Ethiopia Country Profile
Customs Administration
Business Corruption
According to Global Integrity 2010, the customs administration has a professional and full-time staff, however, customs laws are usually enforced arbitrarily, with some privileged groups, most notably companies owned by the ruling party and government officials, consistently evading customs and excise laws. In turn, this engenders ample possibilities for corruption in interactions with customs officials.
Frequency
The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012:
- A standard export shipment of goods requires 7 documents and takes an average of 42 days at a cost of USD 1,760 per container.
- A standard import shipment of goods requires 9 documents and takes an average of 44 days at a cost of USD 2,660 per container.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012:
- Business executives give the efficiency of customs procedures (formalities regulating the entry and exit of merchandise) in Ethiopia a score of 3.5 on a 7-point scale (1 being 'extremely inefficient' and 7 'extremely efficient').
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2005:
- Customs scores 3.6 on a 5-point scale in this public survey (1 being 'not at all corrupt' and 5 'very corrupt').
