TIRANA, August 18/ATA/ “Balkan Barometer Business Opinion 2022”, carried out by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) with the financing of the European Union (EU) evaluates highly the Albanian Customs for the progress of the procedures in service of the businesses.
The 2022 edition of the Balkan Barometer positively assesses business perceptions through a questionnaire with 177 questions addressed to 1203 business representatives, also regarding customs procedures for imports and exports.
According to the Barometer, “In the region, Albania seems to have the fastest import customs procedures with less than two days (for more than 50% of importers) while the customs of Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Macedonia require more time, over five days (respectively 14% and 10% of the interviewees)”.
According to the Barometer, Albania has one of the fastest customs procedures even for exports in less than two days, while for other countries the customs clearance time of goods for export is 3-5 days.
According to the survey, exporters spoke about a reduction in barriers in the form of a reduction in requirements for documentation and permits and licenses (16%) and written documentation (15%), since 2020. This is explained by several regional integration initiatives, which have been discussed and promoted during 2021.
The positive conclusion of the Barometer is that “Albania is not on the list of countries that require written documentation (Albanian customs work through IT systems and are paperless), while the requirement for written documents remains a problem for Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia”. /j.p/p.s./
