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Market access barrier: quarterly statistics, technical annex

A report on the methodology, revision policy and data quality for the market access barrier quarterly statistics.

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From:
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
14 September 2023
Last updated:
12 June 2025
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  1. 'International Strategy and Trade Relations (ISTR)' has been updated to 'China, Development and Market Access Relations (CDMA)' in the Methodology section.

  2. Removed section on revisions due to changes in reported barriers since the quarterly release only covers headline statistics on resolved barriers.

  3. Definition of market access barrier updated within the methodology section. This is to improve the understanding. It does not affect how methodology is applied to market access barrier statistics.

  4. First published.

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Market access barrier quarterly statistics: technical annex

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The annex provides information on methodology, revision policy and the quality of market access barrier data, as required by Code of Practice for Statistics.

The methodology section outlines the Department of Business and Trade’s (DBT’s) definition of market access barriers, data collection and processes of recording the market access barriers.

The revision policy explains why market access barriers statistics need to be revised.

The quality report explains the quality of market access barrier data and its reliability.

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