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)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular point (d) of Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) For the detailed topics listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, Member States shall compile data relevant to each detailed topic. The Commission should further specify the classifications (including the product, countries and territories as well as nature of transaction lists) and breakdowns.

(2) The alphabetical coding of countries and territories should be based on the current version of standard ISO 3166 alpha 2, insofar as that standard is compatible with the requirements of Union legislation and the Union’s statistical requirements.

(3) The geographical breakdown of European business statistics other than European statistics on international trade in goods may be less detailed and contain small differences from the nomenclature of countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods.

(4) As Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 repeals Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), this Regulation should replace Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 (3).

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2021.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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (

OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1

(2) Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (

OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 23

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (

OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7

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

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