UNECE+and+UNCEFACT+Recommendations

UNECE and UN/CEFACT develop recommendations in response to the needs of the global economy and facilitate cross border trade. These recommendations are published on the UNECE website list of trade recommendations. Below is the list of UNECE Recommendations that are discussed in this guide.


 * ~ Number ||~ ISO number ||~ Name ||~ Description ||
 * < 1 ||< 6422 ||< United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents ||< Provides standardisation of International trade document layout including the visual representation of such documents ||
 * < 3 ||< 3166 ||< ISO Country Code: Code for Representation of Names of Countries ||< AKA the “ISO ALPHA-2 Country Code”, Containing Country codes, names,dependencies, and other areas of special geopolitical interest for purposes of international trade ||
 * < 4 ||<  ||< National Trade Facilitation Organs: Arrangements at the National Level to Coordinate Work on Facilitation of Trade Procedures ||< Recommends that Governments establish and support national trade facilitation bodies ||
 * < 5 ||<  ||< Abbreviations of INCOTERMS; Alphabetic Code for INCOTERMS 2000 ||< International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) trade terms, known as INCOTERMS. Used in Cross Border trade to help define transport contracts. ||
 * < 6 ||<  ||< Aligned Invoice Layout Key For International Trade ||< Applies to the design of commercial invoices for international trade in goods. ||
 * < 7 ||< 8601:2000 ||< Numerical Representation of Dates, Time and Periods of Time ||< Establishes a standardized and unambiguous all-numerical date, time of day and period of time ||
 * < 9 ||< 4217 ||< Alphabetic Code for the Representation of Currencies ||< Codes for the representation of currencies and funds,” for application in international trade and their use in commercial transactions when currencies are expressed in coded or abbreviated form. ||
 * < 12 ||<  ||< Measures to Facilitate Maritime Transport Documents Procedures  || Aims at the simplification, rationalization and harmonization of procedures and documents used to evidence the contract of carriage in maritime transport. ||
 * < 15 ||<  ||< Simpler Shipping Marks ||< Recommends the use of a standardized and simplified shipping mark for marking on packages and for reproduction in documents. ||
 * < 16 ||<  ||< UN/LOCODE; Code for Trade and Transport Locations ||< Recommends a fiveletter alphabetic code for abbreviating the names of locations of interest to international trade, such as ports, airports, inland freight terminals, and other locations where Customs clearance of goods can take place ||
 * < 17 ||<  ||< Abbreviation for Terms of Payment ||< P rovides abbreviations for certain terms of payment, referred to as “PAYTERMS” ||
 * < 18 ||<  ||< Facilitation Measures related to International Trade Procedures ||< Outlines a series of measures related to the movement of goods in an international trade transaction, which Governments should consider implementing. ||
 * < 19 ||<  ||< Codes for Modes of Transport ||< Establishes codes for representing transport modes in international trades ||
 * < 20 ||<  ||< Codes for Units of Measure used in International Trade ||< Provides codes for units of measurement for length, area, volume/capacity, mass (weight), time, and other quantities used in international trade. ||
 * < 22 ||<  ||< Layout Key for Standard Consignment Instructions ||< Provides a basis for the design of standard consignment instructions. ||
 * < 23 ||<  ||< Freight Cost Code-FCC; Harmonization of the Description of Freight Costs and other Charges ||< Provides a naming system to be used for the establishment of harmonised descriptions of freight costs and other charges related to the international movement of goods ||
 * < 24 ||<  ||< Trade and Transport Status Codes ||< Provides Transport Status Codes to satisfy requirements for exchanging coded information about the status of consignments, goods or means of transport at a certain time or place in the transport chain. ||
 * < 25 ||<  ||< Use of the United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT) ||< UN/EDIFACT as the single international standard for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between public administrations and private companies of all economic sectors worldwide. ||
 * < 26 ||<  ||< Commercial Use of Interchange Agreements for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ||< Promotes the use of interchange agreements between commercial parties using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in connection with international commercial transactions ||
 * < 28 ||<  ||< Codes for Types of Means of Transport ||< Establishes a common code list for the identification of the type of means of transport in international trade. ||
 * < 32 ||<  || E-Commerce Self-Regulatory Instruments (Codes of Conduct) ||   ||
 * 33 ||  || Recommendation and Guidelines Establishing A Single Window || A Single Window allows parties involved in international trade and transport to lodge standardized documents to a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. ||
 * 34 ||  || Data Simplification and Standardization for International Trade || Recommends that Governments should devlope a national dataset in a simplified, standardised form that can be used to provide information requirements in various syntax formats using a range of technologies ||
 * 35 ||  || Establishing a legal framework for international trade Single Window || Recommends that Governments should undertake a study and use UN/CEFACT checklists and guidelines to ensure a sound legal framework to support the operations of an International Trade Single Window ||