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Journal
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the
European
Union
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
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
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(6) The
alphabetical
coding
of
countries
and
territories
must
reflect the current version of the standard ISO alpha 2, in
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
so far as it is compatible with the requirements of Union
Union,
legislation and the Union statistical requirements.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European
(7) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
draw
up
a
new
version
of
Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on Community
the nomenclature which takes account of these devel
statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries
opments and of changes affecting certain codes.
and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 5(2) thereof,
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Stat
Whereas:
istics Relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1833/2006 of
Member Countries,
13 December 2006 on the nomenclature of countries
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
and territories for the external trade statistics of the
Community and statistics of trade between Member
Article 1
States ( 2 ) set out the version of that nomenclature
The version of the nomenclature of countries and territories for
which was valid as of 1 January 2007.
the external trade statistics of the Union and statistics of trade
(2) South
Sudan
has
become
an
independent
State.
between Member States which shall be valid as from 1 January
2013 is set out in the Annex hereto.
(3) The
Netherlands
Antilles
have
been
dissolved.
Article 2
(4) Saint
Barthélemy
no
longer
belongs
to
the
customs
territory of the European Union.
Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 is repealed with effect from

1 January 2013.
(5) A
code
is
needed
to
cover
transactions
involving
instal
Article 3
lations on the high seas (oil platforms, wind farms, trans
oceanic cables).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 23.
( 2 ) OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19.

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ANNEX
NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE
UNION AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES
(Version valid with effect from 1 January 2013)
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

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Code Text Description
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 and the Italian
municipality of Campione d’Italia
CI Cte
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 Cape
Verde
CW Curaao
CX Christmas
Island
CY Cyprus
CZ Czech
Republic
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

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Code Text Description
ES Spain
Including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands;
excluding Ceuta (XC) and Melilla (XL)
ET Ethiopia
FI Finland Including
the
land
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 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

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Code Text Description
IO British
Indian
Ocean
Territory Chagos
Archipelago
IQ Iraq
IR Iran,
Islamic
Republic
of
IS Iceland
IT Italy Including
Livigno;
excluding
the
municipality
of
Campione
d’Italia
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya
KG Kyrgyz,
Republic
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 ( 1 ) Former
Yugoslav
Republic
of
Macedonia

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Code Text Description
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.

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Code Text Description
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
Cotivy); 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 Swaziland

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Code Text Description
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

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Code Text Description
XK Kosovo As
defined
by
United
Nations
Security
Council
Resolution
1244 of 10 June 1999
XL Melilla
Including Peón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peón de
Alhucemas and Chafarinas Islands.
XS Serbia
YE Yemen Formerly
North
Yemen
and
South
Yemen
YT Mayotte Grande-Terre
and
Pamandzi
ZA South
Africa
ZM Zambia
ZW Zimbabwe
MISCELLANEOUS
EU European
Union Code
reserved,
in
trade
with
non-member
countries,
for
the
declaration of the origin of goods according to the
conditions laid down in the relevant EU provisions. Code
not to be used for statistical purposes.
QP High
seas Maritime
domain
outside
of
territorial
waters
QQ Stores
and
provisions Optional
heading
or
QR Stores
and
provisions
within
the
framework
Optional heading
of intra-EU trade
QS Stores
and
provisions
within
the
framework
Optional heading
of trade with third countries
QU Countries
and
territories
not
specified Optional
heading
or
QV Countries
and
territories
not
specified
within
Optional heading
the framework of intra-EU trade
QW Countries
and
territories
not
specified
within
Optional heading
the framework of trade with third countries
QX Countries
and
territories
not
specified
for
Optional heading
commercial or military reasons
or
QY Countries
and
territories
not
specified
for
Optional heading
commercial or military reasons in the
framework of intra-EU trade
QZ Countries
and
territories
not
specified
for
Optional heading
commercial or military reasons in the
framework of trade with third countries
( 1 ) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations
currently taking place in the United Nations.

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