*** Concordance for Harmonized System Exports, 1989-2001 *** Description: In 1989 and later years, the Harmonized System (HS) of commodity classification has been used to measure disaggregate U.S. imports and exports. The HS contains approximately 5000 headings and subheadings covering all articles in trade. It replaces the Schedule B system used in earlier years for exports. The file CONEXP89_01.ASC is a concordance that contains a complete list of the HS numbers used identify U.S. exports over 1989-2001, along with various information about each of these commodities. Record Layout: Record Layout: columns 1-10 - Harmonized System (HS) number columns 12-15 - 1987 version export-based SIC code (4-digits) columns 17-21 - Revision 2 SITC code (5-digits) columns 23-27 - Revision 3 SITC code (5-digits) columns 29-33 - End-Use Classification columns 35-40 - North American Classification System (NAICS) code (1997 version, 6-digit) columns 42-44 - First year that this HS number was used (89 - 101) columns 46-48 - Last year that this HS number was used (89 - 101) columns 50-52 - Units of quantity (see UNIT8901.ASC) columns 54-103 - Short HS commodity description columns 105-254 - Long HS commodity description column 256 - End of record indicator (the number 1) Missing Values: Some units of quantity are missing, which are indicated by a blank. Special Considerations: 1. The HS number can be repeated due to differing commodity descriptions in various years, or changing units of quantity. For example, the file CONEXP89_01.ASC contains the two lines: 0301920000 0273 03411 01000 112511 1989 1992 EELS (ANGUILLA SPP.), LIVE 0301920000 0273 03411 01000 112511 1993 2001 KG EELS (ANGUILLA SPP.), LIVE This is an example of a repeated HS number due to a changing unit of quantity. Note, however, that the range of years over which each HS number/description/units of quantity applies is non-overlapping (so that the HS number and first year used is a unique identifier). 2. The "first year" is computed as the first year that an HS number is actually used for exports, while the "last year" is computed as the last year that this HS number appears in a concordance from the source below. There are a small number of commodities that are never actually exported over 1989 - 2001, their HS numbers do not appear in this concordance. An important example is fertilizer, where the concordance includes the line: 3100000000 2874 56200 56200 12510 325312 1989 2001 FERTILIZERS A FERT MATERIALS However, the concordance does NOT include the following lines, which are particular types of fertilizers, but these HS codes are never used 1989-2001: 3101000000 1989 2001 TON ANIMAL/VEG FERTILIZER, MIXED/NT/CHEMICALLY TREATED 3102100000 1989 2001 TON UREA, WHETHER OR NOT IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION 3102210000 1989 2001 TON AMMONIUM SULFATE 3102290000 1989 2001 TON DOUBLE SALTS & MIXTURES OF AMMONIUM SULFATE, NESOI 3102300000 1989 2001 TON AMMONIUM NITRATE, WHETHER/NOT IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION 3102400000 1989 2001 TON MIXTURES OF AMMONIUM NITRATE W/ CALCIUM CARBONATE 3102500000 1989 2001 TON SODIUM NITRATE 3102600000 1989 2001 TON DOUBLE SALTS & MIXTURES CALCIUM & AMMONIUM NITRATE 3102700000 1989 2001 TON CALCIUM CYANAMIDE 3102800000 1989 2001 TON MIXTURES OF UREA AND AMMONIUM NITRATE IN SOLUTION 3102900000 1989 2001 TON MINERAL/CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, NITROGENOUS, NESOI 3103100010 1989 2001 TON ENRICH SUPERPHOSPHATES, < 40% PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE 3103100020 1989 2001 TON SUPERPHOSPHATES, >=40% PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE 3103200000 1989 2001 TON BASIC SLAG 3103900000 1989 2001 TON MINERAL OR CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, PHOSPHATIC, NESOI 3104100000 1989 2001 TON CARNALLITE & OTHER CRUDE NATURAL POTASSIUM SALTS 3104200000 1989 2001 TON POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3104300000 1989 2001 TON POTASSIUM SULFATE 3104900000 1989 2001 TON MINERAL OR CHEMICAL FERTILIZER, POTASSIC, NESOI 3105100000 1989 2001 TON PRODUCT OF CHPT 31 IN TABLET/IN PACKAGES <=10 KG 3105200000 1989 2001 TON FERTILERS CONTAIN NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM 3105300000 1989 2001 TON DIAMMONIUM HYDROGENORTHOPHOSPHATE (DAP) 3105400000 1989 2001 TON AMMONIUM DIHYDROGENORTHOPHOSPHATE 3105510000 1989 2001 TON FERTILIZERS CONTAIN NITRATES AND PHOSPHATES 3105590000 1989 2001 TON FERTILIZERS CONTAIN NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS, NESOI 3105600000 1989 2001 TON FERTILIZERS CONTAIN PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NESOI 3105900000 1989 2001 TON FERTILIZERS, NESOI The above HS codes are included in the concordances from Census, but since they have no exports, they are not included in CONEXP89_01.ASC. 3. The "export-based SIC" codes reported in these files differ from the true "domestic based" SIC numbers, as discussed in the main text of the documentation. 4. The NAICS codes were reported by the U.S. Census beginning in 2000. For earlier years, these codes have been imputed based on the commodities with similar descriptions, or SIC, SITC, or End use classifications. Related Files: The HS description, SIC, SITC, NAICS numbers, and units of quantity in this concordance are identical to those used in the files EXPYR_1.ASC, EXPYR_2.ASC, and EXPYR_3.ASC, for the years YR=89,90,...,99,01. For years before 1989, exported commodities are identified by the Schedule B classification. A concordance of these numbers is contained in CONEXP78_88.ASC, as described in CONEXP78_88.TXT. A cross-reference between the Schedule B and HS numbers is contained in HS_SCH_B.ASC, as described in HS_SCH_B.TXT. The units of quantity are described in UNIT8901.ASC. Size: CONEXP89_00.ASC contains 10,740 records. Source: Constructed from concordances for 1989-2001 found in: U.S. Exports History and U.S. Imports History, Historical Summary 1989-1992, on CD-ROM [machine-readable data file], prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1993. U.S. Exports and Imports of Merchandise on CD-ROM [machine-readable data file], prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1990-2001. The most recent concordance is also available in: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/schedules.html#C