This web site provides access to information and data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) and the work of the International Merchandise Trade Statistics Section (IMTSS) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The work program has four parts:

Methodology IMTS

IMTSS is responsible for the development and maintenance of the IMTS methodology, including IMTS concepts and definitions (IMTS, Rev. 2) and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC).

1.Concepts and methods
    UN Expert Group on IMTS (EG-IMTS)
2.National Practices
3.Inventory of IMTS classifications and related correspondence tables.

UN Comtrade database

Free access to all of the data available in UN Comtrade database. For technical reasons there is a download limit of 50,000 records per query (without limitation on number of queries). Premium service (personalization feature and bulk download of millions of records/data streaming via web services) is available for a fee.

The UN Comtrade database contains more than 1.75 billion trade records starting from 1962.

1. UN Comtrade knowledgebase
2. UN Comtrade web services
3. UN comtrade community forum
4. Comtrade@UN data

Analytical tables (publications)

Free access to the latest analytical tables which cover trade values and indices for individual countries and regions.
1. International Trade Statistics Yearbook tables
2. Analytical Trade tables
      a. Monthly Bulletin of Statistics tables
      b. Annual Totals Table (Country totals compared)
      c. Historical data (1900-1960)

International cooperation and workshops (IMTS)

Statistical Commission
Cooperation with international and regional organizations
Workshops and technical assistance missions

Contact us:
United Nations Statistics Division
IMTS Section
DC2-1544, 2 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: 1 (917) 367-5106
E-mail: comtrade@un.org