Glossary:Combined nomenclature (CN)

From Statistics Explained

The Combined nomenclature, abbreviated as CN, is a classification of goods, designed to meet the needs of:

• the Common customs tariff (setting import duties for products imported into the European Union and the Integrated tariff of the European Communities (Taric), incorporating all European Union and trade measures applied to goods imported into and exported out of the EU;
• the external trade statistics of the EU.

The CN provides the means of collecting, exchanging and publishing data on EU external trade statistics. It is also used for the collection and publication of external trade statistics in intra-EU trade.

Related concepts

• PRODCOM
• Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community

Source

• Customs