Q: I did not find Taiwan trade flows in UN Comtrade. Would it be possible for me to obtain the Taiwan imports and exports to these partners: Hong Kong and Mainland China data from UN Comtrade?

A: Taiwan, Province of China is classified as “Other Asia, not elsewhere specified” (code 490) in both reporter and partner. In principle, trade data for territories belonging to Asia but not specified by country could end up in code 490. Trade data for Taiwan, Province of China, is not included in China’s trade.