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Enterprise Survey 2014

Malawi, 2014 - 2015
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Reference ID
MWI_2014_ES_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/kakc-2w02
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World Bank
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Enterprise Surveys
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Oct 07, 2015
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Oct 07, 2015
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  • malawi_2014_full_data

Avg. num. of Days For Imported Goods To Clear Customs In Last Fiscal Year (d14)

Data file: malawi_2014_full_data

Overview

Valid: 72
Invalid: 451
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 686
End: 688
Width: 3
Range: -9 - 150
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
In fiscal year [insert last complete fiscal year], when this establishment imported material inputs or supplies (from outside the EU for European Union members), how many days did it take on average from the time goods arrived to their point of entry (e.g. port, airport) until the time these goods could be claimed from customs?
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 DON’T KNOW (SPONTANEOUS) 5
6.9%
1 LESS THAN ONE DAY 3
4.2%
2 8
11.1%
3 4
5.6%
4 1
1.4%
5 1
1.4%
6 3
4.2%
7 4
5.6%
8 2
2.8%
9 1
1.4%
10 3
4.2%
14 8
11.1%
15 3
4.2%
20 5
6.9%
21 1
1.4%
30 6
8.3%
40 2
2.8%
45 2
2.8%
50 2
2.8%
60 4
5.6%
75 1
1.4%
90 2
2.8%
150 1
1.4%
Sysmiss 451
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
The purpose of these questions is to measure the efficiency of customs clearance of imports.

Goods cleared customs includes all clearances required from the moment the goods arrived at their point of entry (e.g., port, airport) until the moment they satisfy the requirement of the clearance procedures at the customs office and can be picked up. It does not include time spent on transportation to reach the point of entry.

Average number of days to clear customs. Prompt respondent to think of various shipments destined to the establishment that originated from abroad, and to estimate an average of the time it took when the shipment arrived to the country's point of entry to the time the establishment was allowed to claim them and begin domestic transport.

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Notes
d14. In financial year 2013, when this est. imported material inputs or supplies, how many days did it take on average from the time these goods arrived to their point of entry until the time these goods could be claimed from customs?
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