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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:
Is the date used for recording external trade statistics the date of customs clearance?
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YES (59.5%)
ALBANIAARGENTINAAUSTRALIA
AZERBAIJANBELARUSBELGIUM
BELIZEBOLIVIABOTSWANA
BRAZILBURKINA FASOCANADA
CENT.AFR.REP.CHINACHINA MACAO SAR
COLOMBIACONGOCOSTA RICA
CROATIACYPRUSCZECH REP.
ECUADOREGYPTEQ. GUINEA
ETHIOPIAFINLANDFRANCE
GAMBIAGEORGIAGERMANY
GREECEHUNGARYICELAND
INDIAINDONESIAIRAN
IRELANDITALYJORDAN
KENYAKUWAITKYRGYZSTAN
LITHUANIAMADAGASCARMALAWI
MALDIVESMAURITIUSMEXICO
MICRONESIAMOZAMBIQUEMYANMAR
NETH.ANTILLESNETHERLANDSNEW ZEALAND
NIGERIANORWAYPAPUA N.GUIN.
PARAGUAYPERUPOLAND
QATARREP.MOLDOVAREP.OF KOREA
ROMANIASACUSAMOA
SEYCHELLESSLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.
SPAINST. KITTS-NEV.ST. LUCIA
SUDANSWITZERLAND LI.SYRIAN ARAB R
THAILANDTONGATRINIDAD, TBG.
TUNISIATURKEYU.RP. TANZANIA
UKRAINEUSAVENEZUELA
VIET NAMYEMENYUGOSLAVIA
ZIMBABWE....
NO (21.6%)
ANGOLAARMENIAAUSTRIA
BARBADOSBERMUDABRUNEI DARSM.
BULGARIABURUNDICHILE
CHINA HKONG SARCOOK ISLANDSDENMARK
DOMINICAN RP.ESTONIAFIJI
JAPANKAZAKHSTANLAO.P.DEM.RP.
LATVIALESOTHOMALTA
MOROCCOPANAMAPHILIPPINES
RUSSIAN FED.SENEGALSINGAPORE
SRI LANKAST. VINCENT, G.TURKMENISTAN
UKUZBEKISTAN..
N/A (18.9%)
ALGERIAANTIGUA, BARB.BAHAMAS
BANGLADESHBHUTANCAMBODIA
CAPE VERDECAYMAN IS.COTE D'IVOIRE
DJIBOUTIDOMINICAEL SALVADOR
GRENADAIRAQISRAEL
JAMAICAMALAYSIAPAKISTAN
PORTUGALSIERRA LEONESOLOMON IS.
SURINAMESWEDENTAJIKISTAN
UGANDAUNTD.ARAB EM.URUGUAY
ZAMBIA....