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How long does it take to import goods?

Days needed to import a standard container of goods, for each country (World Bank Doing Business, 2015 methodology).

It typically takes 91 days, and anywhere from 91 days to 91 days (Afghanistan, 2014).

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Time to import by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 91s 91s 91s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 43s 43s 43s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 33.56s 33.56s 33.56s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 37s 37s 37s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 35s 35s 35s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 49s 49s 49s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 43s 43s 43s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 68s 68s 68s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 90s 90s 90s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 63s 63s 63s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 54s 54s 54s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 5s 5s 5s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 5s 5s 5s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 44s 44s 44s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 59s 59s 59s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 5s 5s 5s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 44s 44s 44s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 41s 41s 41s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 21.06s 21.06s 21.06s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 37s 37s 37s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 82s 82s 82s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 67s 67s 67s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 73s 73s 73s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 33s 33s 33s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 37s 37s 37s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 39s 39s 39s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 34s 34s 34s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 38s 38s 38s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 11.17s 11.17s 11.17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 27s 27s 27s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 45s 45s 45s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 39s 39s 39s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 61s 61s 61s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 33.92s 33.92s 33.92s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 18.4s 18.4s 18.4s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 19.4s 19.4s 19.4s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 27s 27s 27s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 4s 4s 4s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 130s 130s 130s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 46s 46s 46s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 70s 70s 70s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 5.4s 5.4s 5.4s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 104s 104s 104s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 82s 82s 82s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 38s 38s 38s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 27s 27s 27s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 53s 53s 53s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 71s 71s 71s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Days to complete all procedures to import a standard container of goods by sea. These are the last figures published with this method (up to 2015). The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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