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Date of release: April 7 2003

International Merchandise Trade Statistics
National Compilation and Reporting Practices

--- 1996 Survey Results ---

Introduction | Research countries | Research questions | List of UN recommendations

Question:
If you use HS or another classification system for coding the basic transactions, do you convert data to another classification?
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YES (27%)
ANGOLAARGENTINAAUSTRALIA
BELGIUMBOLIVIABOTSWANA
CANADACENT.AFR.REP.CHILE
CHINA HKONG SARCHINA MACAO SARCOLOMBIA
CONGOCROATIACZECH REP.
DENMARKESTONIAFRANCE
GERMANYHUNGARYICELAND
INDONESIAITALYMALAWI
MALDIVESNEW ZEALANDPERU
POLANDROMANIASACU
SENEGALSLOVENIA, REP.SUDAN
SWITZERLAND LI.SYRIAN ARAB RTURKEY
UKUSAYEMEN
YUGOSLAVIA....
NO (41.2%)
ALBANIAARMENIAAUSTRIA
AZERBAIJANBARBADOSBELARUS
BELIZEBERMUDABRAZIL
BRUNEI DARSM.BULGARIABURKINA FASO
BURUNDICHINACOOK ISLANDS
COSTA RICACYPRUSDOMINICAN RP.
EGYPTETHIOPIAFIJI
FINLANDGEORGIAGREECE
INDIAIRANIRELAND
JAPANJORDANKAZAKHSTAN
KENYAKYRGYZSTANLATVIA
LITHUANIAMADAGASCARMALTA
MAURITIUSMEXICOMICRONESIA
MOROCCOMOZAMBIQUEMYANMAR
NETHERLANDSNORWAYPANAMA
PAPUA N.GUIN.PARAGUAYREP.MOLDOVA
REP.OF KOREARUSSIAN FED.SEYCHELLES
SLOVAKIASPAINSRI LANKA
ST. VINCENT, G.TAJIKISTANTHAILAND
TRINIDAD, TBG.U.RP. TANZANIAUKRAINE
UZBEKISTAN....
N/A (31.8%)
ALGERIAANTIGUA, BARB.BAHAMAS
BANGLADESHBHUTANCAMBODIA
CAPE VERDECAYMAN IS.COTE D'IVOIRE
DJIBOUTIDOMINICAECUADOR
EL SALVADOREQ. GUINEAGAMBIA
GRENADAIRAQISRAEL
JAMAICAKUWAITLAO.P.DEM.RP.
LESOTHOMALAYSIANETH.ANTILLES
NIGERIAPAKISTANPHILIPPINES
PORTUGALQATARSAMOA
SIERRA LEONESINGAPORESOLOMON IS.
ST. KITTS-NEV.ST. LUCIASURINAME
SWEDENTONGATUNISIA
TURKMENISTANUGANDAUNTD.ARAB EM.
URUGUAYVENEZUELAVIET NAM
ZAMBIAZIMBABWE..