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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)

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)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470 · Regulation · 6 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

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.

Article 2

The geographical breakdowns required for European business statistics other than European statistics on international trade in goods is set out in Annex II.

Article 3

Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2021.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.

Supplementary provisions

NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

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 IISupplementary provisions

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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