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National Classifications

CCT

Country / Area: Azerbaijan

Classification category: Product Classifications

 QuestionAnswer
1Name of the current national classification (Original)Classification of commodity types (CCT).
2Link to international classifications (Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived CCT-CPA-CPC.
3If 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.No.
4Please describe deviations from the international standard (if any) (Use one or two examples, if general statement not possible)No
5Levels 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?CCT has 8 digits.
6Number of items at the most detailed level of the current classificationCCT consist of 3851 items.
7Do conversion tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)?Yes, there are.
8Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classificationThe State Statistical Committee is responsible for elaboration and maintenance of the classification.
9Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiryE-mail: azstat@azeri.com
10Implementation date: Please state the date of the first official adoption and the programme for the implementation of the various statistical applications.CCT was approved by the decision of the Board of SSC dated 28 October 1998.
11Plans 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).Revision of CCT is stipulated to be carried out after 2002.
12Users 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.In all statistical surveys overall and sample method is used. As outside users of this classification are Ministry of Economy, Tax Ministry, State Customs Committee, National Bank and etc.
13Statistical 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.CCT classification is used in all surveys of economy.
14Statistical 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.All publications are in correspondence with CCT classification
15In which languages is the classification available?In Azerbaijan language.
16Is the classification available in electronic form?Yes.
17Do the conversion key(s) exist in electronic form?Yes.
18Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated?Yes.
19Problems occurred during the period of use of the current classification Please describe the kind of problems that have occurred (interpretation, methodology, etc.)No.
20Users 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.)Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Social Defence of Labour and Population, Ministry of Tax, Custom Committee.
21Alternative classifications used by other institutions of the economy Please indicate if these classifications are available and useful for the Statistical Office.In some administrative bodies used CCT instead of OKP. SSC has got this classification.
22Are conversion tables between alternative and current classification available? 
23Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given)They were no national classification before, as the old soviet classification has been used. Previously all Union classification of kinds of products ( OKP) was used instead of CCT.
24Link of former classification to international classifcationsSoviet classification had no links with international classification
25Levels in the structure (of former classification)Code structure of OKP classification had 10 digits.
26Number of items at the most detailed levelClassification had been totally changed.
27Do conversion tables exist between former and current classification?As it was difficult to set up conversion keys of soviet classification to soviet classification the level of this keys was very low. Non- equivalent conversion key is available.
28Date of implementation of former classificationOKP classification entered into force 01.01.76.
29Which 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.All statistical data were collected and published by old classification. Information received by old classification and publications are available in the SSC.

Source: UN/ESCAP questionnaire, 2000-12-01