The ‘Statistics on foreign trade in goods’ Department (FTS) shall perform the following activities:
1. develop new and improve existing methodologies, methods and statistical tools for conducting statistical surveys in the field of foreign trade in goods statistics and ensure their harmonization with Eurostat’s requirements;
2. conduct statistical surveys included in the National Statistical Programme in the field of foreign trade in goods statistics;
3. develop, coordinate and update the legal framework in the field of foreign trade in goods statistics in compliance with the European legislation;
4. coordinate the work of the department with other structures inside and outside NSI related to provision, processing, validation, control and dissemination of data on foreign trade in goods statistics;
5. define the thresholds and estimate the values of the trade in goods below the thresholds and of non-response for the Intrastat system;
6. be liable for updating, maintenance and extension of the Information System "Foreign Trade" (ISFT);
7. be liable for dissemination of foreign trade data to the users in the country and abroad;
8. be liable for the organization in carrying out mirror exercises on commodity flows;
9. provide methodological support to the institutions providing data from administrative sources and participate in the development and maintenance of registers, classifications and nomenclatures used in reporting foreign trade statistics;
10. participate in the work of committees, working and target groups, meetings and seminars at national and international level in the field of foreign trade in goods statistics;
11. work on improvement of foreign trade data quality and prepare quality reports;
12. provide methodological support to the respondents and to the users of foreign trade data;
13. carry out information exchange of foreign trade data with Eurostat, other institutions, international organizations and countries;
14. prepare reports and statements on the issues of foreign trade in goods statistics;
15. prepare and provide data on foreign trade in goods necessary for the Eurostat and NSI websites, the general statistical publications of the NSI, IS Infostat and international questionnaires;
16. prepare tailor-made data on users’ requests.
