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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 use the Harmonized System (HS) as the basis for your detailed commodity trade database? If Yes, please give the number of digits at which you maintain your commodity codes in the Comment field.
The United Nations recommendation is: YES
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Yes (93.9%)
ALBANIAANDORRAARGENTINA
ARMENIAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIA
AZERBAIJANBANGLADESHBELARUS
BELGIUMBOLIVIABOSNIA HERZEG.
BOTSWANABRAZILBULGARIA
BURKINA FASOBURUNDICAMEROON
CANADACAPE VERDECHILE
CHINACOLOMBIACONGO
COOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICACROATIA
CUBACYPRUSCZECH REP.
DENMARKDJIBOUTIECUADOR
EL SALVADORESTONIAFIJI
FINLANDFR. POLYNESIAGAMBIA
GEORGIAGERMANYGHANA
GREECEGUINEAHUNGARY
ICELANDINDIAINDONESIA
ISRAELJAMAICAJAPAN
JORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYA
KUWAITKYRGYZSTANLATVIA
LITHUANIALITHUANIALUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIAMALDIVESMALI
MALTAMAURITIUSMEXICO
MONGOLIAMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUE
MYANMARN. MARIANA ISL.NAMIBIA
NETH.ANTILLESNEW ZEALANDNORWAY
OMANPAKISTANPALESTINIAN TER
PANAMAPAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAY
PERUPHILIPPINESPOLAND
PORTUGALQATARREP.MOLDOVA
REP.OF KOREAROMANIARUSSIAN FED.
SAMOASAUDI ARABIASENEGAL
SERBIASEYCHELLESSINGAPORE
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.SOUTH AFRICA
SPAINSRI LANKAST. VINCENT, G.
SWEDENSWITZERLAND LI.SYRIAN ARAB R
TAJIKISTANTFYR MACEDONIATHAILAND
TIMOR-LESTETOGOTONGA
TRINIDAD, TBG.TUNISIATURKEY
UGANDAUKUKRAINE
URUGUAYUSAUZBEKISTAN
VIET NAMYEMENZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE....
No (3%)
ARUBACAMBODIAIRAQ
IRELAND....
N/A (3%)
ANTIGUA, BARB.CAYMAN IS.SURINAME
WALLIS, FUTUNA....