What product classifications does Eurostat use?

Trade data uses SITC (Standard International Trade Classification) and CN (Combined Nomenclature). Industrial data uses NACE Rev. 2 (statistical classification of economic activities).

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Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. EU international trade data: imports and exports by partner country and product classification (SITC), industrial production index, retail trade volume, and ser

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Complete set · 5 capabilities

The complete Eurostat capability set.

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Capability set01 / 02

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through Eurostat.

01
Get retail trade
Consumer spending proxy. Covers food, non-food, and online retail. Get EU retail trade volume index
02
Get trade by product
Dataset: ext_st_eu27_2020sitc. Covers food, raw materials, fuels, chemicals, machinery, manufactured goods. Get EU trade by product classification (SITC)
03
Get trade dataset
Common codes: ext_tec01, sts_inpr_m, sts_trtu_m, sbs_na_ind_r2. Query any Eurostat trade/industry dataset by code

Capability set02 / 02

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2 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through Eurostat.

04
Get industrial production
Base year 2015=100. Breakdown by NACE sector. A leading indicator of economic activity. Get EU industrial production index by country and sector
05
Get trade balance
Dataset: ext_lt_maineu. Key partners: US, CN, UK, JP, CH. Get EU international trade balance by partner country

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The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Eurostat, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Eurostat. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DM7hWl4ksHBonFsLjV2bzj4T7SNLmlTOQYfWf0Ll/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — Eurostat capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eurostat-trade-eu-international-commerce-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DM7hWl4ksHBonFsLjV2bzj4T7SNLmlTOQYfWf0Ll/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What product classifications does Eurostat use?
Trade data uses SITC (Standard International Trade Classification) and CN (Combined Nomenclature). Industrial data uses NACE Rev. 2 (statistical classification of economic activities).

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Use Eurostat with your AI.

The complete Eurostat capability set.

01-03

Get retail trade

Get trade by product

Get trade dataset