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,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 , and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 of 13 December 2006 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States set out the version of that nomenclature which was valid as of 1 January 2007.
(2)
South Sudan has become an independent State.
(3)
The Netherlands Antilles have been dissolved.
(4)
Saint Barthélemy no longer belongs to the customs territory of the European Union.
(5)
A code is needed to cover transactions involving installations on the high seas (oil platforms, wind farms, transoceanic cables).
(6)
The alphabetical coding of countries and territories must reflect the current version of the standard ISO alpha 2, in so far as it is compatible with the requirements of Union legislation and the Union statistical requirements.
(7)
It is therefore appropriate to draw up a new version of the nomenclature which takes account of these developments and of changes affecting certain codes.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics Relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The version of the nomenclature of countries and territories for ... and statistics of trade ... 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Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2013.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.
...
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX
NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR ... AND STATISTICS OF TRADE ...

(Version valid with effect from 1 January 2013)
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.
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
. . . | . . . | . . .
QP | High seas | Maritime domain outside of territorial waters
QQ | Stores and provisions | Optional heading
or | |
QR | Stores and provisions within the framework of UK -EU trade | Optional heading
QS | Stores and provisions within the framework of trade with non-EU countries | Optional heading
QU | Countries and territories not specified | Optional heading
or | |
QV | Countries and territories not specified within the framework of UK -EU trade | Optional heading
QW | Countries and territories not specified within the framework of trade with non-EU 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 UK -EU trade | Optional heading
QZ | Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of trade with non-EU countries | Optional heading
OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 23.
OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19.
Words in Annex heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Annex omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Word in Annex substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Annex substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)