
Article 1 
The version of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Union and statistics of trade between Member States which shall be valid as from 1 January 2013 is set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2 
Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2013.
Article 3 
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
ANNEX
NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE UNION AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES 

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 and the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia
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 Cape Verde 
CW Curaçao 
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 
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 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; 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of 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 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 As defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999
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
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 of intra-EU trade Optional heading
QS Stores and provisions within the framework of trade with third countries Optional heading
QU Countries and territories not specified Optional heading
or  
QV Countries and territories not specified within the framework of intra-EU trade Optional heading
QW Countries and territories not specified within the framework of trade with third countries Optional heading
QX Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons Optional heading
or  
QY Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of intra-EU trade Optional heading
QZ Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of trade with third countries Optional heading

