UN/LOCODE
The "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations" is commonly more known as "UN/LOCODE". Although managed and maintained by the UNECE, it is the product of a wide collaboration in the framework of the joint trade facilitation effort undertaken within the United Nations.
Join the Meeting
You can join our maintenance meeting where DMRs are reviewed live and decisions are made in the room.
Maintenance MeetingsChange Request
To request changes to the UN/LOCODE database, please submit a Data Maintenance Request (DMR).
Data Maintenance RequestNational Focal Point
Maintain and promote the location codes under their specific area of competence.
Industry
Request additions and changes to the code list to support usage in international trade.
Software Providers
Single source of truth for publication of UN/LOCODE that can be used to update your platform.
Maintenance Team
Manage and proccess DMR’s to support the growth and evolution of UNLOCODE.
Documentation Highlights
Find guidance for accessing, maintaining, and publishing UN/LOCODE data, together with reference material for its downloadable and linked data formats.
Registering for Access
Learn what you can do with or without an account, how to sign in through GitLab, and which permissions apply to each role.
Read more →Data Attributes
Understand how UN/LOCODE attributes are arranged and encoded in the online directory and in downloadable publication files.
Read more →Maintenance Team Guide
Follow the process used by experts, National Focal Points, and the secretariat to review and decide Data Maintenance Requests.
Read more →Publishing a Release
A Secretariat guide to creating an official biannual release and verifying the publication pipeline and downloadable artefacts.
Read more →Web Vocabulary (JSON-LD)
Explore the UN/LOCODE linked data model for countries, locations, subdivisions, and function codes using UN/CEFACT vocabulary terms.
Read more →SKOS Vocabulary
Use the UN/LOCODE code list as a SKOS vocabulary in Turtle format with semantic web tools, RDF stores, and SPARQL queries.
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