Kuwait Country Profile
Customs Administration
Individual Corruption
According to Global Integrity 2008, there have been cases in which custom officers have allowed people to import prohibited items and have undervalued the imported goods.
Business Corruption
According to Global Integrity 2008 the implementation of customs regulations is weak and non-transparent. Furthermore, the World Economic Forum Global Enabling Trade Report 2010 reports that trade in Kuwait is impeded by customs procedures, and irregular payments such as bribes taking place during import and export processes.
Frequency
The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011:
- A standard export shipment of goods requires 8 documents, takes 17 days and costs USD 1,060 per container on average.
- A standard import shipment of goods requires 10 documents, takes 19 days and costs USD 1,217 per container on average.
World Economic Forum: The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010:
- Business executives give the transparency of border administration (pervasiveness of undocumented extra payments or bribes connected with imports and exports) in Kuwait a score of 4 on a 7-point scale (1 'non-transparent' and 7 'transparent').
- Business executives give the efficiency of customs administration (burden of customs procedures) in Kuwait a score of 3.5 on a 7-point scale (1 'extremely inefficient' and 7 'extremely efficient').
