Authorized Economic Operator Programs
In the Islamic Countries:
Enhancing Customs-Traders Partnership
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Table 3.16. Comparison of Trade Costs among countries with and without AEO
Cost to
export
Cost to
import
Time to
export
Time to
import
EfficiencyBorderDocumentaryBorderDocumentaryBorder DocumentaryBorder Documentary
World 4.1 399 142 465 167 59 58 79 69
Best Practice Countries
Canada 5.0 167 156 172 163 2 1 2 1
Japan 5.0 265 54 299 107 23 2 40 3
The EU 4.9 85 17 29 4 8 1 2 1
OIC Region
AEO 4.2 277 118 431 226 50 46 104 81
Azerbaijan 3.8 214 300 300 200 29 33 30 38
Brunei Darussalam 4.0 340 90 395 50 117 159 48 136
Egypt, Arab Rep. 3.9 258 100 554 1000 48 88 240 265
Indonesia 4.1 254 154 383 164 53 61 99 126
Jordan 4.7 131 16 181 30 38 6 79 55
Malaysia 5.2 321 45 321 60 47 10 71 10
Morocco 4.4 156 107 228 116 19 26 106 26
Oman 4.5 233 107 374 124 52 15 70 15
Saudi Arabia 4.6 338 105 779 390 69 86 228 127
Tunisia 3.1 469 200 596 144 50 3 80 27
Turkey 3.9 376 87 655 142 16 5 41 11
Uganda 4.1 229 102 412 296 68 58 154 138
CCP 3.5 660 265 670 358 110 98 126 116
No AEO 2.0 476 212 597 273 69 81 98 98
Source: Authors’ own calculation from World Development Indicators of the World Bank. All the indicators are
the average between 2016-2017. Time represents hours whereas cost represents $.