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dc.titleImport Processing and Trade Costs
dc.contributor.authorCarballo, Jerónimo
dc.contributor.authorGraziano, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorSchaur, Georg
dc.contributor.authorVolpe Martincus, Christian
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.contributor.orgunitTrade and Investment Division
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2023-02-27T00:02:00
dc.date.issue2023-02-27T00:02:00
dc.description.abstractWe estimate import processing costs based on the time it takes to import. Our theory extends existing time-cost measures to account for uncertainty in import processing. We use detailed, highly disaggregated data on import processing dates and import values to provide evidence for our theory and estimate processing costs consistent with the theory. The evidence shows that our extensions to time-cost estimates are economically relevant to determine processing costs. We estimate that the tariff equivalent import processing costs is as high as 18 percent. WTO estimates suggest that the full implementation of the 2013 Trade Facilitation Agreement would reduce the time to trade by 1.5 days. In that case, processing costs would decrease to 13 percent.
dc.format.extent65
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004752
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Import-Processing-and-Trade-Costs.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTrading Cost
dc.subjectImport
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectTrade Policy
dc.subjectCustoms Administration
dc.subjectPort and Waterway
dc.subjectTariff System
dc.subjectIntegration and Trade
dc.subjectNegotiable Instrument
dc.subject.jelcodeF10 - Trade: General
dc.subject.jelcodeF13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.keywordsTrade costs;Border processing;trade policy
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01454
idb.operationRG-E1716
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