Classification Detail
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3
Basic Bibliographic Information
• Status:
Superseded
[The current version is SITC Revision 4]
• Type:
To Be Determined
• Citation:
Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 34 Rev. 3, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.3
• ISBN:
9211612659
• Website:
• Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Available Formats:
PDF, HTML, Text
• Year Adopted:
1985
• Year Published:
1986
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification type pour le commerce international troisième version révisée (CITI Rev. 3)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.3
Español
Clasificación Industrial Internacional Uniforme de todas las actividades económicas Rev. 3 (CIIU Rev. 3)
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.3
العربية
التصنيف الموحد للتجارة الدولية التنقيح
Pусский
Международная стандартная торговая классификация вариант 3
• Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
204 International trade
• Purpose:
For compiling international trade statistics on all merchandise entering international trade, and to promote international comparability of international trade statistics. The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes.
• Main Applications:
The majority of countries and international organizations continue to use SITC for various purposes, such as study of long-term trends in international merchandise trade and aggregation of traded commodities into classes more suitable for economic analysis of trade.
• Main Users:
data compilers, economists, researchers and market analysts, trade policy analyst
Methodology
• Scope:
Covering all goods classifiable in HS except for monetary gold, gold coin and current coin (these goods are excluded from International Merchandise Trade Statistics)
• Concept Being Classified:
goods
• Statistical Units:
All merchandise entering international trade
• Main Principles:
The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes.
• Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
SITC Rev. 3 - HS1988
SITC Rev. 3 - HS2002
SITC Rev. 3 - HS1992
SITC Rev. 3 - HS2007
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
10 items
Level 2
Division
01
67 items
Level 3
Group
012
261 items
Level 4
Subgroup
012.1
1033 items
Level 5
Item
012.13
3121 items
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
• Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
• Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Supporting Documents
• Coding Index Available:
No
• Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
• Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
SITC Rev. 3 - HS1988
SITC Rev. 3 - HS2002
SITC Rev. 3 - HS1992
SITC Rev. 3 - HS2007
• Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
• Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
• Unit:
International Trade Statistics Branch
• Email:
• Fax:
+1 212 963 9851