AUSTRALIAN PORTS
6.53 In Australia's international merchandise trade statistics Australian ports are derived from the UN/Locodes provided on the export and import declarations. The ABS corresponds each five letter UN/Locode to a 3 digit international merchandise trade Australian port code (e.g. UN/Locode AUSYD corresponds to ABS Australian port code 101 with label 'Sydney'). The ABS Australian port code list includes combined offshore ports for Western Australia and the Northern Territory. These combined ports include a number of offshore facilities. For exports, the Australian port is the port of loading and for imports the Australian port is the port of discharge. The ABS maintains the international merchandise trade Australian port classification.
6.54 When changes to the international merchandise trade Australian port classification are necessary they will generally take effect from 1 July. Since July 2007, when changes have been implemented to ABS port codes, the statistics have been recompiled for data within the revision period (see paragraphs 10.15 and 10.16 in Dissemination Policies and Practices).
6.55 A list of port codes used in Australia's international merchandise trade statistics is included in the pivot table in Appendix 8 in the 'Downloads' tab. Similar to international merchandise trade by state, the Australian port 'Confidential Australian ports' represents for imports goods affected by confidentiality restrictions from September 2008. For exports the 'Confidential Australian ports' also represents goods affected by confidentiality restrictions (see paragraph 6.28 in Country Trade Balances).
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