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Global Import Export Data & Commodity Trade Data

Timely and accurate world trade data statistics for 98% of the world's import and export merchandise trade

The source to timely and accurate international trade statistics for 98% of the world’s import and export merchandise trade by Commodity, Industry Sector, Country, and etc.

Global Trade Atlas (GTA) is the market-leading solution for access to a comprehensive view of global trade data in every commodity at the most detailed level of harmonized system code (HS code). GTA encompasses dependable monthly bilateral trade data for 113 countries and annual data for close to 200 countries, based on official imports and exports statistics.

GTA has a dedicated team of data operation professionals collecting and collating world trade statistics through official sources. We then align various reporting methodologies into unified format, and convert currencies and unit of measure to provide the best in class trade data tool experiences.

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Key Benefits

Competitive Benchmarking

Understand your business in its global context better by viewing country data to compare your known import-export data versus the total market

New Opportunity Evaluation

Easily identify developing industries, markets and emerging trade routes for new purchase, supply sources or investments

Decision/Negotiation Support

Use trade statistics, including tariff commodity codes, to stay abreast of changing policies

Market Analysis

Easily find comprehensive import-export data, including port and transportation mode for many countries

Analysis & Forecasting

Build credible predictive models and make forecasts based on 20+ years of data

GTA Key Features

  • Macroeconomic indicator – Monthly impact assessment of Commodity, Industry Sector, Country, and etc
  • Visibility of traded commodities by Quantities, Total Values and Unit Values
  • Additional Data Fields – Monthly trade flows per:
    • Port
    • Regional regime
    • Transport modes
    • Re-export / Domestics
    • Port
    • State
    • Customs District
    • Province
    • Regional regime
    • US NAICS and more
  • Currency and Unit conversions
  • In-depth research across disparate data sources

  • Repeatable saved reports
  • User–defined commodity groups and location groups
  • Data sources certified to ISO9001:2015
  • Multi-Language Support: GTA on Connect support eleven languages

Our customers in Consulting Firms, Government, Academic, Finance, Multinational Business, Research and Trade Associations confidently rely on GTA for comparable, dependable and easy-to-use global trade information from a single service. Many of our customers also use the Global Trade Atlas in combination with

  • GTAS Forecasting  identifies trade and transport opportunities with access to long-term trade and transportation data outlooks for 248 countries and regions, across 270 commodities and 16 trade concepts.
  • PIERS provides bill-of-lading level import and export data of the US and 13 international countries .

Expanded Features of GTA in Connect

Your annual subscription includes unlimited access for all users, with complete training and product support from our global customer service team.

Now Global Trade Atlas is delivered through our state-of-the-art platform Connect
Improved user navigation and data queries
  • Search and filter international import and export trade data with ease
  • User-defined groups, multilingual search, saved search function, currency converter
  • Search commodity, country, merchandise value, quantity and unit price by year, half-year, quarter or month
  • Transportation mode and location filters for many countries
Enhanced data extraction
  • Schedule your download extract and automate delivery of international commodity trade data files into your internal systems
  • Customize reports by year-over-year or month-over-month so you can correlate unit prices and volumes over time
  • API (Application programming interfaces) facilitates GTA users to download large amounts of data quickly
Report management and sharing
  • Set your Excel downloads to refresh automatically
  • Graph the data, export charts for your Excel and PowerPoint presentations
  • Share your customized reports directly on Connect to fellow GTA users
Headline analysis and commentary
  • Keep pace with market trends and developments with regular insight from experts across the S&P Global business

Global Trade Atlas FAQ

What are trade statistics?

Imports and exports merchandized trade data by product commodities and country markets. Trade statistics measure trade flow by value and volume; and is published on a monthly basis.

What is international trade?

Also known as global trade - it is the import export flow of goods and services between countries.

What is global trade?

Also known as international trade - it is the import export flow of goods and services between countries.

What is bilateral trade?

Is the exchange of goods between two countries which encourages trade, investment and economic growth. The two countries will reduce or eliminate tariffs, import quotas, export restraints, and other trade barriers to encourage trade and investment.

What are Harmonized Standard (HS) codes?

Administered by the World Customs Organization (WCO) - Harmonized Standard codes is a numerical method of classifying traded products. HS codes are used by customs authorities to identify products when assessing duties, taxes and gathering statistics.

What is a trade war?

A trade war happens when one country retaliates against another by raising import tariffs or placing other restrictions on the other country's imports.

What is Global Trade Atlas? (What is GTA?)

Global Trade Atlas (GTA) is the market-leading solution for access to a comprehensive view of global trade data in every commodity at the most detailed level of harmonized system code (HS code). GTA encompasses dependable monthly bilateral trade data for 101 countries and annual data for close to 200 countries, based on official imports and exports statistics.

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