UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS L ATIN A MERICA AND THE A NDEAN C OMMUNITY STATISTICS DIVISION C ARIBBEAN G ENERAL S ECRETARIAT Regional Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics, 7-11 May 2007, Lima Agenda item No. 7 : Institutional Arrangements and Data Sources Presentation Languag e: English T HE INTRASTAT S YSTEM Presentation by Eurostat
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Statistics relating to the trading of goods by the European Community and its Member States European Commission - Eurostat The Intrastat System EUROSTAT Unit G2, Mr. Clemens Schröter Clemens.Schroeter@ec.europa.eu International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima Free movements of goods between Free movements of goods between Member States Member States European Commission - Eurostat The European Communities became formally a single market on 1st January 1993 � The physical frontiers were removed from between Member States � Customs declarations available only for trade with non- member countries � Loss of statistical data source for trade between Member States International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 1
Setting up two different statistical systems European Commission - Eurostat Extrastat Intrastat • Non-Community goods • Community goods • Special trade system • Goods in free circulation • Goods which enter from • Goods which enter/leave the or leave for a non- reporting Member State member country to/from supplied from or bound for the reporting Member another Member State; State • Collected monthly directly • Collected from Customs from companies declarations • Close link to the VAT system International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima European Commission - Eurostat Extra Intra International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 2
The Intrastat system European Commission - Eurostat � Comparability with Extrastat trade flows is kept (e.g. same detailed nomenclatures & periodicity) � A threshold system exempting about 70-80% of traders from reporting � A change from administrative data sources to direct data collection International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima …. and its further characteristics European Commission - Eurostat � Statistical reporting burden becomes apparent � Reduced data collection (8 elements) � Implementation of simplified reporting measures � Trade data not collected has to be estimated � Identification and monitoring of parties reporting for Intrastat (trader register) International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 3
Ensure data quality European Commission - Eurostat � Exhaustiveness and quality control using fiscal information (VAT system) � Asymmetries and reconciliation exercises � Adjustments for trade below the threshold and late response � Revisions � Harmonisation of concepts, definitions, and methods � Implementation of electronic data collection and validation tools � Quality reporting International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima Institutional Arrangements European Commission - Eurostat � Distribution of responsibilities between Community and National level � Supporting measures (EDICOM programme) � National organisational and administrative structure concerning Intrastat data collection, processing and dissemination International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 4
Intra and Extra EU-25 trade 2005 European Commission - Eurostat 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% m a d a k m d a l c e y d y e s n s y a a a g a n r a c o l n i n n d t i u i i n i r i i a n e c l a r n i u n g k l a a a n a a a r v a u b e d t a n r m t i o u a d M p p g e g t o u e g I l m l a s a l n u e e a S v o t t v n l y n n u l L s r b p r i h r r r o e P o o G F w F r C e u A E m e i e I e B l K t l P S i G S h D H S e R L d t x e h e u N c t L i e n z U C Extra-EU-25 Intra-EU-25 International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima Challenges of European trade statistics European Commission - Eurostat � Accurate allocation of Extra-trade flows to Member States under Centralised Customs Clearance � Further simplification of Intrastat reporting (e.g. diminishing the number of respondents by implementing a single flow system or increasing the exemption threshold) International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 5
Preconditions to implement Intrastat European Commission - Eurostat � Intrastat system is only feasible when the economic integration of the Member States is well advanced. A common external Customs tariff is in general not sufficient. � A well functioning fiscal (VAT) system in the Member States is essential to keep quality standards. � Member States have to transfer sovereign rights to the supra-national authorities and agree on common binding concepts, definitions and procedures. Keeping national particularities is more difficult. � Supporting measures (financial resources) are needed for implementing the structural changes in the data collection system. Trade operators and national administration have to be well prepared and assisted during the implementation period. International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 7-11 May 2007, Lima 6
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