Development Account Project 06/07K:
Strengthening the Development of International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) and the
Compilation of e-commerce in Member Countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Resource Center

This page will provide links or will post information important for the compilation of international merchandise trade statistics.

International recommendations

• International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Compilers Manual (English, Arabic)
• International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions, Revision 2 (English, Arabic)
  

Classifications and correlation tables

• Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 4 (SITC, Rev.4)
  
• Correspondence tables in respect to SITC, Rev.4
  
• Correlation tables between the Harmonized System (2007 edition) and Classification by Broad Economic Categories
  
• Correlation tables between the Harmonized System (2002 edition) and the Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3
  
• Correlation tables between the Harmonized System 1996 and Classification by Broad Economic Categories
  
• Correlation tables between Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 and Classification by Broad Economic Categories