Trading Across Borders in
Sierra Leone
Listed below is a detailed summary of the procedural requirements for exporting and importing a standardized cargo of goods. Documents associated with every official procedure are counted—from the contractual agreement between the 2 parties to the delivery of goods—along with the time necessary for completion.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
| Export Procedures |
Duration (days) |
US$ Cost |
| Documents preparation |
14 |
425 |
| Customs clearance and technical control |
4 |
550 |
| Ports and terminal handling |
2 |
308 |
| Inland transportation and handling |
4 |
290 |
| Totals |
24 |
1,573 |
| Import Procedures |
Duration (days) |
US$ Cost |
| Documents preparation |
16 |
352 |
| Customs clearance and technical control |
6 |
600 |
| Ports and terminal handling |
3 |
397 |
| Inland transportation and handling |
2 |
290 |
| Totals |
27 |
1,639 |
| Export documents |
| Bill of lading |
| Certificate of origin |
| Commercial Invoice |
| Container allocation document |
| Customs single document |
| Export permit |
| Packing List |
| Import documents |
| Bill of lading |
| Certificate of origin |
| Commercial invoice |
| Customs release order/ Exit note |
| Destination Inspection (DI) Report |
| Packing list |
| Single Customs Declaration (SCD) |