Classification Detail
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 4
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3, Series M: Miscellaneous Statistical Papers, No. 34 Rev. 4, New York: United Nations.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number E.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
92-1-161493-7
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
PDF, Text
Year Adopted:
2006
Year Published:
2006
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification type pour le commerce internacional quatrieme version révisée (CTCI Rev. 4)
Citation:
Classification type pour le commerce internacional Quatrieme version révisée, Série M: No 34 Rev. 4, New York: Nations Unies.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number F.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
978-92-1-261209-6
Español
Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional Revisión 4 (CUCI Rev. 4)
Citation:
Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional Revisión 4, Serie M: No. 34 Rev. 4, New York: Naciones Unidas.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number S.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
978-92-1-361230-9
العربية
التصنيف الموحد للتجارة الدولية التنقيح ٤
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number A.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
978-92-1-661019-7
Pусский
Международная стандартная торговая классификация вариант 4
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number R.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
978-92-1-461015-1
中文
国际贸易标准分类 修订4
Citation:
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/34/Rev.4
Sales Number C.06.XVII.10
ISBN:
978-92-1-730086-8
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.6 International trade and balance of payments
Purpose:
For compiling international trade statistics on all merchandise entering international trade, and to promote international comparability of international trade statistics. The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes.
Main Applications:
The majority of countries and international organizations continue to use SITC for various purposes, such as study of long-term trends in international merchandise trade and aggregation of traded commodities into classes more suitable for economic analysis of trade.
Main Users:
data compilers, economists, researchers and market analysts, trade policy analyst
Methodology
Scope:
Covering all goods classifiable in HS except for monetary gold, gold coin and current coin (these goods are excluded from International Merchandise Trade Statistics)
Concept Being Classified:
goods
Statistical Units:
All merchandise entering international trade
Main Principles:
The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
basically the same
The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2007
basically the same
The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
basically the same
BEC is much more based on use than SITC
SITC Rev.4 - CPC Ver. 2
CPC covers not only goods but also services
CPC goods part is similar to SITC, but contains only 5 main sections, whereas SITC is built on 10 main sections
The concept of CPC goods differs mainly in respect to the classification of recorded media
SITC Rev.4 - ISIC
ISIC is activity based and not based on products
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2002
basically the same
The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
basically the same
The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev.4 - HS 1992
basically the same
The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2007
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2008
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2009
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2010
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2011
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2012
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2013
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2014
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2015
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2016
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Section
0
9 items
Level 2
Division
01
67 tems
Level 3
Group
012
262 items
Level 4
Sub-group
012.1
1023 items
Level 5
Heading
012.13
2970 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
* Employing the headings of HS as building blocks
* The need of continuity with previous versions of HS
* Consultation with stake holders and expert group
* Other considerations: (a) The nature of the merchandise and the materials used in its production; (b) The processing stage;(c) Market practices and the uses of the product; (d) The importance of the commodity in terms of world trade; (e) Technological changes.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
Inter-Agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics
Reason for Latest Revision:
Major change was updating of the most recent goods with up-to-date technology and current economic importance. SITC Rev 4 retains the overall structure of SITC, revision 3 and consists of the same number of sections and groups. The changes made were at the level of basic heading and some subgroups. It took into considerations changes in codes of HS88 (which SITC Rev.3 based on) and HS07 (which SITC Rev.4 based on)
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2007
SITC Rev.4 - CPC Ver. 2
SITC Rev.4 - ISIC
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2002
SITC Rev.4 - HS 1992
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2007
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2008
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2009
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2010
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2011
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2012
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2013
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2014
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2015
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2016
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
United Nations Statistics Division
Unit:
Trade Statistics Branch
Contact Name:
UN Comtrade Hotline
Email: