Classification Detail
Standard goods classification for transport statistics (NST-2007)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
ECE/TRANS/WP.6/155/Add.1
24 June 2008 https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2008/wp6/ECE-TRANS-WP6-155a1e.pdf
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Available Formats:
PDF, Excel
Year Adopted:
2008
Year Published:
2008
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish Details...
Français
Système de classification des statistiques des transports (NST-2007)
Español
Nomenclatura uniforme de mercancías para las estadísticas de transporte (NST-2007)
Pусский
Система классификации для статистики транспорта (NST-2007)
Bulgarian
Croatian
Klasifikacija robe za statistiku prijevoza (NST-2007)
Danish
Standardgodsnomenklaturen til transportstatistik (NST-2007)
Dutch
Uniforme goederennomenclatuur voor de vervoersstatistiek (NST-2007)
German
Einheitliches Güterverzeichnis für die Verkehrsstatistik (NST-2007)
Hungarian
Italian
Nomenclatura uniforme delle merci per le statistiche dei trasporti (NST-2007)
Latvian
Transporta statistikas standartizētā preču klasifikācija (NST-2007)
Lithuanian
Standartinė transporto statistikos krovinių nomenklatūra (NST-2007)
Maltese
Klassifikazzjoni standard tal-merkanzija għall-istatistika tat-trasport (NST-2007)
Polish
Standardowa klasyfikacja towarów do celów statystyk transportu (NST-2007)
Portuguese
Nomenclatura uniforme de mercadorias para as estatísticas de transportes (NST-2007)
Romanian
Nomenclatorul statistic de transport de marfă (NST-2007)
Slovenian
Standardna klasifikacija blaga za statistiko prometa (NST-2007)
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.4 Transport
Purpose:
NST-2007 is a statistical nomenclature for the goods transported by four modes of transport: road, rail, inland waterways and sea (maritime).
Main Applications:
Transport statistics
Main Users:
National authorities, International Organisations
Methodology
Scope:
Classification system for commodities in the transport of goods.
Concept Being Classified:
goods
Statistical Units:
transport activity
Main Principles:
The criterion for classification of goods should be the economic activity from which the goods originate.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Correspondence table between Standard goods classification for transport statistics, NST 2007 and the Combined Nomenclature, CN 2007
Correspondence table between Standard goods classification for transport statistics, NST 2007 and the Combined Nomenclature, CN 2008
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the European Economic Community, 2008 (CPA 2008)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2007 (NHM 2007)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2007 (NHM 2008)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2012 (NHM 2012)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2013 (NHM 2013)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2014 (NHM 2014)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2015 (NHM 2015)
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Division
01
20 items
Level 2
Group
01.1
81 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Most countries supported in theory the approach of aiming at a small number of headings suitable for (a) dissemination and (b) economic analysis, forecasting, etc. However, several countries also mentioned groups of goods which were of special importance for their national economies. They would like to distinguish these groups in their national transport statistics. The criterion for classification of goods should be the economic activity from which the goods originate. In order to retrieve the full consistency with CPA2008/CPC, the correspondence between production of goods and transport of goods has to be respected and carefully maintained.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics, European Commission
Coordinating Entity:
UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics
Documenting Website:
Reason for Latest Revision:
The new version of CPA which has been adopted in 2008 is partially inconsistent with the current version of NST 2000. Therefore NST 2000 had to be updated in order to retrieve the full consistency with CPA2008/CPC. Indeed, the correspondence between production of goods and transport of goods has to be respected and carefully maintained.
Major Changes:
Version aligned with with CPA2008/CPC
Corrections:
Yes, in the annual reports of the UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics (WP.6).
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
Correspondence table between Standard goods classification for transport statistics, NST 2007 and the Combined Nomenclature, CN 2007
Correspondence table between Standard goods classification for transport statistics, NST 2007 and the Combined Nomenclature, CN 2008
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the European Economic Community, 2008 (CPA 2008)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2007 (NHM 2007)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2007 (NHM 2008)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2012 (NHM 2012)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2013 (NHM 2013)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2014 (NHM 2014)
Correspondence table between the Standard goods classification for transport statistics, 2007 (NST 2007) and the Harmonised Commodity Code, 2015 (NHM 2015)
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Unit:
Transport Networks Logistics / UNECE Transport Division
Contact Name:
Fadiah ACHMADI
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
+41 22 917 24 21
Fax:
+41 22 917 00 39
Address:
Palais des Nations
Office 402
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Comments
The UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics (WP.6) adopted the classification and it was also endorsed by the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC).
Background information:
The standard goods classification for transport statistics, abbreviated as NST, came into use following a recommendation in 1961 by the Commission of the European Communities.
There is complete correspondence between it and the Commodity Classification for Transport Statistics in Europe (CSTE), except for six basic headings where a further breakdown was required to meet specific Community requirements.
The codes used were modified in 1962 for the purpose of selecting the groups required for the publication of summarized results. After four years of use, certain minor modifications became necessary and were put into effect on 1 January 1967.
The classification has since been called NST/R with 176 heading for goods which are classified as far as possible on the basis of their nature, processing stage, methods of transport and total tonnage transported;
The criteria were selected on the basis of the importance of the relevant goods traffic within the transport sector. The analytical structure of the NST/R divides the 176 headings of the classification into 10 chapters and 52 main groups,
according to a system which consists of :
-one digit for the chapters,
-two digits for the groups,
-three digits for the headings.
NST 2000 (Standard Goods Nomenclature for Transport Statistics) replaced the CSTE nomenclature (Commodity Classification for Transport Statistics in Europe
-UNECE) and the NST/R nomenclature (Standard Goods Nomenclature for Transport Statistics/revised -Eurostat).
NST 2007 is an update of NST 2007 taking into account the new version of CPA/CPC.