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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:
Do you use the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)?
The United Nations recommendation is: Yes
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YES (77%)
ALBANIAARGENTINAARMENIA
AUSTRALIAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJAN
BANGLADESHBARBADOSBELARUS
BELGIUMBELIZEBERMUDA
BHUTANBOLIVIABOTSWANA
BRAZILBRUNEI DARSM.BULGARIA
BURKINA FASOCANADACAYMAN IS.
CENT.AFR.REP.CHILECHINA
CHINA HKONG SARCHINA MACAO SARCOLOMBIA
CONGOCOOK ISLANDSCOSTA RICA
COTE D'IVOIRECROATIACYPRUS
CZECH REP.DENMARKDOMINICA
ECUADOREGYPTEQ. GUINEA
ESTONIAETHIOPIAFIJI
FINLANDFRANCEGAMBIA
GERMANYGREECEHUNGARY
ICELANDINDIAINDONESIA
IRANIRELANDISRAEL
ITALYJAMAICAJAPAN
JORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYA
KYRGYZSTANLATVIALITHUANIA
MADAGASCARMALAWIMALAYSIA
MALDIVESMALTAMAURITIUS
MEXICOMICRONESIAMOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALANDNORWAYPARAGUAY
PERUPHILIPPINESPOLAND
PORTUGALQATARREP.MOLDOVA
REP.OF KOREAROMANIARUSSIAN FED.
SACUSENEGALSINGAPORE
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA, REP.SOLOMON IS.
SPAINSRI LANKAST. KITTS-NEV.
ST. LUCIAST. VINCENT, G.SUDAN
SWEDENSWITZERLAND LI.THAILAND
TRINIDAD, TBG.TUNISIATURKEY
U.RP. TANZANIAUGANDAUK
USAUZBEKISTANVENEZUELA
YUGOSLAVIAZAMBIAZIMBABWE
NO (18.2%)
ANGOLAANTIGUA, BARB.BURUNDI
CAMBODIACAPE VERDEDJIBOUTI
DOMINICAN RP.EL SALVADORGEORGIA
GRENADAIRAQKUWAIT
LESOTHONETH.ANTILLESNIGERIA
PAKISTANPANAMAPAPUA N.GUIN.
SEYCHELLESSIERRA LEONESURINAME
TONGAUKRAINEUNTD.ARAB EM.
URUGUAYVIET NAMYEMEN
N/A (4.7%)
ALGERIABAHAMASLAO.P.DEM.RP.
SAMOASYRIAN ARAB RTAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN....