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Operations of Freight Forwarders Impact Evaluation 2014

Serbia, 2014
Reference ID
SRB_2014_OFFIE_v01_M
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Alejandra Mendoza, Ana Fernandes, Russell Hillberry
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May 03, 2016
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Mar 29, 2019
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Data file: ffsurvey_finaldata

Cases: 151
Variables: 163

Variables

Serial
Questionnaire ID
a3
Place
a4
Firm size - number of employees
a5
Are you an international freightforwarder
a6
Do you provide transport services?
a7
Does your company assists with customs procedures?
b7
Date of interview scheduling
time
Duration of interview
c3
Date of interview
d2x1
How many import declarations does your firm handle in a year? (A rough estimate
d2
How many import declarations does your firm handle in a year? (A rough estimate
d3
Approximately what share of your business (share of revenue/sales) involves your
d4_1
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4_2
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4_3
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4_4
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4_5
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4x1
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d4x1_1
Please indicate in the list all the sectors that account each for more than 20%
d5_1
In the European Union? - What share of your import consignments originates…
d5_2
In CEFTA
d5_3
Elsewhere in Europe?
d5_4
In North America?
d5_5
In China?
d5_6
Other?
d5_6x
Other, what?
d5_6x_1
Other, what?
d7
What share of your shipments use combined transport or multimodal transport (air
e1
Do you consolidate import shipments of different products?
e1a
From your experience, do your clients usually consolidate import shipments of di
e2
Based on your experience, how much more do you earn on one consolidated shipment
e2a
Consider a shipment of your most traded product. How much time is expected for y
e3
Consider a shipment of your most traded product. How much unexpected time must p
e4
In your experience does the consolidation of shipments increase the risk of inte
e5
In your experience does the consolidation of shipments increase the risk of dela
e6
In your experience do intensive physical inspections frequently lead to extended
e7
What is your normal response to delays at the border?
e7x1
What is your normal response to delays at the border? - Other
e7x1_1
What is your normal response to delays at the border? - Other
e8
Do you personally communicate with drivers about shipments when goods are delaye
e9
Consider a shipment that spends at least one night at the border. In what propor
e10_1
First cause - Indicate the top 3 causes for the unexpected delays in customs cle
e10_2
Second cause
e10_3
Third cause
e11_1
Corruption - If the performance of border agencies (customs and non-customs) are
e11_2
Understaffing
e11_3
Poor training
e11_4
Lack of automation
e11_5
Insufficient physical infrastructure at the border
e11_6
Other
e11_6x
Other, what?
e11_6x_1
Other, what?
e12_1
Date of delivery? - Does the delivery contract normally specify the following
e12_2
Hour of delivery (other than close of business)?
e13
Are there penalties for delivering the goods later than the date/hour of deliver
e14
If there are penalties, do they apply to
e15
If there are penalties, do they apply to
e16
In case that a TYPICAL shipment is unexpectedly held at the border or terminal
e16_1
What is the penalty in euro?
e16_2
What is the penalty in the percentage value of the product?
e17
Are there any greater punishment for a longer delay? (If the penalty for one day
e17x1
Are there any greater punishment for a longer delay? (If the penalty for one day
e17x1_1
Are there any greater punishment for a longer delay? (If the penalty for one day
e18
If so, can you give a representative example of larger penalty for longer delay?
e18_1
If so, can you give a representative example of larger penalty for longer delay?
e19
What would happen if the shipment arrived earlier?
e20
Has any customer decided not to hire you again due to delays at the border?
e21
How long were the delays at the border that caused a customer to decide not to h
e22
How often do customers decide not to hire you again, as a result of delays at th
e23
If you know the reason a customer decided not to hire you again, does the busine
e24
Last time a customer decided not to hire you again due to delays at the border,
e24_1
Last time a customer decided not to hire you again due to delays at the border,
e24_2
Last time a customer decided not to hire you again due to delays at the border,
d24a
What is on average the value of a typical consignment you handle?
e25_1
North and South America - Do you handle imports from the following sources?
e25_2
Asia
e26_1
If you handle goods from these sources, do you typically organize the shipment f
e26_2
If you handle goods from these sources, do you typically organize the shipment f
e26_3
If you handle goods from these sources, do you typically organize the shipment f
e26x1
If you handle goods from these sources, do you typically organize the shipment f
e26x1_1
If you handle goods from these sources, do you typically organize the shipment f
e27
If you organize shipments from outside the region, presumably there are several
e27x1
If you organize shipments from outside the region, presumably there are several
e27x1_1
If you organize shipments from outside the region, presumably there are several
e28
Which sea port is most likely used for goods coming from North America?
e28x1
Which sea port is most likely used for goods coming from North America? - Other,
e28x1_1
Which sea port is most likely used for goods coming from North America? - Other,
e29_1
Rieke - Regardless of country of origin, which Nothern Adriatic ports do you use
e29_2
Kopar
e29_3
Trieste
e29_4
Venice
e30_1
Ocean freight costs - Consider the following factors that might affect route cho
e30_2
Overland freight costs
e30_3
Border-related costs/delays in countries other than Serbia
e30_4
Border related costs/delays in Serbia
e31
Do you use in-house clearance (where Customs allows businesses to have their goo
e32
When did you begin to use in-house clearance?
e32a_1
Month - When did you begin to use in-house clearance?
e32a_2
Year
e33
If you do not use in-house clearance, why not?
e33_1
If you do not use in-house clearance, why not?
e33_2
If you do not use in-house clearance, why not?
e34
Do you normally use just one or more than one Carinarnica in Serbia?
e35a_1
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_2
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_3
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_4
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_5
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_6
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_7
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_8
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_9
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_10
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_11
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_12
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_13
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_14
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35a_15
Which Carinarnica have you used till now? Mark all from the list which you have
e35b_1
What are the top 3 Carinarnice that you use?
e35b_2
What are the top 3 Carinarnice that you use?
e35b_3
What are the top 3 Carinarnice that you use?
e35aa
Do you have the possibility of choosing across customs districts or not?
e36_1
Delivery point in Serbia - What factors drive your choice of Carinarnica
e36_2
Location of goods origin
e36_3
Transport infrastructure/cost
e36_4
Performance of border agencies in this Carinarica
e37
If you work with more than one Carinarnica, do you consider performance to be re
e38_1
Carinarnica Beograd - If performance varies over Carinarnice, rank the Carinarni
e38_2
Carinarnica VrsSac
e38_3
Carinarnica Dimitrovgrad
e38_4
Carinarnica Zrenjanin
e38_5
Carinarnica Kladovo
e38_6
Carinarnica Kragujevac
e38_7
Carinarnica Kraljevo
e38_8
Carinarnica KrusSevac
e38_9
Carinarnica Novi Sad
e38_10
Carinarnica PrisStina
e38_11
Carinarnica Sombor
e38_12
Carinarnica Subotica
e38_13
Carinarnica UzZice
e38_14
Carinarnica Ssabac
e38_15
Carinarnica Ssabac
e39
Consider the period 2010 to 2013. Would you say that the joint performance of b
e40a
Have there been any noticeable changes in the performance of the Carinarnice you
e40b
If so, and if you use more than one, which Carinarnice have changed most signifi
e41
If there have been noticeable changes in performance, what specifically, do you
e41_1
If there have been noticeable changes in performance, what specifically, do you
e41_2
If there have been noticeable changes in performance, what specifically, do you
e41_3
If there have been noticeable changes in performance, what specifically, do you
e42
Are you aware of any significant changes to formal procedures that occurred in t
e42_1
Are you aware of any significant changes to formal procedures that occurred in t
e42_2
Are you aware of any significant changes to formal procedures that occurred in t
e42_3
Are you aware of any significant changes to formal procedures that occurred in t
e43
How often are cold storage shipments given priority for clearance at the border
e44
Suppose that for a given shipment of imported goods a lower tariff is available
e45
Suppose that including certain goods in a consolidated shipment lowers the cost
e46
Consider two border posts, one which operates more quickly than the other, but t
e47
Suppose you have an opportunity to ship a half-truckload of a certain product fr
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