For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, click here. 

For any questions regarding your subscription or licensing, please reach out to subscriptions@un.org.   

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New Options, New Pricing 

With its additional features and functionality, UN Comtrade introduced a new pricing structure that began on 1 October 2022. 

Comtrade Subscriptions

Comtrade subscription options and pricing

Premium

Individual 

Premium Institutional Pro 1

(not-for-profit and academic institutions) 

Premium Institutional Pro 2

(private sector/for profit) 

For more information about the different types of subscriptions, .

How to OrderTo order, please contact us at subscriptions@un.org indicating the subscription type from the options offered (Premium Individual, Premium Pro 1, Premium Pro 2). Upon receipt of your request, we will contact you to arrange your preferred method of payment and set up access either by email domain such as trade.gov or User Name and Password. 

Trials We offer a trial subscription; please visit https://uncomtrade.org/docs/premium-trial-subscription/ for details.

The re-dissemination of UN Comtrade data

Re-dissemination means re-using UN Comtrade data as is (without any transformation) in other data platforms (printed or online), not for internal use

Prerequisite: to be able to re-disseminate, you have to be an active Premium Pro subscriber

Cost of re-dissemination: It is based on the type of application:

(i) data visualization/analytics: 1 x Premium Pro subscription per year

(ii) data extraction: Fee depends on a case-by-case basis, and in addition, you have to ensure that your users are also UN Comtrade subscribers (Premium Individual or Pro). There is an API for this.

Now, the difference between data visualization/analytics and data extraction: if you limit 100,000 records per download, then it is data visualization/analytics.  If you do not limit the number of records to be downloaded, then it is data extraction.

Exception: No re-dissemination fee for the following use cases:

A small number of records (up to 100,000)

In Public/free-of-charge data visualization/analytics

In conclusion, having in mind an active Premium Pro subscription, you should choose which re-dissemination option is best for you:

* Option (i):  re-dissemination for data visualization/analytics application

* Option (ii): re-dissemination for data extraction application