{"source":"https://traddal.com/resources/country-codes","title":"Country codes","description":"Which codes customs and carriers use, how alpha-2, alpha-3 and numeric differ, and the exceptions that trip up forms and data feeds.","robots":"index, follow","updated":"2026-11-06T10:34:48.198Z","breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Resources","url":"https://traddal.com/resources"},{"name":"Country codes","url":"https://traddal.com/resources/country-codes"}],"facts":[],"lede":"Which codes customs and carriers use, how alpha-2, alpha-3 and numeric differ, and the exceptions that trip up forms and data feeds.","sections":[{"id":"overview","title":"","body":[{"type":"prose","text":"Customs systems and carriers use the two-letter ISO 3166-1 code for a country in most fields, such as GB, DE or CA. The standard has a three-letter form and a three-digit form as well, so check which your form wants, because they aren't interchangeable. The table below shows each country's two-letter code and currency."},{"type":"table","caption":"Country 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Republic","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-czech-republic"},{"text":"CZ","mono":true},"CZK",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-czech-republic#sources"}],[{"text":"Denmark","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-denmark"},{"text":"DK","mono":true},"DKK",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-denmark#sources"}],[{"text":"Egypt","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-egypt"},{"text":"EG","mono":true},"EGP",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-egypt#sources"}],[{"text":"Finland","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-finland"},{"text":"FI","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-finland#sources"}],[{"text":"France","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-france"},{"text":"FR","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-france#sources"}],[{"text":"Germany","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-germany"},{"text":"DE","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-germany#sources"}],[{"text":"Greece","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-greece"},{"text":"GR","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-greece#sources"}],[{"text":"Hungary","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-hungary"},{"text":"HU","mono":true},"HUF",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-hungary#sources"}],[{"text":"Iceland","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-iceland"},{"text":"IS","mono":true},"ISK",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-iceland#sources"}],[{"text":"India","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-india"},{"text":"IN","mono":true},"INR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-india#sources"}],[{"text":"Indonesia","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-indonesia"},{"text":"ID","mono":true},"IDR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-indonesia#sources"}],[{"text":"Ireland","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-ireland"},{"text":"IE","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-ireland#sources"}],[{"text":"Israel","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-israel"},{"text":"IL","mono":true},"ILS",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-israel#sources"}],[{"text":"Italy","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-italy"},{"text":"IT","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-italy#sources"}],[{"text":"Japan","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-japan"},{"text":"JP","mono":true},"JPY",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-japan#sources"}],[{"text":"Jordan","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-jordan"},{"text":"JO","mono":true},"JOD",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-jordan#sources"}],[{"text":"Malaysia","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-malaysia"},{"text":"MY","mono":true},"MYR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-malaysia#sources"}],[{"text":"Mexico","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-mexico"},{"text":"MX","mono":true},"MXN",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-mexico#sources"}],[{"text":"Morocco","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-morocco"},{"text":"MA","mono":true},"MAD",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-morocco#sources"}],[{"text":"Netherlands","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-netherlands"},{"text":"NL","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-netherlands#sources"}],[{"text":"New Zealand","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-new-zealand"},{"text":"NZ","mono":true},"NZD",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-new-zealand#sources"}],[{"text":"Norway","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-norway"},{"text":"NO","mono":true},"NOK",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-norway#sources"}],[{"text":"Peru","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-peru"},{"text":"PE","mono":true},"PEN",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-peru#sources"}],[{"text":"Philippines","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-philippines"},{"text":"PH","mono":true},"PHP",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-philippines#sources"}],[{"text":"Poland","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-poland"},{"text":"PL","mono":true},"PLN",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-poland#sources"}],[{"text":"Portugal","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-portugal"},{"text":"PT","mono":true},"EUR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-portugal#sources"}],[{"text":"Qatar","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-qatar"},{"text":"QA","mono":true},"QAR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-qatar#sources"}],[{"text":"Saudi Arabia","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-saudi-arabia"},{"text":"SA","mono":true},"SAR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-saudi-arabia#sources"}],[{"text":"Singapore","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-singapore"},{"text":"SG","mono":true},"SGD",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-singapore#sources"}],[{"text":"South Africa","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-south-africa"},{"text":"ZA","mono":true},"ZAR",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-south-africa#sources"}],[{"text":"South Korea","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-south-korea"},{"text":"KR","mono":true},"KRW",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-south-korea#sources"}],[{"text":"Sweden","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-sweden"},{"text":"SE","mono":true},"SEK",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-sweden#sources"}],[{"text":"Switzerland","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-switzerland"},{"text":"CH","mono":true},"CHF",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-switzerland#sources"}],[{"text":"Thailand","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-thailand"},{"text":"TH","mono":true},"THB",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-thailand#sources"}],[{"text":"Turkey","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-turkey"},{"text":"TR","mono":true},"TRY",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-turkey#sources"}],[{"text":"United Arab Emirates","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-united-arab-emirates"},{"text":"AE","mono":true},"AED",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-united-arab-emirates#sources"}],[{"text":"United Kingdom","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-to-uk"},{"text":"GB","mono":true},"GBP",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-to-uk#sources"}],[{"text":"United States","href":"/resources/how-to-calculate-duties-and-taxes-on-imports-to-usa"},{"text":"US","mono":true},"USD",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/how-to-calculate-duties-and-taxes-on-imports-to-usa#sources"}],[{"text":"Vietnam","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-vietnam"},{"text":"VN","mono":true},"VND",{"text":"Sources","href":"/resources/calculate-duties-taxes-imports-vietnam#sources"}]],"note":"Checked 5 November 2026. Each country's sources are linked from its row. \"Not confirmed\" means the official sources didn't settle it; \"None found\" means they show no threshold. [Download as CSV](/resources/country-facts.csv) or [JSON](/resources/country-facts.json).","records":[{"Country":"Argentina","Code":"AR","Currency":"ARS","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Australia","Code":"AU","Currency":"AUD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Austria","Code":"AT","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Belgium","Code":"BE","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Brazil","Code":"BR","Currency":"BRL","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Canada","Code":"CA","Currency":"CAD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Chile","Code":"CL","Currency":"CLP","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Croatia","Code":"HR","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Czech Republic","Code":"CZ","Currency":"CZK","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Denmark","Code":"DK","Currency":"DKK","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Egypt","Code":"EG","Currency":"EGP","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Finland","Code":"FI","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"France","Code":"FR","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Germany","Code":"DE","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Greece","Code":"GR","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Hungary","Code":"HU","Currency":"HUF","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Iceland","Code":"IS","Currency":"ISK","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"India","Code":"IN","Currency":"INR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Indonesia","Code":"ID","Currency":"IDR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Ireland","Code":"IE","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Israel","Code":"IL","Currency":"ILS","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Italy","Code":"IT","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Japan","Code":"JP","Currency":"JPY","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Jordan","Code":"JO","Currency":"JOD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Malaysia","Code":"MY","Currency":"MYR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Mexico","Code":"MX","Currency":"MXN","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Morocco","Code":"MA","Currency":"MAD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Netherlands","Code":"NL","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"New Zealand","Code":"NZ","Currency":"NZD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Norway","Code":"NO","Currency":"NOK","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Peru","Code":"PE","Currency":"PEN","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Philippines","Code":"PH","Currency":"PHP","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Poland","Code":"PL","Currency":"PLN","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Portugal","Code":"PT","Currency":"EUR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Qatar","Code":"QA","Currency":"QAR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Saudi Arabia","Code":"SA","Currency":"SAR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Singapore","Code":"SG","Currency":"SGD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"South Africa","Code":"ZA","Currency":"ZAR","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"South Korea","Code":"KR","Currency":"KRW","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Sweden","Code":"SE","Currency":"SEK","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Switzerland","Code":"CH","Currency":"CHF","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Thailand","Code":"TH","Currency":"THB","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Turkey","Code":"TR","Currency":"TRY","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"United Arab Emirates","Code":"AE","Currency":"AED","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"United Kingdom","Code":"GB","Currency":"GBP","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"United States","Code":"US","Currency":"USD","Sources":"Sources"},{"Country":"Vietnam","Code":"VN","Currency":"VND","Sources":"Sources"}]}]},{"id":"iso-3166-has-three-parts","title":"ISO 3166 has three parts","body":[{"type":"table","caption":"ISO 3166 has three parts","columns":[{"header":"Part"},{"header":"Covers"},{"header":"Example"}],"rows":[[{"text":"ISO 3166-1","inline":true},{"text":"Countries and areas of particular geopolitical interest","inline":true},{"text":"DE, DEU, 276","inline":true}],[{"text":"ISO 3166-2","inline":true},{"text":"Subdivisions, using the alpha-2 code plus up to three characters","inline":true},{"text":"US-CA for California, ID-RI for Riau","inline":true}],[{"text":"ISO 3166-3","inline":true},{"text":"Names deleted since the first edition in 1974","inline":true},{"text":"Former country names","inline":true}]],"records":[{"Part":"ISO 3166-1","Covers":"Countries and areas of particular geopolitical interest","Example":"DE, DEU, 276"},{"Part":"ISO 3166-2","Covers":"Subdivisions, using the alpha-2 code plus up to three characters","Example":"US-CA for California, ID-RI for Riau"},{"Part":"ISO 3166-3","Covers":"Names deleted since the first edition in 1974","Example":"Former country names"}]},{"type":"prose","text":"Part 1 has [three forms](https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html):"},{"type":"table","caption":"ISO 3166 has three parts","columns":[{"header":"Form"},{"header":"Length"},{"header":"Germany"},{"header":"When you'll see it"}],"rows":[[{"text":"Alpha-2","inline":true},{"text":"2 letters","inline":true},{"text":"DE","inline":true},{"text":"Recommended for general use, and on most customs fields","inline":true}],[{"text":"Alpha-3","inline":true},{"text":"3 letters","inline":true},{"text":"DEU","inline":true},{"text":"Some data feeds, travel documents, older systems","inline":true}],[{"text":"Numeric","inline":true},{"text":"3 digits","inline":true},{"text":"276","inline":true},{"text":"Useful outside Latin script. Assigned by the UN","inline":true}]],"records":[{"Form":"Alpha-2","Length":"2 letters","Germany":"DE","When you'll see it":"Recommended for general use, and on most customs fields"},{"Form":"Alpha-3","Length":"3 letters","Germany":"DEU","When you'll see it":"Some data feeds, travel documents, older systems"},{"Form":"Numeric","Length":"3 digits","Germany":"276","When you'll see it":"Useful outside Latin script. Assigned by the UN"}]},{"type":"prose","text":"ISO [publishes the codes](https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html) through its Online Browsing Platform. ISO adds and changes entries from time to time, so don't hard-code a list you downloaded once."}]},{"id":"exceptions-you-ll-actually-hit","title":"Exceptions you'll actually hit","body":[{"type":"prose","text":"- **GB, not UK.** The ISO code for the United Kingdom is GB. Writing \"UK\" is a common cause of rejected address data, even though the country's name uses it.\n- **XI for Northern Ireland.** This isn't an ISO country code. It's used in [EU and UK customs and VAT contexts](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2020-11/use_of_gb_and_xi_codes_guidance.pdf) for Northern Ireland, for example on an EORI or a VAT number under the Windsor Framework.\n- **EL for Greece, in VAT.** The ISO code is GR, but EU VAT numbers [use the prefix EL](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-eu-country-codes-vat-numbers-and-vat-in-other-languages). An EORI starts with the two-letter code of the issuing country, so check the format per system rather than assume.\n- **EU isn't a country.** Origin is usually declared at country level, unless a rule says otherwise. On the US Section 301 schedule, for example, the EU has [its own headings](/resources/us-tariff-changes).\n- **Territories have their own codes.** Hong Kong (HK), Macao (MO), Puerto Rico (PR) and others are listed separately in ISO 3166-1. The customs treatment doesn't always follow the same line, so check the tariff."}]},{"id":"other-codes-that-travel-with-them","title":"Other codes that travel with them","body":[{"type":"table","caption":"Other codes that travel with them","columns":[{"header":"Code"},{"header":"What it identifies"},{"header":"Example"},{"header":"Source"}],"rows":[[{"text":"ISO 4217","inline":true},{"text":"Currency","inline":true},{"text":"GBP, EUR, USD","inline":true},{"text":"[ISO](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html)","inline":true}],[{"text":"UN/LOCODE","inline":true},{"text":"Ports and other trade locations","inline":true},{"text":"GBFXT for Felixstowe","inline":true},{"text":"[UNECE](https://unece.org/trade/cefact/unlocode-code-list-country-and-territory)","inline":true}],[{"text":"[HS code](/resources/hs-codes)","inline":true},{"text":"Goods","inline":true},{"text":"6912.00","inline":true},{"text":"WCO","inline":true}],[{"text":"[EORI](/resources/eori-numbers)","inline":true},{"text":"Business, for EU and GB customs","inline":true},{"text":"DE plus up to 15 characters","inline":true},{"text":"Commission and HMRC","inline":true}],[{"text":"[Incoterms](/resources/incoterms-explained)","inline":true},{"text":"Sale terms","inline":true},{"text":"FCA","inline":true},{"text":"ICC","inline":true}]],"records":[{"Code":"ISO 4217","What it identifies":"Currency","Example":"GBP, EUR, USD","Source":"ISO"},{"Code":"UN/LOCODE","What it identifies":"Ports and other trade locations","Example":"GBFXT for Felixstowe","Source":"UNECE"},{"Code":"HS code","What it identifies":"Goods","Example":"6912.00","Source":"WCO"},{"Code":"EORI","What it identifies":"Business, for EU and GB customs","Example":"DE plus up to 15 characters","Source":"Commission and HMRC"},{"Code":"Incoterms","What it identifies":"Sale terms","Example":"FCA","Source":"ICC"}]},{"type":"prose","text":"UN/LOCODE is five characters: the two-letter ISO country code, then three for the place. A customs or carrier system may also have its own port codes, such as the US Schedule D codes, so a LOCODE doesn't always fit."}]},{"id":"things-to-get-right","title":"Things to get right","body":[{"type":"prose","text":"Use the code for the country of origin on your [commercial invoice](/resources/commercial-invoices), and keep it separate from the code for the country you shipped from, because the two are often different. In your own systems, store the code as a coded field with validation, and don't accept free text. When you connect to a data feed or a carrier's system, check whether it wants alpha-2 or alpha-3, and map to that: a three-letter code in a two-letter field usually fails at the worst time. For why the origin field matters so much, see [country of origin](/resources/country-of-origin)."}]}],"sources":["[ISO: ISO 3166 country codes](https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html), checked 5 November 2026","[ISO: Glossary for ISO 3166](https://www.iso.org/glossary-for-iso-3166.html), checked 5 November 2026","[ISO: ISO 4217 currency codes](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html), checked 5 November 2026","[UNECE: Recommendation 16, UN/LOCODE](https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/rec16_ece-trd-227E.pdf), checked 5 November 2026","[UNECE: UN/LOCODE code list by country and territory](https://unece.org/trade/cefact/unlocode-code-list-country-and-territory), checked 5 November 2026","[European Commission: Guidance on the use of GB and XI codes](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2020-11/use_of_gb_and_xi_codes_guidance.pdf), checked 5 November 2026","[GOV.UK: EU country codes, VAT numbers and enquiry letters](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-eu-country-codes-vat-numbers-and-vat-in-other-languages), checked 5 November 2026","[European Commission: Economic Operators Registration and Identification number](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/customs-procedures-import-and-export/customs-procedures/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-number-eori_en), checked 5 November 2026"],"guide":{"slug":"country-codes","kind":"topic","section":"Reference"},"markdown":"https://traddal.com/resources/country-codes.md"}