethiopia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Comoros | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Kuwait | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Burundi | 10 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Egypt | 10 | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 9.93 | 2013 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 9.8 | 2013 | |||
=38 | Burma | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Algeria | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Mozambique | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Angola | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Kenya | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Yemen | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Cambodia | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Paraguay | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Syria | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Venezuela | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Maldives | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Sierra Leone | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Rwanda | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Palau | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Guinea | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Libya | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Madagascar | 9 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Burkina Faso | 9 | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 8.97 | 2013 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 8.91 | 2013 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 8.8 | 2013 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 8.71 | 2013 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 8.64 | 2013 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.58 | 2013 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 8.25 | 2013 | |||
=58 | Zambia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Brazil | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Vietnam | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Ukraine | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Armenia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Saint Lucia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Albania | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Gabon | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Oman | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Pakistan | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Argentina | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Republic of Macedonia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Mauritania | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Moldova | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Indonesia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Bahrain | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Turkey | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Dominica | 8 | 2013 | ||
=58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 7.89 | 2013 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 7.67 | 2013 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.55 | 2013 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 7.05 | 2013 | |||
=80 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Namibia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Honduras | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Guyana | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Malta | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Uruguay | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Croatia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Togo | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Benin | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Peru | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Cyprus | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Lesotho | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Jamaica | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Guatemala | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Slovenia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | East Timor | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Vanuatu | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Australia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | El Salvador | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Belize | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Philippines | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Morocco | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Kosovo | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Lebanon | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Qatar | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Sudan | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Jordan | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Serbia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | The Gambia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Ghana | 7 | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 6.88 | 2013 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 6.78 | 2013 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 6.73 | 2013 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6.69 | 2013 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.48 | 2013 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 6.32 | 2013 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 6.32 | 2013 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 6.19 | 2013 | |||
=115 | Swaziland | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Slovakia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Ecuador | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Colombia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Suriname | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Hungary | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Greece | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Botswana | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Bolivia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Samoa | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | New Zealand | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Tonga | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Romania | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | South Africa | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Kiribati | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Grenada | 6 | 2013 | ||
=115 | Tunisia | 6 | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.95 | 2013 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 5.61 | 2013 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.31 | 2013 | |||
=138 | Norway | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Montenegro | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Finland | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Mauritius | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Barbados | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Thailand | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Senegal | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Lithuania | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | The Bahamas | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | China | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Latvia | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Japan | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Brunei | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Chile | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Seychelles | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Djibouti | 5 | 2013 | ||
=138 | Nicaragua | 5 | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 4.85 | 2013 | |||
161 | European Union | 4.68 | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 4.68 | 2013 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 4.56 | 2013 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.32 | 2013 | |||
=162 | Netherlands | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Portugal | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Malaysia | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Georgia | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Estonia | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Israel | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Mexico | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Spain | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | San Marino | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Austria | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Belgium | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Switzerland | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Iceland | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Germany | 4 | 2013 | ||
=162 | Poland | 4 | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.71 | 2013 | |||
=179 | Canada | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | South Korea | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Panama | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Denmark | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Italy | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Sweden | 3 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Singapore | 3 | 2013 | ||
=187 | Ireland | 2 | 2013 | ||
=187 | France | 2 | 2013 |