Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2008

Samoa, 2008

Reference ID

WSM_2008_HIES_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bureau of Statistics

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Apr 25, 2019

Last modified

Apr 25, 2019

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Trading Across Borders - Time to import (days) (tab_timeim)

Data file: WLD_2010_DB_v01_M

Overview

Valid: 1081

Invalid: 383

Minimum: 4

Maximum: 104

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Range: -

Format:

Description

Definition

The time for exporting and importing is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost and is available to all trading companies, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. Fast-track procedures applying to firms located in an export processing zone are not taken into account because they are not available to all trading companies. Ocean transport time is not included. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures-for example, during unloading of the cargo-is included in the measure.