Yemen, Rep.

Trading Across Borders in

Yemen, Rep.

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.

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Export Procedures Duration (days) US$ Cost
Documents preparation 14 200
Customs clearance and technical control 6 180
Ports and terminal handling 5 280
Inland transportation and handling 2 230
Totals 27 890
Import Procedures Duration (days) US$ Cost
Documents preparation 12 435
Customs clearance and technical control 5 385
Ports and terminal handling 5 220
Inland transportation and handling 3 435
Totals 25 1,475
Export documents
Bill of Lading
Certificate of Origin
Commercial invoice
Customs export declaration
Packing list
Shipping note
Import documents
Bill of Lading
Cargo relase order
Certificate of origin
Commercial invoice
Consular invoice
Customs import declaration
Pre-shipment inspection clean report of findings
Technical standard certificate
Terminal handling receipts