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FAQs on Use and Re-dissemination
Policy on use and re-dissemination
UN Comtrade API
List of References & Parameter Codes
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Why are some converted datasets not accessible in the UI?
Downloading all data by period
Trade valuation
How to Access UN Comtrade data?
Mode of Transport and Trade Routes
Does UN Comtrade provide buyer/supplier-level data?
What is tariffline data?
What is bulk file download?
How do I use wildcards to query data?
How to use UN Comtrade via World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS)
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Which new data items have been added to UN Comtrade datasets?
How to retrieve data for “World” exports to a country in UN Comtrade?
What is Data Preview?
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Conversion factors and current/constant value
Supplementary Quantity Units
Are 6-digit commodity codes included in 4-digit commodity codes or are they separate?
Reported and Converted Data: Commodity Conversion Issues
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Country nomenclature and groupings
Historical Data 1900-1960 on IMTS
Correlation between ISIC and SITC codes (or Commodity and Industry)
What is tariffline data?
Conversion factors and current/constant value
Which new data items have been added to UN Comtrade datasets?
What are the data sources for UN Comtrade?
Supplementary Quantity Units
Reporters and Partners
Taiwan, Province of China Trade Data
Data Conversion
Intermediate Goods in Trade Statistics
HS 2017 Code 3002.19 and HS 2022 code 3822.19
Areas not elsewhere specified
Why are China’s re-imports so high?
Second Partner Country
UN Comtrade and UNData
Tariffline product code description
Shuttle Trade
Trade with itself
Reporter country codes and their custom areas
Reported and Converted Data: Commodity Conversion Issues
Quantity unit information in detailed level data
Data Confidentiality in UN Comtrade
EU in UN Comtrade
Definition of luxury goods
Exports from one country may not always align perfectly with the imports of its trading partners.
Changes in trade reporting practices of countries with colonies
Reporting Period – Calendar Year
Measurement of iron trade, specifically in used cars
Leasing of aircraft – financial leasing
Hong Kong trade with China
Historical data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (1900-1960)
Free Zones and Bunkers
Food provided on airlines – Transportation Services
Country Codes
China: Data availability before 1984
Italy: Change in Statistical Territory

Definitions

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Special Trade System
Modes of Supply
Economic Territory and Statistical Territory
Distinction between Exports and Re-exports / Imports and Re-imports

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IMTS Publication List
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Historical Data 1900-1960 on IMTS
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Bilateral asymmetries
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HS, SITC, BEC conversion and correspondence tables
Quantity and Weight Data in UN Comtrade

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Negative values in trade in services
Modes of Supply
EBOPS 2002: Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification

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