Article 1
The nomenclature of countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods that shall be valid as from 1 January 2021 is set out in Annex I.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470 of 12 October 2020 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods and on the geographical breakdown for other business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
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The nomenclature of countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods that shall be valid as from 1 January 2021 is set out in Annex I.
The geographical breakdowns required for European business statistics other than European statistics on international trade in goods is set out in Annex II.
Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.
NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS
ANNEX I NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS (Version valid as from 1 January 2021) Code Text Description AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AO Angola Including Cabinda AQ Antarctica Territory south of 60° south latitude; not including the French Southern Territories (TF), Bouvet Island (BV), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GS) AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BL Saint Barthélemy BM Bermuda BN Brunei Darussalam Often referred to as Brunei BO Bolivia, Plurinational State of Often referred to as Bolivia BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BV Bouvet Island BW Botswana BY Belarus Often referred to as Belorussia BZ Belize CA Canada CC Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands) CD Congo, Democratic Republic of Formerly Zaire CF Central African Republic CG Congo CH Switzerland Including the German territory of Büsingen CI Côte d’Ivoire Often referred to as Ivory Coast CK Cook Islands CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cabo Verde CW Curaçao CX Christmas Island CY Cyprus CZ Czechia DE Germany Including the island of Heligoland; excluding the territory of Büsingen DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DM Dominica DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria EC Ecuador Including the Galápagos Islands EE Estonia EG Egypt EH Western Sahara ER Eritrea ES Spain Including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands; excluding Ceuta (XC) and Melilla (XL) ET Ethiopia FI Finland Including the Åland Islands FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands FM Micronesia, Federated States of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap FO Faroe Islands FR France Including Monaco, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion) and the French northern part of St Martin GA Gabon GB United Kingdom Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man GD Grenada Including Southern Grenadines GE Georgia GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GL Greenland GM Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GR Greece GS South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands GT Guatemala GU Guam GW Guinea-Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands HN Honduras Including Swan Islands HR Croatia HT Haiti HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IN India IO British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago IQ Iraq IR Iran, Islamic Republic of IS Iceland IT Italy Including Livigno and the municipality of Campione d’Italia JM Jamaica JO Jordan JP Japan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli KN St Kitts and Nevis KP Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Often referred to as North Korea KR Korea, Republic of Often referred to as South Korea KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People’s Democratic Republic Often referred to as Laos LB Lebanon LC St Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MD Moldova, Republic of ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK North Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar Often referred to as Burma MN Mongolia MO Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China MP Northern Mariana Islands MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta Including Gozo and Comino MU Mauritius Mauritius, Rodrigues Island, Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals (St Brandon Islands) MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia (Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak) MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledonia Including Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Maré and Ouvéa) NE Niger NF Norfolk Island NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua Including Corn Islands NL Netherlands NO Norway Including Svalbard Archipelago and Jan Mayen Island NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand Excluding Ross Dependency (Antarctica) OM Oman PA Panama Including former Canal Zone PE Peru PF French Polynesia Marquesas Islands, Society Islands (including Tahiti), Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands and Austral Islands. PG Papua New Guinea Eastern part of New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago (including New Britain, New Ireland, Lavongai (New Hanover) and Admiralty Islands); Northern Solomon Islands (Bougainville and Buka); Trobriand Islands, Woodlark Island; d’Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago. PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM St Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn Including the Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands PS Occupied Palestinian Territory West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip PT Portugal Including Azores and Madeira PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RO Romania RU Russian Federation Often referred to as Russia RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles Mahé Island, Praslin Island, La Digue, Frégate and Silhouette; Amirante Islands (including Desroches, Alphonse, Platte and Coëtivy); Farquhar Islands (including Providence); Aldabra Islands and Cosmoledo Islands. SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SH Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SI Slovenia SK Slovakia SL Sierra Leone SM San Marino SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname SS South Sudan ST Sao Tome and Principe SV El Salvador SX Sint Maarten (Dutch part) The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern part. SY Syrian Arab Republic Often referred to as Syria SZ Eswatini Formerly Swaziland TC Turks and Caicos Islands TD Chad TF French Southern Territories Including Kerguélen Islands, Amsterdam Island, Saint-Paul Island, Crozet Archipelago and French scattered Indian Ocean Islands formed by Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island. TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tajikistan TK Tokelau TL Timor-Leste TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TW Taiwan Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu TZ Tanzania, United Republic of Pemba, Zanzibar Island and Tanganyika UA Ukraine UG Uganda UM United States Minor Outlying Islands Including Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island US United States Including Puerto Rico UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Holy See Vatican City State VC St Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Often referred to as Venezuela VG Virgin Islands, British VI Virgin Islands, United States VN Viet Nam VU Vanuatu WF Wallis and Futuna Including Alofi Island WS Samoa Formerly known as Western Samoa XC Ceuta XK Kosovo This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence XL Melilla Including Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peñón de Alhucemas and Chafarinas Islands. XS Serbia YE Yemen Formerly North Yemen and South Yemen ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe MISCELLANEOUS Code Text Description EU European Union Code reserved, in extra-Union trade, for the declaration of the origin of goods according to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union provisions. Code not to be used for statistical purposes. XI United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Code to be used if United Kingdom (in respect of Northern Ireland) needs to be distinguished according to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union provisions. XU United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) Code to be used if United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) needs to be distinguished according to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union provisions. QP High seas Maritime domain outside of territorial waters QQ Stores and provisions Code for the purpose of deliveries to vessels and aircraft or QR Stores and provisions within the framework of intra-Union trade Code for the purpose of deliveries to vessels and aircraft QS Stores and provisions within the framework of extra-Union trade Code for the purpose of deliveries to vessels and aircraft QU Countries and territories not specified or QV Countries and territories not specified within the framework of intra-Union trade QW Countries and territories not specified within the framework of extra-Union trade QX Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons or QY Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of intra-Union trade QZ Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of extra-Union trade
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWNS FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS STATISTICS OTHER THAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS
ANNEX II GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWNS FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS STATISTICS OTHER THAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS GEO level 1 GEO level 2 GEO level 3 GEO level 4 GEO level 5 GEO level 6 foreign controlled enterprises enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country foreign controlled enterprises and enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country International trade in services International trade in services International trade in services REST OF THE WORLD x x x x x x EUROPE x x Belgium x x x x x Bulgaria x x x x x x Czechia x x x x x x Denmark x x x x x x Germany x x x x x Estonia x x x x x Ireland x x x x x Greece x x x x x Spain including Ceuta and Melilla x x x x x France including Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Saint Barthélemy x x x x x Croatia x x x x x x Italy x x x x x Cyprus x x x x x Latvia x x x x x Lithuania x x x x x Luxembourg x x x x x Hungary x x x x x x Malta x x x x x Netherlands x x x x x Austria x x x x x Poland x x x x x x Portugal x x x x x Romania x x x x x x Slovenia x x x x x Slovakia x x x x x Finland x x x x x Sweden x x x x x x Iceland x x x x x Liechtenstein x x x x x Norway x x x x x Switzerland x x x x x x OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (not including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) x x Albania x x Andorra x x Belarus x x Bosnia and Herzegovina x x Faroe Islands x x Gibraltar x x Guernsey x x Holy See x x Isle of Man x x Jersey x x North Macedonia x x Moldova, Republic of x x Montenegro x x Russian Federation x x x x x x Serbia x x San Marino x x Turkey x x x x x Ukraine x x United Kingdom excluding Channel Islands and Isle of Man x x x x x x AFRICA x x NORTH AFRICA x x Algeria x x Egypt x x x x Libya x x Morocco x x x x Tunisia x x OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES x x Angola x x Benin x x Botswana x x British Indian Ocean Territory x x Burkina Faso x x Burundi x x Cameroon x x Cabo Verde x x Central African Republic x x Chad x x Comoros x x Congo x x Côte d’Ivoire x x Congo, Democratic Republic of x x Djibouti x x Equatorial Guinea x x Eritrea x x Eswatini x x Ethiopia x x Gabon x x Gambia x x Ghana x x Guinea x x Guinea-Bissau x x Kenya x x Lesotho x x Liberia x x Madagascar x x Malawi x x Mali x x Mauritania x x Mauritius x x Mozambique x x Namibia x x Niger x x Nigeria x x x x South Africa x x x x Rwanda x x Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha x x Sao Tome and Principe x x Senegal x x Seychelles x x Sierra Leone x x Somalia x x Sudan x x South Sudan x x Tanzania, United Republic of x x Togo x x Uganda x x Zambia x x Zimbabwe x x AMERICA x x NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES x x Canada x x x x x x Greenland x x United States x x x x x x CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES x x Anguilla x x Antigua and Barbuda x x Aruba x x Bahamas x x Barbados x x Belize x x Bermuda x x Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba x x Virgin Islands, British x x Cayman Islands x x Costa Rica x x Cuba x x Curaçao x x Dominica x x Dominican Republic x x El Salvador x x Grenada x x Guatemala x x Haiti x x Honduras x x Jamaica x x Mexico x x x x Montserrat x x Nicaragua x x Panama x x St Kitts and Nevis x x Saint Lucia x x Sint Maarten (Dutch part) x x St Vincent and the Grenadines x x Trinidad and Tobago x x Turks and Caicos Islands x x Virgin Islands (US) x x SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES x x Argentina x x x x Bolivia x x Brazil x x x x x Chile x x x x Colombia x x Ecuador x x Falkland Islands x x Guyana x x Paraguay x x Peru x x Suriname x x Uruguay x x x x Venezuela x x x x ASIA x x NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES x x GULF ARABIAN COUNTRIES x x Bahrain x x Iraq x x Kuwait x x Oman x x Qatar x x Saudi Arabia x x United Arab Emirates x x Yemen x x OTHER NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES x x Armenia x x Azerbaijan x x Georgia x x Israel x x x x Jordan x x Lebanon x x Palestinian Territory, Occupied x x Syrian Arab Republic x x OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES x x Afghanistan x x Bangladesh x x Bhutan x x Brunei Darussalam x x Myanmar x x Cambodia x x China x x x x x x Hong Kong x x x x x x India x x x x x Indonesia x x x x Iran, Islamic Republic of x x Japan x x x x x x Kazakhstan x x Kyrgyzstan x x Lao People’s Democratic Republic x x Macao x x Malaysia x x x x Maldives x x Mongolia x x Nepal x x Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of x x Pakistan x x Philippines x x x x Singapore x x x x South Korea x x x x Sri Lanka x x Taiwan x x x x Tajikistan x x Thailand x x x x Timor-Leste x x Turkmenistan x x Uzbekistan x x Viet Nam x x OCEANIA & POLAR REGIONS x x American Samoa x x Guam x x United States Minor Outlying Islands x x Australia x x x x x Cocos (Keeling), Islands x x Christmas Island x x Heard Island and McDonald Islands x x Norfolk Island x x Fiji x x French Polynesia x x Kiribati x x Marshall Islands x x Micronesia, Federated States of x x Nauru x x New Caledonia x x New Zealand x x x x x Cook Islands x x Niue x x Tokelau x x Northern Mariana Islands x x Palau x x Papua New Guinea x x Pitcairn x x Antarctica x x Bouvet Island x x South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands x x French Southern Territories x x Solomon Islands x x Tonga x x Tuvalu x x Vanuatu x x Samoa x x Wallis and Futuna x x INTRA UNION x x x x x x EXTRA UNION x x x x x x Intra Euro Area x x x Extra Euro Area x x x Union Institutions (excluding ECB) x x x European Investment Bank x x x European Central Bank (ECB) x x INTRA UNION NOT ALLOCATED x x Equally-shared control of UCIs of more than one Member State x x x EXTRA UNION NOT ALLOCATED x x x x x Offshore financial centres x x x x x x International Organisations (excluding Union Institutions) x x x International Monetary Fund (IMF) x x x
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