Customs, Brokers, and Informal Sectors : A Cameroon Case Study

Based on extensive interviews with informal importers and brokers in Cameroon, this paper explains why customs reform aimed at reducing fraud and corruption may be difficult to achieve. Informal traders and brokers (without licenses) follow various...

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Main Authors:	Cantens, Thomas, Kaminski, Jonathan, Raballand, Gaël, Tchapa, Tchouawou
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AMOUNT OF DUTIES AREA OF CUSTOMS BANK ACCOUNT BARRIER TO ENTRY BARRIERS TO ENTRY BOTTLENECKS BROKER BROKERAGE BROKERS BUSES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS RELATIONS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CAR CARS CHECKS COLLATERAL COMMERCE COMMODITY COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPUTERS CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT MARKET CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CUSTOMS AGENT CUSTOMS AREA CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CONTROL CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS INFORMATION CUSTOMS OFFICE CUSTOMS OFFICERS CUSTOMS OFFICES CUSTOMS OFFICIALS CUSTOMS PROCESS CUSTOMS REFORM CUSTOMS REGULATIONS CUSTOMS REVENUES DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT SALES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRONIC DEVICES END CUSTOMERS ENTRY POINT FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREIGN TRADE FRAUD FREIGHT ID IMAGE INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INFORMATION FLOWS INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEVEL OF RISK LIABILITY LICENSE LICENSES LITIGATION MANUFACTURING MARKET DEMAND MARKET FAILURES MARKET SEGMENT MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGIES MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MIDDLEMEN MORAL HAZARD NECESSARY SKILLS NEIGHBORHOODS NETWORKS OPEN ACCESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCES PERSONAL INCOME PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY PORT AUTHORITY PRODUCT CATEGORY PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REBATES REGIONAL NETWORKS RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS RETURN RISK EXPOSURE RISK PROFILE ROUTE SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SERVICE PROVIDER SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL CAPITAL SPOT MARKET SPOT MARKET TRANSACTIONS STANDARDIZATION STOCKS SUPPLY CHAIN TAX TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS TAX RATES TAXATION TELEPHONE TIRES TRACEABILITY TRADE FACILITATION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSIT TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSIT SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSIT SERVICES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT POLICY TRUE VALUE CHAIN VEHICLE VEHICLES WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WEB WORKING CAPITAL
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Customs, Brokers, and Informal Sectors : A Cameroon Case Study

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