Ease of Doing Business in
This page summarizes Doing Business data for Chennai. The first table shows its rank among 17 cities/regions in India. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.
Download subnational Doing Business in India
See who contributed to the subnational report in India
Select a city Ahmedabad Bengaluru Bhubaneshwar Chennai Gurgaon Guwahati Hyderabad Indore Jaipur Kochi Kolkata Ludhiana Mumbai New Delhi Noida Patna Ranchi
Select a topic Starting a Business Dealing with Construction Permits Registering Property Paying Taxes Trading Across Borders Enforcing Contracts Resolving Insolvency
The costs and procedures involved in importing and exporting a standardized shipment of goods are detailed under this topic. Documents associated with every official procedure are counted - starting from the final contractual agreement between the two parties, and ending with the delivery of the goods.
The total number of documents required per shipment to export goods. 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.
The time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen.
The cost associated with all procedures required to export goods. Includes the costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport.
The total number of documents required per shipment to import goods. 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.
The time necessary to comply with all procedures required to import goods. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen.
The cost associated with all procedures required to import goods, including for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport.