How long from a rule being filed to it taking effect, by market

Name: How long from a rule being filed to it taking effect, by market
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It is the planning horizon a brand actually gets between a rule appearing and having to comply with it.

47 markets · 4,986 underlying records · verified September 9, 2026 · World Trade Organization

The median is 115 days, across 47 markets. It runs from 12 (Tanzania) to 338 (Jamaica).

#	Market	Days from filing to in force
1	Jamaica	338
2	South Africa	278
3	Botswana	272
4	Sweden	253
5	Saudi Arabia	250
6	Taiwan	247
7	Kenya	230
8	Uganda	227
9	Russia	216
10	Georgia	211
11	United Kingdom	201
12	Dominican Republic	198
13	Vietnam	192
14	Ukraine	184
15	Kuwait	179
16	Guyana	159
17	France	153
18	Jordan	151
19	Switzerland	132
20	Singapore	129
21	Canada	120
22	South Korea	120
23	Denmark	116
24	Slovenia	115
25	China	106
26	Madagascar	105
27	Czechia	104
28	Malaysia	98
29	Turkey	91
30	Peru	89
31	Uruguay	76
32	Egypt	75
33	Albania	70
34	New Zealand	70
35	Philippines	68
36	Ecuador	67
37	India	65
38	Thailand	62
39	Australia	59
40	European Union	56
41	Israel	47
42	Japan	45
43	United States	42
44	Argentina	40
45	Chile	29
46	Brazil	20
47	Tanzania	12

Where this comes from

World Trade Organization: ePing SPS & TBT notification register

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