Officially, World Customs Organisation (WCO) is responsible for maintenance of the HS classification up to 6 digits. Any extension of the HS classifications beyond 6 digits - so called Tariff - line classification is developed by each country individually.
United Nations Statistics Division is responsible for maintenance of several classification systems for trade and products. Among them there are Central Product Classification (CPC), Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC).
Withing the FAOSTAT FAO uses own system for classifying all commodities. It is called FAO Commodities List (FCL).
Copyright © 2017 Eduard Bukin. All rights reserved.