List of References & Parameter Codes – UN Comtrade Docs

List of References & Parameter Codes

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In UN Comtrade website, you can go to List of References to view and download the relevant codes.

Alternatively, you can:

Download this Excel reference file: UN Comtrade – Data Items and References
View the list of reference tables through the following endpoints in the table below
Refer to the Python package comtradeapicall (provided as is by the community)

Code List	Description
List all reference tables	https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/ListofReferences.json Show list of reference tables `mydf = comtradeapicall.listReference()`
List of data items	List of data items/variables used in UN Comtrade https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/TradeDataItems.json
Frequency	The time interval at which observations occur https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/Frequency.json
Customs Procedure Code	Customs or statistical procedure https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/CustomsCodes.json
Mode of Transports	The mode of transport used when goods enter or leave the economic territory of a country https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/ModeOfTransportCodes.json
Mode of Supply	The mode of supply on delivery of services (trade in services only) https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/ModeOfSupply.json
Partner country/area	The partner country or geographic area for the respective trade flow https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/partnerAreas.json Obtain list of partner codes `mydf = comtradeapicall.getReference('partner')`
Reporter	The country or geographic area to which the measured statistical phenomenon relates https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/Reporters.json
Quantity Units	The unit for quantity and alternate quantity data items https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/QuantityUnits.json
Product	The classification of products – goods or services BEC 4 and 5: https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/B4.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/B5.json EBOPS 2002, 2010 and SDMX (EB is a combined list): https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/EB02.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/EB10.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/EB10S.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/EB.json HS nomenclatures and its editions (HS is the combined codes across all editions): https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H0.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H1.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H2.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H3.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H4.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H5.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/H6.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/HS.json SITC nomenclature and its revision (SS is the combined codes across all editions): https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/S1.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/S2.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/S3.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/S4.json https://comtradeapi.un.org/files/v1/app/reference/SS.json