Intra-Community Trade Declaration System / Help with online declaration
- 1 IDEV intra-Community trade declaration system
- 2 General information about intra-Community trade
- 3 Form declaration for intra-Community trade statistics
- 4 Form declaration by third parties for intra-Community trade statistics
- 5 Correction of intra-Community trade statistics
- 6 File declaration for intra-Community trade statistics
- 7 The IDES Intra-Community Trade Data Capture Software
- 8 Index (IDEV intra-Community trade declaration system)
- 9 Application for simplified reporting
- 10 Frequently Asked Questions and answers regarding the collection of intra-Community trade data
- 11 Contacts for information on foreign trade
7 The IDES Intra-Community Trade Data Capture Software
The Intra-Community Trade Data Capture Software (IDES) will discontinued. With version 22, reports beyond the year 2022 are not possible!
New applications for reporting with IDES will no longer be approved!
Information on the file report in the approved XML formats DatML/RAW and INSTAT/XML is available in Chapter 6 Intra-trade file report If the data to be reported is in CSV format, you will find the information at chapter3.1 CSV import
Further there is the option for manual entry into a online-form. For information about this, please look for chapter 3 Form declaration for intra-Community trade statistics
Program download
Due to the replacement of the IDES program, it is no longer possible to download the software. If it's necessary, please inform us by e-mail to idev-intrahandel(at)destatis.de, stating the material number. You will then receive a link to download the software (Full- and update version, only in the German language).
Download the IDES application manual (only in the German language)
Download the installation and update description (only in the German language)
Download the deadlines for submitting declarations (only in the German language)
Indeed for technical reasons it's not possible for us to simulate the various options you have to install the IDES-program. Therefore we can't provide full support to the options Installation in Network, IDES-configuration under Linux and Installation in the silent-mode.
Troubleshooting tips
Error messages during the update
(only in the German language)
Sicherungsdatei konnte nicht erstellt werden (only in the German language)
Fehler 1 (only in the German language)
Error messages when starting the program
Could not find the main class
The error "Could not find the main class" is displayed if a program is started on the desktop via an out-of-date link, or when updating a program that's no longer exists in the selected directory.
Out of memory
The cause of the error is the size of the IDES database. To solve the problem, first compress the IDES database via "Start - Compress IDES database". Then start the IDES program, open the menu "Meldungsdateien/Übersicht" and and archive all files in the overview. Files whose reference period is two years before the current reference year can be deleted.
If the problem can not be solved in this way, please proceed as follows:
At first check the folder "archive" of the program if a current backup file (sicherung_DDMMJJJJhhmm.w3z) is available.
After making sure that you have a recent backup file,backup the folder "archive" by copying into another directory. Then unzip the file "w3statDB_init22.zip" in the folder "db". Please make sure that all existing files are replaced!
Now start the program, open the menu "Extras - Daten -wiederherstellen" and confirm the following note by clicking on "Ja". Now select the most recent backup file in the folder "archive" and transfer it into the program. Then check whether the desired dataset could be restored.
Different Database-errors
"Die Datenbank konnte nicht geöffnet werden! Meldung: File input/output error..."
"Die Datenbank konnte nicht geöffnet werden! Meldung: Unexpected token..."
"Die Datenbank konnte nicht geöffnet werden! Meldung: Violation of unique index..."
At first check the folder "archive" of the program if a current backup file (sicherung_DDMMJJJJhhmm.w3z) is available.
After making sure that you have a recent backup file, backup the folder "archive" by copying into another directory. Then unzip the file "w3statDB_init20.zip" in the folder "db". Please make sure that all existing files are replaced!
Now start the program, open the menu "Extras - Daten -wiederherstellen" and confirm the following note by clicking on "Ja". Now select the most recent backup file in the folder "archive" and transfer it into the program. Then check whether the desired dataset could be restored.
Information for more error messages are only available in the German language!