Collection and processing of detailed trade data from non-EU countries and international organisations

Nations, IMF etc.) or specific countries. Countries exchange information either through their participation in specific programmes (Medstat, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), etc.) or through a bilateral agreement (e.g. China) with

Eurostat. Data collected are integrated into Eurostat databases, in particular into the international trade in goods statistics database (Comext). The main users of the detailed statistics on international trade in goods are other Directora