VIES data-using in ITGS production

16.9.2014Olli-Pekka Penttilä

Director of Statistics / Co-ordinator Finnish Customs

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What is VIES?

VAT vs VIES

VAT• Intra-EU export and

import• VAT-number• Month (or Q/Y)

VIES (VAT information exchange system)

• Intra-EU export and import

• VAT-number• Month (or Q/Y)• Partner country• Partner ID number• Normal trade in goods

and triangular trade flagged separately (also trade in services)

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When the data is available?

• Negotiations started with the Tax Board in order to accelerate the availability of the Intra-EU VIES -data in year 2009

• EU-level monthly VIES data since 2012• Both flows the most detailed level to

Finnish Customs since 2012• Data available at t+35 including revisions

for last 12 months

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Use of VIES data

Preliminary statistics (t+38)• Using Swedish ”Rapid statistics method”:

using the biggest traders with stable time series as a sample for whole population

• Data: VIES data without triangular trade• Timeline: Both flows available at t+35

-> Finnish Customs uses the method as optional method for the preliminary statistics. Difference about 1-2% of value.

Problem: Lack of CN-information on VIES.

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Use of VIES data

• SIMSTAT – ”ID of partner trader” simulation–Data control–Declarant register–Missing value and below threshold

trade estimation• Below threshold trade estimation

–Country distribution