Accredited official statistics

Regional trade in goods statistics methodology: annexes

Updated 14 November 2024

1. Annex A: Format

1.1 Statistics:

  • Statistical Value expressed in £000s (Sterling), nominal prices
  • Weight expressed in tonnes

1.2 Categories:

  • Flow (import / export)
  • Commodity (SITC Division (2 digit) classification of product traded)
  • Partner Country (individual or grouped depending on country)
  • Region (England (by Government Office Region), Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland or ‘Unallocated-Known’, ‘Unallocated-Unknown’)
  • Period (from quarter one 1996 onward, tabulated quarterly or annually) {:#annex-a}

2. Annex B: SITC (Rev.4) Divisions

2.1 Section 0 Food and live animals

  • Division 00 Live animals other than animals of division 03
  • Division 01 Meat and meat preparations
  • Division 02 Dairy products and birds’ eggs
  • Division 03 Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates, and preparations thereof
  • Division 04 Cereals and cereal preparations
  • Division 05 Vegetables and fruit
  • Division 06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey
  • Division 07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, and manufactures thereof
  • Division 08 Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)
  • Division 09 Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

2.2 Section 1 Beverages and tobacco

  • Division 11 Beverages
  • Division 12 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures

2.3 Section 2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

  • Division 21 Hides, skins and furskins, raw
  • Division 22 Oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits
  • Division 23 Crude rubber (including synthetic and reclaimed)
  • Division 24 Cork and wood
  • Division 25 Pulp and waste paper
  • Division 26 Textile fibres (other than wool tops and other combed wool) and their wastes (not manufactured into yarn or fabric)
  • Division 27 Crude fertilizers, other than those of division 56, and crude minerals (excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones)
  • Division 28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
  • Division 29 Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s.
  • Division 32 Coal, coke and briquettes
  • Division 33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
  • Division 34 Gas, natural and manufactured
  • Division 35 Electric current

2.5 Section 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes

  • Division 41 Animal oils and fats
  • Division 42 Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated
  • Division 43 Animal or vegetable fats and oils, processed; waxes of animal or vegetable origin; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils, n.e.s.
  • Division 51 Organic chemicals
  • Division 52 Inorganic chemicals
  • Division 53 Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
  • Division 54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
  • Division 55 Essential oils and resinoids and perfume materials; toilet, polishing and cleaning preparations
  • Division 56 Fertilizers (other than those of group 272)
  • Division 57 Plastics in primary forms
  • Division 58 Plastics in non primary forms
  • Division 59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.

2.7 Section 6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

  • Division 61 Leather, leather manufactures, n.e.s., and dressed furskins
  • Division 62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s.
  • Division 63 Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
  • Division 64 Paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
  • Division 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made up articles, n.e.s., and related products
  • Division 66 Non metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s.
  • Division 67 Iron and steel
  • Division 68 Non ferrous metals
  • Division 69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.

2.8 Section 7 Machinery and transport equipment

  • Division 71 Power generating machinery and equipment
  • Division 72 Machinery specialized for particular industries
  • Division 73 Metalworking machinery
  • Division 74 General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s., and machine parts, n.e.s.
  • Division 75 Office machines and automatic data processing machines
  • Division 76 Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
  • Division 77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s., and electrical parts thereof (including non electrical counterparts, n.e.s., of electrical household type equipment)
  • Division 78 Road vehicles (including air cushion vehicles)
  • Division 79 Other transport equipment

2.9 Section 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles

  • Division 81 Prefabricated buildings; sanitary, plumbing, heating and lighting fixtures and fittings, n.e.s.
  • Division 82 Furniture, and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings
  • Division 83 Travel goods, handbags and similar containers
  • Division 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
  • Division 85 Footwear
  • Division 87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.
  • Division 88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.; watches and clocks
  • Division 89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

3. Annex C: Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC

3.1 Country Groups

Up to December 2006

  • Asia and Oceania
  • Eastern Europe (excluding EU25)
  • European Union 25
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Middle East and North Africa (excluding EU25)
  • North America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Western Europe (excluding EU25)

January 2007 – June 2013

  • Asia and Oceania
  • Eastern Europe (excluding EU27)
  • European Union 27
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Middle East and North Africa (excluding EU27)
  • North America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Western Europe (excluding EU27)

From July 2013

  • Asia and Oceania
  • Eastern Europe (excluding EU28)
  • European Union 28
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Middle East and North Africa (excluding EU28)
  • North America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Western Europe (excluding EU28)

UK Regions

  • North East
  • North West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands
  • West Midlands
  • East
  • London
  • South East
  • South West Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland

  • Unallocated - Known
  • Unallocated - Unknown

4. Annex D: Suppressed countries on RTS

The following is a list of all countries for which OTS data is available, with their current suppression status for RTS. This list is applied from 2016 Q3 release onwards and will be reviewed every five years. RTS data is not available at country level for those countries that are suppressed:

Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Australia Asia and Oceania No
Bangladesh Asia and Oceania No
China Asia and Oceania No
Hong Kong Asia and Oceania No
India Asia and Oceania No
Indonesia Asia and Oceania No
Japan Asia and Oceania No
Malaysia Asia and Oceania No
New Zealand Asia and Oceania No
Pakistan Asia and Oceania No
Singapore Asia and Oceania No
South Korea Asia and Oceania No
Sri Lanka Asia and Oceania No
Taiwan Asia and Oceania No
Thailand Asia and Oceania No
Vietnam Asia and Oceania No
Afghanistan Asia and Oceania Yes
American Samoa Asia and Oceania Yes
Antarctica Asia and Oceania Yes
Bhutan Asia and Oceania Yes
Bouvet Island Asia and Oceania Yes
Brunei Asia and Oceania Yes
Burma Asia and Oceania Yes
Cambodia Asia and Oceania Yes
Christmas Is Asia and Oceania Yes
Cocos Islands Asia and Oceania Yes
Cook Islands Asia and Oceania Yes
Fiji Asia and Oceania Yes
Fr Southern Terr Asia and Oceania Yes
French Polynesia Asia and Oceania Yes
Guam Asia and Oceania Yes
Heard & McDonald Asia and Oceania Yes
Kiribati Asia and Oceania Yes
Laos Asia and Oceania Yes
Macao Asia and Oceania Yes
Maldives Asia and Oceania Yes
Marshall Islands Asia and Oceania Yes
Micronesia Asia and Oceania Yes
Mongolia Asia and Oceania Yes
N Mariana Is Asia and Oceania Yes
Nauru Asia and Oceania Yes
Nepal Asia and Oceania Yes
New Caledonia Asia and Oceania Yes
Niue Island Asia and Oceania Yes
Norfolk Island Asia and Oceania Yes
North Korea Asia and Oceania Yes
Palau Asia and Oceania Yes
Papua New Guinea Asia and Oceania Yes
Philippines Asia and Oceania Yes
Pitcairn Asia and Oceania Yes
Samoa Asia and Oceania Yes
Solomon Islands Asia and Oceania Yes
Timor-Leste Asia and Oceania Yes
Tonga Asia and Oceania Yes
Tuvalu Asia and Oceania Yes
US Minor Islands Asia and Oceania Yes
Vanuatu Asia and Oceania Yes
Wallis and Futuna Asia and Oceania Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Azerbaijan Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Fyr Macedonia Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Georgia Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Kazakhstan Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Russia Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Serbia Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Ukraine Eastern Europe (excl. EU) No
Albania Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Armenia Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Belarus Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Bosnia & Herz Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Kosovo Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Kyrkyz Republic Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Moldova Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Montenegro Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Tajikistan Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Turkmenistan Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Uzbekistan Eastern Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Austria European Union No
Belgium European Union No
Bulgaria European Union No
Cyprus European Union No
Croatia European Union No
Czech Republic European Union No
Denmark European Union No
Estonia European Union No
Finland European Union No
France European Union No
Germany European Union No
Greece European Union No
Hungary European Union No
Republic of Ireland European Union No
Italy European Union No
Latvia European Union No
Lithuania European Union No
Luxembourg European Union No
Malta European Union No
Netherlands European Union No
Poland European Union No
Portugal European Union No
Romania European Union No
Slovakia European Union No
Slovenia European Union No
Spain European Union No
Sweden European Union No
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Argentina Latin America and Caribbean No
Brazil Latin America and Caribbean No
Chile Latin America and Caribbean No
Colombia Latin America and Caribbean No
Costa Rica Latin America and Caribbean No
Dominican Rep Latin America and Caribbean No
Ecuador Latin America and Caribbean No
Falkland Islands Latin America and Caribbean No
Guatemala Latin America and Caribbean No
Honduras Latin America and Caribbean No
Panama Latin America and Caribbean No
Peru Latin America and Caribbean No
Trinidad & Tobago Latin America and Caribbean No
Uruguay Latin America and Caribbean No
Venezuela Latin America and Caribbean No
Anguilla Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Antigua & Barbuda Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Aruba Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Bahamas Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Barbados Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Belize Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Bermuda Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Bolivia Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Bonaire Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Br Virgin Is Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Cayman Islands Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Cuba Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Curacao Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Dominica Latin America and Caribbean Yes
El Salvador Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Grenada Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Guyana Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Haiti Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Jamaica Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Montserrat Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Nicaragua Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Paraguay Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Saint Barthelemy Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Saint Maarten Latin America and Caribbean Yes
St Kitts and Nevis Latin America and Caribbean Yes
St Lucia Latin America and Caribbean Yes
St Vincent Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Surinam Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Turks & Caicos Latin America and Caribbean Yes
US Virgin Is Latin America and Caribbean Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Algeria Middle East and North Africa No
Bahrain Middle East and North Africa No
Egypt Middle East and North Africa No
Iraq Middle East and North Africa No
Israel Middle East and North Africa No
Jordan Middle East and North Africa No
Kuwait Middle East and North Africa No
Lebanon Middle East and North Africa No
Morocco Middle East and North Africa No
Oman Middle East and North Africa No
Qatar Middle East and North Africa No
Saudi Arabia Middle East and North Africa No
UAE Middle East and North Africa No
Ceuta Middle East and North Africa Yes
Iran Middle East and North Africa Yes
Libya Middle East and North Africa Yes
Melilla Middle East and North Africa Yes
Occ Palestinian Territories Middle East and North Africa Yes
South Sudan Middle East and North Africa Yes
Sudan Middle East and North Africa Yes
Syria Middle East and North Africa Yes
Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Yes
Yemen Middle East and North Africa Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Canada North America No
Mexico North America No
USA incl. Puerto Rico North America No
Greenland North America Yes
St Pierre-Mique North America Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Angola Sub-Saharan Africa No
Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa No
Congo (Republic) Sub-Saharan Africa No
Equat. Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa No
Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa No
Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa No
Ivory Coast Sub-Saharan Africa No
Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa No
Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa No
Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa No
Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa No
South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa No
Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa No
Benin Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Br Ind Oc Terr Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Burkina Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Cent Afr Rep Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Chad Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Congo (Dem. Rep) Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Mali Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Niger Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Sao Tome-Princ. Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
St Helena Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Swaziland Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Togo Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Western Sahara Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa Yes
Country Geographical Area Suppressed Country
Gibraltar Western Europe (excl. EU) No
Iceland Western Europe (excl. EU) No
Norway Western Europe (excl. EU) No
Switzerland Western Europe (excl. EU) No
Turkey Western Europe (excl. EU) No
Andorra Western Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Faroe Islands Western Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Liechtenstein Western Europe (excl. EU) Yes
San Marino Western Europe (excl. EU) Yes
Vatican City Western Europe (excl. EU) Yes