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| 1 | Name of the current national classification (Original) | Митническа тарифа на Република България (МТ) |
| 2 | Name of the current national classification (English) | Custom Tariff of Republic of Bulgaria (CT) |
| 3 | Link to international classifications
(Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived | HS/CN Combined Nomenclature |
| 4 | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there any plans to use international norms, such as work in progress, translation etc. | |
| 5 | Please describe deviations from the international standard (if any)
(Use one or two examples, if general statement not possible) | |
| 6 | Levels in the structure:
Is the structure identical to international standard or, if not, how does it differ?
Have additional levels been added or have changes been made, e.g. aggregations or additional breakdowns? | The same as in CN and additional level for national use (9-digit code at the most detailed level for national needs) |
| 7 | Number of items at the most detailed level of the current classification | 10896 |
| 8 | Do conversion tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | First 8 digits of the Custom Tariff Nomenclature of Bulgaria are exactly the CN-8 digits |
| 9 | Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classification | General Custom Directorate to the Ministry of Finance, "Custom Tariff Policy Department," "Custom Tariff Division." NSI makes proposal for additional national positions at the national level for statistical purposes |
| 10 | Implementation date:
Please state the date of the first official adoption and the programme for the implementation of the various statistical applications. | 1992: Custom Tariff based on HS. 1996: Custom Tariff based on HS, though the structure was in CN with 8-digit code and included many CN-positions; 1998: Custom Tariff based on CN. Statistical data are based on Custom Statistics. |
| 11 | Plans for revision or update of the current classification.
Please state if plans are made to revise the classification (e.g. due to national needs not reflected in the international classification). | Yearly, based on CN-changes and positions for national needs. Revisions: based on revisions of CN |
| 12 | Users of the classification for statistical purposes
Please state in which statistics (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. | National Statistical Institute, Trade Ministry, Bulgarian Commercial-Industrial Chamber, and other Governmental and Non-governmental institutions |
| 13 | Statistical data collected according to the current classification
Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used. | Custom Statistics; Surveys:
- commodity balances,
- external trade statistics,
- national accounts |
| 14 | Statistical data published according to the current classification
Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used. | The statistical data are published at the 6-digit level |
| 15 | In which languages is the classification available? | Bulgarian |
| 16 | Is the classification available in electronic form? | It is expected to have available the Custom Tariff of the Republic of Bulgaria in English on electronic form by the end of 1998 |
| 17 | Do the conversion key(s) exist in electronic form? | |
| 18 | Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated? | They have not. In the Custom Tariff Division the explanatory notes used are from HS and CN |
| 19 | Problems occurred during the period of use of the current classification
Please describe the kind of problems that have occurred (interpretation, methodology, etc.) | In "Custom Tariff Division" - no problem |
| 20 | Users of the classification for non-statistical purposes
Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 13). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register etc.) | All economic units dealing with external trade |
| 21 | Alternative classifications used by other institutions of the economy
Please indicate if these classifications are available and useful for the Statistical Office. | There is no alternative classification |
| 22 | Are conversion tables between alternative and current classification available? | - |
| 23 | Name of former (previous) national classification
(full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | HS after 1992 |
| 24 | Link of former classification to international classifcations | |
| 25 | Levels in the structure (of former classification) | |
| 26 | Number of items at the most detailed level | |
| 27 | Do conversion tables exist between former and current classification? | |
| 28 | Which statistical data are currently collected or published according to the former classification?
Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | |
