48% of the import declarations were completed in 8 hours.
48% of declarations for “import” purposes concocted since the beginning of the customs transaction process in 2019 were completed in the “first eight hours”.
Customs Transaction Times for Imports
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
First Half Hours | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 4,87% | |
First 8 hours | 51% | 53% | 56% | 54% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 48% | 45,12% | 48% |
First 24 Hours | 70% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 73% | 70% | 69,22% |
For other data that may be related to this statistic, you can refer to the “Customs Transaction Times for Exports” page for other data that may be relevant to this data.
Source: Ministry of Commerce, Administrative Activity Reports (2017, 2018,2019)
- Processing time in import (confirmation / registration-customs expiry time); starts from the time when the customs declarations are approved/registered, and includes the time until the completion of the control and inspection procedures carried out by the customs directorate and subsequently the payment of their taxes (can be closed/closed).
- For import transactions the “first 24-hour” period is shown.