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A dataset containing a random sample of 100 records from an HMRC arrival or dispatch download file (SMKM46/SMKX46).

1	sample_data_arrdis

A data frame with 100 rows and 17 variables:

Name	Type	Description
comcode	character	8 digit commodity code
record_type	character	Range 0-3 identifies the kind of suppression record
cod_seq	character	Numeric sequence for Country of Dispatch
cod_alpha	character	Alpha code for Country of Dispatch
trade_ind	character	A code used to identify the type of trade.
coo_seq	character	Numeric sequence for Country of Origin
coo_alpha	character	Alpha code for Country of Origin
nature_of_transaction	character	Code describing the type of transaction
mode_of_transport	character	Mode of transport by which goods leave or arrive in the UK
period_reference	character	Identifies the month of account of an item in format 0YYYYMM. For non-amendment records this will be the same as the file month; for amendment records and late supplementary declarations it will be the month to which the amendment or supplementary declaration relates.
suite_indicator	character	Identifies commodity codes to be excluded from General and Special trade compilations
sitc	character	SITC code
industrial_plant_comcode	character	With effect from January 2011, a pseudo concessionary comcode beginning 98 used for declaration of high value Industrial Plant.
no_of_consignments	double	Optional field used to indicate the number of consignments. Please note that several consignments may be aggregated.
stat_value	double	Value(£)
nett_mass	double	Weight in kg
supp_unit	double	Alternative quantity