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| 1 (a) | Name of the current national classification (full name in official national languages and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Not applicable. |
| 1 (b) | In which language(s) is the classification available? | Not applicable. |
| 1 (c) | Can the classification (or information about it) be accessed on the Internet? If yes, please provide the URL. | Yes, it is identical. Six digits from the top of the Export and Import Statistical Schedule are similar to HS and additional 3 digits are added due to national needs. |
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| 2 (a) | Please describe the structure of the classification: How many levels does the classification have? (Please provide labels, such as “Division”, “Class”) How many categories exist at each level? | Export : 6,576
Import : 9,304 |
| 2 (b) | Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level. | It does not need it, because it is the same. |
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| 3 (a) | Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe. | Matters relating to classification of goods in tariff, Customs Clearance Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance |
| 3 (b) | Is the classification structure identical to the international standard or, if not, how does it differ? (e.g. have additional levels been added to the international standard or have changes been made within the level of the international structure, such as aggregations or additional breakdowns) | NAGASHIMA, Toshiaki (Mr) telephone number : 81-3-3581-3041
e-mail : toshiaki.nagashima@mof.go.jp |
| 3 (c) | Please describe deviations from the international standard (in terms of structure, methodology or application rules). Please use examples, if a general statement is not possible. | 3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-8940 e-mail : mailcust@mof.go.jp
website : http://www.customs.go.jp |
| 3 (d) | At what level of the international standard can data be reported for international comparison? (Please provide examples of programmes / indicators if reporting takes place at different levels of the classification.) | January 1, 1988 |
| 3 (e) | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future. | We revise 3 digits from the last, due to national needs every year. |
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| 4 (a) | Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing. | Matters relating to classification of goods in tariff, Customs Clearance Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance |
| 4 (b) | Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.) | Statistics of Trade |
| 4 (c) | Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office? | Statistics of Trade |
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| 5 (a) | Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.) | Japanese and English |
| 5 (b) | Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes. | No |
| 5 (c) | Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification? | We need more detailed explanation of "conversion keys in electronic form" for our "to-the-point" answer. |
| 5 (d) | Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Yes, we have. |
| 5 (e) | Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications | None, in particular. |
| 5 (f) | Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a)) | We do not need anything in particular. |
| 5 (g) | Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification? | Customs |
| 5 (h) | When was the former classification implemented? | No |
| 5 (i) | Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | Not applicable. |
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| 6 (a) | Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated? | Same name (however, it is identical to another international standard and has different structure.) |
| 6 (b) | Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | It links to Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature(CCCN). |
| 6 (c) | Are correspondence tables between alternative and current classification available (if applicable)? | 4-digits from the top are same to CCCN and 3-digits are added due to national needs. |
| 6 (d) | Does a national coding index exist? | Evident information is unavailable now. |
| 6 (e) | Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML) | It is same to conversion table between HS and CCCN. |
| 6 (f) | Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form? | 1961 year |
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| 7 (a) | Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification | No |
| 7 (b) | Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiry | Export : THE EXPORT STATIATICAL SCHEDULE
Import : THE IMPORT STATIATICAL SCHEDULE |
