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General merchandise on a balance of payments (BOP) basis

The item General merchandise on a balance of payments (BOP) basis includes goods whose ownership is transferred between a domestic and foreign unit and that do not belong to another special category, such as goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold and are not part of a service. General merchandise is recorded at market value and is based on the free on board (FOB) principle.



Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • IMF

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