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Policy on use and re-dissemination
FAQs on Use and Re-dissemination
List of References & Parameter Codes
Exports from one country may not always align perfectly with the imports of its trading partners.
Bilateral asymmetries
Issues with UN Comtrade Website?
Can I book a demo of the UN Comtrade platform?
Why are some converted datasets not accessible in the UI?
Why can I only see “HS as reported” and “SITC LTS” under commodity classifications on UN Comtrade?
Why does the commodity description for some HS codes differ slightly from the official WCO version?
Trade valuation
How to Access UN Comtrade data?
Mode of Transport and Trade Routes
Does UN Comtrade provide buyer/supplier-level 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)
What are the data sources for UN Comtrade?
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?
What is data delivery?
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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Who do we contact for support?
Showcases in Visualization Labs

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Country nomenclature and groupings
Historical Data 1900-1960 on IMTS
Correlation between ISIC and SITC codes (or Commodity and Industry)
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
HS 2007 code 2916.36
Non-Monetary Gold in Trade Classifications (SITC, HS)
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

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