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India improves in UN's Survey on Digital & Sustainable Trade Facilitation
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Jul, 2021
India has scored 90.32 per cent in the UN Economic and
Social Commission for Asia Pacific's (UNESCAP) latest Global Survey on
Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation.
A Finance Ministry statement said this was a remarkable jump from 78.49 per cent in 2019.
After
the evaluation of 143 economies, the 2021 survey has highlighted
India's significant improvement in the scores on all 5 key indicators.
In terms of transparency, India scored 100 per cent in 2021 and 95.83 per cent in terms of formalities.
Regarding
institutional arrangement and cooperation, India scored 88.89 per cent
and in the parameter of paperless trade the score was 96.3 per cent.
The score for cross-border paperless trade was 66.67 per cent in 2021.
The
survey notes that India is the best performing country when compared to
South and South West Asia region (63.12 per cent) and Asia Pacific
region (65.85 per cent).
The overall score of India has also
been found to be greater than many OECD countries including France, the
UK, Canada, Norway, Finland, and the overall score is greater than the
average score of the European Union.
In terms of "women in trade", India scored 66 per cent.
The
Ministry statement noted that CBIC, has been at forefront of path
breaking reforms under the umbrella of 'Turant' Customs to usher in a
Faceless, Paperless and Contactless Customs by way of a series of
reforms.
This has had a direct impact in terms of the improvement in the UNESCAP rankings on digital and sustainable trade facilitation.
Further,
during the Covid-19 pandemic, Customs formations have made all efforts
to expedite Covid related imports such as Oxygen-related equipment,
life-saving medicines, vaccines among others.
A dedicated single
window Covid-19 24/7 helpdesk for EXIM trade was created on the CBIC
website to facilitate quick resolution of issues faced by importers.
The Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by UNESCAP.
The 2021 Survey includes an assessment of 58 trade facilitation measures covered by the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement.
The
survey is keenly awaited globally as it evidences whether or not the
trade facilitation measures being taken have the desired impact and
helps draw comparison amongst countries.
A higher score for a country also helps businesses in their investment decisions.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
As on 13 Aug, 2022 |
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