5489.0 - International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2015

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STATE

IMPORTS

6.44 For imports the following are provided in respect of state:

State of final destination is the Australian state in which the imported goods are released from customs control. It does not necessarily equate to the state in which goods were discharged or the state in which they were consumed. The state in which the goods were consumed would be more relevant for some economic analysis but this information is not available. The ABS derives the state of final destination from the customs field 'port of final destination' which is reported to the DIBP using a UN/Locode. The port of final destination field is not used in any other way in ABS processing and is not available in outputs.
State of discharge is the Australian state/territory in which imported goods are unloaded from the international carrier. This state field is derived from the Australian port of discharge field. International merchandise trade statistics by state of discharge can only be obtained by aggregating data for all ports within a state.

6.45 Analysis of recorded merchandise imports for financial years 1996-97 to 2011-12 indicates that between 94% and 98% (on average 96%) of imports have identical state of discharge and state of final destination.

6.46 A list of state codes is included in Table 6.3 below.

6.47 Users should be aware that international merchandise trade statistics by state include the category 'State not available for publication'. For imports the category represents goods affected by confidentiality restriction from September 2008 (see paragraphs 9.37 and 9.38 in Confidential Commodities List for more details).

EXPORTS

6.48 For exports the following are provided in respect of state:

State of loading - is the Australian state in which the goods are loaded onto an international carrier for export. This state field is derived from the reported Australian port of loading. International merchandise trade statistics by state of loading can only be obtained by aggregating data for all ports within a state.
State of origin - this has a similar meaning to country of origin as it is the Australian state in which the whole of production occurs or the final stage of production or manufacture occurs. It does not necessarily equate to the state in which goods were loaded onto the international carrier. The state of origin is specifically reported to the DIBP with the code used for reporting detailed in the Explanatory Notes, paragraph 34.30 - Goods origin code, of the ABS publication Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) - Electronic Publication, Jan 2012 (cat. no. 1233.0).

6.49 The state of loading and the state of origin may be different, e.g. goods produced or manufactured in Tasmania may be loaded onto an international carrier for export in Victoria.

6.50 The concept of re-exports (i.e. goods originally imported which are exported in either the same condition in which they were imported, or after undergoing repair or minor alterations which leave them essentially unchanged) is important to note as it relates to state of origin. In Australia's merchandise trade statistics, re-exports are published as a separate category in the state of origin classification (see Table 6.3 below).

6.51 Users should be aware that international merchandise trade statistics by state include the category 'State not available for publication'. For exports, the category covers exports of alumina until December 2012. From June 2013 the category represents goods affected by confidentiality restrictions that are excluded from the state totals and included in 'State not available for publication' category (see paragraphs 9.34 and 9.35 and paragraphs 9.37 and 9.38 in Confidential Commodities List for more details).

6.52 A list of State codes is included in Table 6.3 below.

TABLE 6.3: STATE CODES, LABELS AND DESCRIPTION


Code	Label	Description

1	NSW	New South Wales
2	VIC	Victoria
3	QLD	Queensland
4	SA	South Australia
5	WA	Western Australia
6	TAS	Tasmania
7	NT	Northern Territory
8	ACT	Australian Capital Territory
9	NSD	State not available for publication(a)
10	REX	Re-exports(b)

(a) From September 2008 international merchandise import statistics by state include the category 'State not available for publication' which represents goods affected by confidentiality restrictions. For more details see paragraphs 9.34 and 9.35 and paragraphs 9.37 and 9.38 in Confidential Commodities List.
(b) The state 're-exports' does not apply to import statistics as it relates to state of origin. In Australia's international merchandise trade statistics, re-exports are published as a separate category in Table 15a of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0). A re-import is a country concept (not a state concept) and are included in Table 14 of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0).