Cross-border Trading Reforms in Post-war Serbia
Serbia has made much progress in modernizing its trade mechanisms since 2000. The landlocked Balkan nation has introduced key reforms such as streamlining its customs procedures to be in line with EU practices, developing an electronic customs clearance system, and modernizing its cargo risk management system. These reforms have dramatically improved the nation's trading environment. A Gallup survey comparing the trade environments in 2006 and 2002 shows that traders in Serbia now spend much less time obtaining all required documentation for import and export and to have their cargo cleared by customs. Total time to export dropped from 32 to 11 days and import time was reduced from 44 to 12. The government's reforms are paying off.
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