Trademap

USER GUIDE

TRADE MAP
TRADE STATISTICS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Trade Map - User Guide

January 2009

International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Market Analysis and Research Division of Market Development 54-56 rue de Montbrillant Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Abbreviations CIF COMESA EBOPS FOB GATS HS ITC LDCs m. MERCOSUR MFN n.e.s. p.a. SITC TSIUNCTAD UNSD WTO Cost, insurance and freight Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Extended Balance of Payment Services Classification Free on board General Agreement on Trade in Services Harmonized System of product nomenclature International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Least developed countries million Mercado Comun del Sur (South American Common Market) Most Favoured Nation notelsewhere specified per annum Standard International Trade Classification Trade Support Institution United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Statistics Division World Trade Organization explanations visit our online glossary at:

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Note: Please note that the statistics in Trade Map undergoannual updates, as well as updates throughout the year as new information becomes available. These updates may generate varying figures or trends from what is seen in this User Guide, however the principles and applications of Trade Map remain the same. Please contact mat@intracen.org or more information or assistance.

ITC’S MARKET ANALYSIS SERVICES – TRADE MAP

Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 - Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 - Why use Trade Map..................................................................................................................................................1 1.3 – Product Nomenclature, Data Sources and Availability .......................................................................................1 1.3.1 ProductNomenclature:.............................................................................................................................................1 1.3.2 Sources of information: ............................................................................................................................................2 1.3.3 Data availability in Trade Map .................................................................................................................................21.4 - Access to the tool .......................................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 2 – How to use Trade Map ................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 - How to enter the database.......................................................................................................................................4 2.2 - Main Selection Menu .................................................................................................................................................5 2.2.1 How to select a product or a group of products...................................................................................................8 2.2.1.1 Select a product or a group of products in the main selection menu ...........................................................8 2.2.1.2 Advanced Product Search....................................................................................................................................9 2.2.1.3 Create your own group of products...