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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 EXCLUDE from trade statistics the following: goods exported from your country but lost or destroyed after ownership has been acquired by the importer; if Yes, please indicate in Comments whether you record the transaction separately.
The United Nations recommendation is: YES
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Yes (31.1%)
ANTIGUA, BARB.ARGENTINAAZERBAIJAN
BELGIUMBOLIVIABULGARIA
BURUNDICAMEROONCAPE VERDE
CAYMAN IS.COLOMBIACOOK ISLANDS
COSTA RICACROATIAECUADOR
FIJIFR. POLYNESIAGREECE
JAMAICAJAPANKAZAKHSTAN
LATVIALITHUANIALUXEMBOURG
MALINAMIBIAPERU
PORTUGALREP.MOLDOVAROMANIA
SENEGALSERBIASINGAPORE
SPAINST. VINCENT, G.SURINAME
TURKEYUSAUZBEKISTAN
VIET NAMYEMEN..
No (47%)
ALBANIAANDORRAARUBA
AUSTRALIABANGLADESHBOSNIA HERZEG.
BOTSWANABRAZILBURKINA FASO
CANADACHILECHINA
CONGOCUBACYPRUS
CZECH REP.DENMARKEL SALVADOR
FINLANDGEORGIAGERMANY
GHANAHUNGARYICELAND
INDIAINDONESIAIRAQ
IRELANDISRAELJORDAN
KENYAKUWAITLITHUANIA
MALTAMAURITIUSMEXICO
MONGOLIAMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUE
NEW ZEALANDNORWAYOMAN
PALESTINIAN TERPOLANDQATAR
RUSSIAN FED.SAMOASAUDI ARABIA
SLOVAKIASOUTH AFRICASRI LANKA
SWEDENSWITZERLAND LI.TFYR MACEDONIA
TIMOR-LESTETOGOTONGA
TRINIDAD, TBG.UKUKRAINE
ZAMBIAZIMBABWE..
N/A (22%)
ARMENIAAUSTRIABELARUS
CAMBODIADJIBOUTIESTONIA
GAMBIAGUINEAKYRGYZSTAN
MALAYSIAMALDIVESMYANMAR
N. MARIANA ISL.NETH.ANTILLESPAKISTAN
PANAMAPAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAY
PHILIPPINESREP.OF KOREASEYCHELLES
SLOVENIA, REP.SYRIAN ARAB RTAJIKISTAN
THAILANDTUNISIAUGANDA
URUGUAYWALLIS, FUTUNA..