Description: Russian Federation Customs Development Project : Measurable Progress

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Russian Federation Customs Development Project : Measurable Progress

The Russian Federation Customs Development Project (CDP), launched in 2003, has been helping reform and modernizes the country's federal customs service. Reforms under the CDP have resulted in improved performance: both customs clearance times...

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Main Authors:	Johns, Kimberly, Kristensen, Jens Kromann, McLinden, Gerard
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AMPLE OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS PROCESSES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CODE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS CUSTOMS OPERATIONS CUSTOMS PERFORMANCE CUSTOMS REFORM CUSTOMS REGULATIONS CUSTOMS SERVICE ELECTRONIC DECLARATIONS ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION EXPORT CLEARANCE EXPORT PROCEDURES EXPORTS HUMAN RESOURCE IMPORT DECLARATIONS IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE PUBLIC POLICY RESULTS SITES TARGETS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE REGULATIONS USERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/14767649/russian-federation-customs-development-project-measurable-progress http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10087

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Summary:	The Russian Federation Customs Development Project (CDP), launched in 2003, has been helping reform and modernizes the country's federal customs service. Reforms under the CDP have resulted in improved performance: both customs clearance times and rent-seeking incidents have been reduced. However, despite major progress in critical areas, global rankings such as the world economic forum's enabling trade index and the World Bank's logistics performance index suggest there is still significant room for further improvement in customs administration.