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Date of release: July 25 2008

International Merchandise Trade Statistics
National Compilation and Reporting Practices

--- 2006 Survey Results ---

Introduction | Research countries | Research questions | List of UN recommendations

Question:
Do you INCLUDE in trade statistics the following: goods acquired by all categories of travellers, including non-resident workers, to a significant scale (i.e., excluding goods for their own use) as defined by national law; for example, so-called Shuttle Trade.
The United Nations recommendation is: YES
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Yes (51.5%)
ALBANIAANDORRAANTIGUA, BARB.
ARMENIAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIA
AZERBAIJANBELARUSBELGIUM
BOLIVIABOSNIA HERZEG.BOTSWANA
BRAZILCANADACAYMAN IS.
CHINACONGOCOSTA RICA
ECUADOREL SALVADORFIJI
GEORGIAGERMANYINDONESIA
ISRAELJAMAICAKAZAKHSTAN
KUWAITLITHUANIAMALAYSIA
MALIMAURITIUSMEXICO
MONGOLIAMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUE
N. MARIANA ISL.NAMIBIANORWAY
OMANPALESTINIAN TERPANAMA
PAPUA N.GUIN.PHILIPPINESREP.MOLDOVA
REP.OF KOREAROMANIARUSSIAN FED.
SAUDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIA
SEYCHELLESSLOVENIA, REP.SPAIN
ST. VINCENT, G.SURINAMESWEDEN
SWITZERLAND LI.TFYR MACEDONIATHAILAND
TIMOR-LESTETONGATUNISIA
UZBEKISTANVIET NAMYEMEN
ZAMBIAZIMBABWE..
No (37.1%)
ARGENTINAARUBABANGLADESH
BULGARIABURKINA FASOBURUNDI
CAMEROONCHILECOLOMBIA
COOK ISLANDSCROATIACUBA
CZECH REP.DENMARKESTONIA
FINLANDFR. POLYNESIAGAMBIA
GHANAGREECEGUINEA
ICELANDINDIAIRAQ
IRELANDJAPANJORDAN
KENYALATVIALITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURGMALTAMYANMAR
NEW ZEALANDPAKISTANPERU
POLANDPORTUGALQATAR
SINGAPORESOUTH AFRICASRI LANKA
TAJIKISTANTOGOTURKEY
UKUKRAINEURUGUAY
USA....
N/A (11.4%)
CAMBODIACAPE VERDECYPRUS
DJIBOUTIHUNGARYKYRGYZSTAN
MALDIVESNETH.ANTILLESPARAGUAY
SAMOASLOVAKIASYRIAN ARAB R
TRINIDAD, TBG.UGANDAWALLIS, FUTUNA