Documents to export are all documents required per shipment by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminals, health and technical control agencies, and banks to export goods.
Documents renewed annually and not requiring renewal per shipment are excluded.
Japan or South Korea offer the best environment for exporters, requiring only 3 documents on average to export. On the other hand, a number of CIS countries place the biggest obstacles in the way of exporters, with more than 10 documents needed