1. Republic of the Marshall Islands
Sub-Regional Workshop on International Merchandise Trade Statistics Compilation and Export and Import Unit Value Indices (XM-UVI) November 2016
Republic of the Marshall Islands

2. Are users in your country happy with the trade statistics you produce.
Custom is not equipped with a software system
Tax reforms
Adopt HS by 2018
December OCO will be leading a project on 6 digits

3. Where is the trade data sourced from?
Custom Office
No supplement collection
Challenges
IMPORT CONTROL DATABASE

4. What is the coverage and scope of IMTS
All import – for purpose of National Accounts and the Balance of Payments
Re-exports – No because we do not have a warehouse to storage merchandise and no businesses involved in imports and exports
Shuttle trade- Is not fully declared by custom yet however there is small activities but it is considered to be insignificant.

5. What are the processing/it system used by the nso and custom?
No system learn towards
Kiribati is using ASYCUDA
Electronic copy

6. What classification (S) do you use for your trade statistics
No classification use

7. How do you value your imports and exports
Import C.i.f
Export f.o.b – value of import not included freight

8. What procedure do you have in place to edit/clean the data?
No legislation – were doing it our own
Not required manual clean
Decision to edit once HS adopted

9. What information is disseminated and how it is disseminated and what is the frequency of the dissemination
Balance of Payments
National Accounts

10. Do you construct trade indices
NO Indices compiled with custom or EPPSO

11. Thank you