This web site provides access to information and data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) and the work of the International Merchandise Trade Statistics Section (IMTSS) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The work program has four parts:

Methodology IMTS

IMTSS is responsible for the development and maintenance of the IMTS methodology, including IMTS concepts and definitions (IMTS, Rev. 2) and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC).

1.Concepts and methods
    UN Expert Group on IMTS (EG-IMTS)
2.National Practices
3.Inventory of IMTS classifications and related correspondence tables.

UN Comtrade database

Free data access. Registered users have full access to all features.
The UN Comtrade database contains more than 1 billion trade records starting from 1962. As part of the UN Comtrade database the following additional services are offered:

1. UN Comtrade knowledgebase
2. UN Comtrade web services
3. UN comtrade community forum
4. Comtrade@UN data

Analytical tables (publications)

Free access to the latest analytical tables which cover trade values and indices for individual countries and regions.
1. International Trade Statistics Yearbook tables
2. Monthly Bulletin of Statistics tables
3. Annual Totals Table (Country totals compared)
4. Historical data (1900-1960)

International cooperation and workshops (IMTS)

UNSD conducts workshops to support countries in the implementation of the international recommendations on IMTS. In addition, UNSD is member of the Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (http://imts.wto.org/task_e.htm) and actively collaborates with the other members

Contact us:
United Nations Statistics Division
IMTS Section
DC2-1544, 2 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: 1 (917) 367-5106
E-mail: comtrade@un.org