Trade to countries according to the Harmonised System 1996 - 2012

Trade to countries according to the Harmonised System 1996 - 2012

Nomenclature Countries(groups) Periods Imports (1000 euro) Exports (1000 euro) Balance of trade (1000 euro)
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2011 December 30,390,590 34,507,289 4,116,699
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2011 364,911,576 409,344,532 44,432,956
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 30,728,130 34,353,481 3,625,351
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 32,169,794 35,052,742 2,882,948
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 33,914,923 38,200,796 4,285,873
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 31,300,915 35,243,748 3,942,833
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 33,222,434 37,192,452 3,970,018
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 32,278,432 36,122,905 3,844,473
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 32,162,739 34,954,488 2,791,749
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 32,863,544 34,494,850 1,631,306
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 31,616,385 35,195,174 3,578,789
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 34,923,529 38,784,512 3,860,983
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 34,046,789 37,881,688 3,834,899
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 30,639,870 33,942,371 3,302,501
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012* 389,867,484 431,419,207 41,551,723
Total goods European Union (EU) 2011 December 16,136,327 25,000,243 8,863,916
Total goods European Union (EU) 2011 193,557,763 302,870,434 109,312,671
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 January* 15,518,649 25,138,215 9,619,566
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 February* 16,233,186 25,923,258 9,690,072
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 March* 18,058,141 28,068,267 10,010,126
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 April* 16,150,893 25,338,082 9,187,189
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 May* 16,952,852 26,559,487 9,606,635
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 June* 17,023,304 26,078,632 9,055,328
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 July* 16,468,511 25,637,453 9,168,942
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 August* 16,507,392 24,550,817 8,043,425
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 September* 16,840,625 25,631,935 8,791,310
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 October* 18,201,829 28,606,891 10,405,062
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 November* 17,694,480 27,898,528 10,204,048
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012 December* 15,870,908 24,420,823 8,549,915
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012* 201,520,770 313,852,388 112,331,618
Total goods Non-EU countries 2011 December 14,254,263 9,507,046 -4,747,217
Total goods Non-EU countries 2011 171,353,813 106,474,098 -64,879,715
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 January* 15,209,481 9,215,266 -5,994,215
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 February* 15,936,608 9,129,484 -6,807,124
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 March* 15,856,782 10,132,529 -5,724,253
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 April* 15,150,022 9,905,666 -5,244,356
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 May* 16,269,582 10,632,965 -5,636,617
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 June* 15,255,128 10,044,273 -5,210,855
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 July* 15,694,228 9,317,035 -6,377,193
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 August* 16,356,152 9,944,033 -6,412,119
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 September* 14,775,760 9,563,239 -5,212,521
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 October* 16,721,700 10,177,621 -6,544,079
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 November* 16,352,309 9,983,160 -6,369,149
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012 December* 14,768,962 9,521,548 -5,247,414
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012* 188,346,714 117,566,819 -70,779,895
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2011 December 6,739,321 6,621,589 -117,732
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2011 80,065,526 67,812,969 -12,252,557
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 7,260,801 6,985,463 -275,338
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 8,243,861 7,164,513 -1,079,348
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 8,497,770 6,814,956 -1,682,814
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 8,105,794 7,227,845 -877,949
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 8,119,905 6,927,860 -1,192,045
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 7,239,930 6,177,758 -1,062,172
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 7,679,251 6,562,332 -1,116,919
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 9,003,470 6,222,267 -2,781,203
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 8,312,672 6,746,260 -1,566,412
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 8,907,796 7,714,163 -1,193,633
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 9,179,990 7,468,143 -1,711,847
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 8,521,598 7,377,759 -1,143,839
Chapter 27 Total countries (groups) 2012* 99,072,838 83,389,319 -15,683,519
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2011 December 2,431,561 4,999,431 2,567,870
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2011 29,651,859 48,571,535 18,919,676
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 January* 2,437,439 4,869,928 2,432,489
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 February* 2,685,811 5,007,267 2,321,456
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 March* 3,219,028 4,917,317 1,698,289
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 April* 2,931,682 4,523,274 1,591,592
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 May* 2,973,307 4,492,108 1,518,801
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 June* 2,873,938 4,034,243 1,160,305
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 July* 2,949,340 4,784,038 1,834,698
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 August* 3,286,817 4,301,365 1,014,548
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 September* 3,373,053 4,609,695 1,236,642
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 October* 3,229,665 5,610,403 2,380,738
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 November* 3,419,669 5,746,377 2,326,708
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012 December* 3,293,631 5,432,697 2,139,066
Chapter 27 European Union (EU) 2012* 36,673,380 58,328,712 21,655,332
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2011 December 4,307,396 1,594,300 -2,713,096
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2011 50,405,269 18,987,381 -31,417,888
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 January* 4,823,362 2,115,535 -2,707,827
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 February* 5,558,050 2,157,246 -3,400,804
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 March* 5,278,742 1,897,639 -3,381,103
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 April* 5,174,112 2,704,571 -2,469,541
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 May* 5,146,598 2,435,752 -2,710,846
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 June* 4,365,992 2,143,515 -2,222,477
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 July* 4,729,911 1,778,294 -2,951,617
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 August* 5,716,653 1,920,902 -3,795,751
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 September* 4,939,619 2,136,565 -2,803,054
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 October* 5,678,131 2,103,760 -3,574,371
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 November* 5,760,321 1,721,766 -4,038,555
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012 December* 5,227,967 1,945,062 -3,282,905
Chapter 27 Non-EU countries 2012* 62,399,458 25,060,607 -37,338,851
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2011 December 1,015,669 1,475,104 459,435
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2011 13,378,063 18,929,090 5,551,027
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 1,000,582 1,777,942 777,360
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 1,276,226 1,717,854 441,628
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 1,190,623 1,844,314 653,691
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 1,209,466 1,833,694 624,228
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 1,220,719 1,831,031 610,312
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 1,119,710 1,752,710 633,000
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 1,191,804 1,829,965 638,161
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 1,156,030 1,643,927 487,897
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 1,209,271 1,705,607 496,336
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 1,205,856 1,711,794 505,938
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 1,279,767 1,662,903 383,136
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 1,198,433 1,695,322 496,889
Chapter 29 Total countries (groups) 2012* 14,258,487 21,007,063 6,748,576
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2011 December 585,179 1,095,019 509,840
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2011 7,931,562 14,451,523 6,519,961
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 January* 627,346 1,338,263 710,917
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 February* 718,234 1,420,749 702,515
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 March* 737,489 1,435,357 697,868
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 April* 723,958 1,512,808 788,850
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 May* 705,410 1,555,910 850,500
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 June* 649,241 1,449,960 800,719
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 July* 689,266 1,481,484 792,218
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 August* 723,402 1,336,088 612,686
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 September* 664,468 1,404,071 739,603
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 October* 715,064 1,381,938 666,874
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 November* 718,433 1,379,873 661,440
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012 December* 733,333 1,290,516 557,183
Chapter 29 European Union (EU) 2012* 8,405,644 16,987,017 8,581,373
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2011 December 430,490 276,408 -154,082
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2011 5,446,501 3,032,833 -2,413,668
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 January* 373,236 439,679 66,443
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 February* 557,992 297,105 -260,887
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 March* 453,134 408,957 -44,177
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 April* 485,508 320,886 -164,622
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 May* 515,309 275,121 -240,188
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 June* 470,469 302,750 -167,719
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 July* 502,538 348,481 -154,057
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 August* 432,628 307,839 -124,789
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 September* 544,803 301,536 -243,267
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 October* 490,792 329,856 -160,936
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 November* 561,334 283,030 -278,304
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012 December* 465,100 404,806 -60,294
Chapter 29 Non-EU countries 2012* 5,852,843 4,020,046 -1,832,797
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2011 December 756,326 1,292,179 535,853
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2011 10,054,826 18,429,973 8,375,147
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 829,909 1,565,016 735,107
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 834,176 1,512,338 678,162
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 911,411 1,695,231 783,820
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 865,744 1,513,967 648,223
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 929,992 1,702,373 772,381
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 915,947 1,663,995 748,048
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 878,433 1,597,084 718,651
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 836,426 1,566,708 730,282
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 838,073 1,543,132 705,059
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 918,301 1,608,163 689,862
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 867,496 1,602,274 734,778
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 744,995 1,301,004 556,009
Chapter 39 Total countries (groups) 2012* 10,370,903 18,871,285 8,500,382
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2011 December 541,896 1,015,985 474,089
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2011 7,212,896 15,032,856 7,819,960
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 January* 639,428 1,274,808 635,380
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 February* 655,403 1,241,467 586,064
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 March* 722,638 1,379,272 656,634
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 April* 676,912 1,224,904 547,992
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 May* 705,511 1,358,060 652,549
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 June* 713,208 1,316,145 602,937
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 July* 684,402 1,265,406 581,004
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 August* 639,238 1,231,706 592,468
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 September* 652,131 1,244,646 592,515
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 October* 736,333 1,288,659 552,326
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 November* 698,823 1,280,878 582,055
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012 December* 591,419 1,001,460 410,041
Chapter 39 European Union (EU) 2012* 8,115,446 15,107,411 6,991,965
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2011 December 156,258 276,194 119,936
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2011 2,078,118 3,397,117 1,318,999
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 January* 190,481 290,208 99,727
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 February* 178,773 270,871 92,098
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 March* 188,773 315,959 127,186
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 April* 188,832 289,063 100,231
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 May* 224,481 344,313 119,832
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 June* 202,739 347,850 145,111
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 July* 194,031 331,678 137,647
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 August* 197,188 335,002 137,814
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 September* 185,942 298,486 112,544
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 October* 181,968 319,504 137,536
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 November* 168,673 321,396 152,723
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012 December* 153,576 299,544 145,968
Chapter 39 Non-EU countries 2012* 2,255,457 3,763,874 1,508,417
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2011 December 4,191,599 5,173,733 982,134
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2011 46,665,178 58,160,214 11,495,036
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 4,013,673 4,605,448 591,775
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 3,943,889 4,440,017 496,128
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 4,279,891 5,166,398 886,507
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 3,867,109 4,568,126 701,017
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 4,005,596 4,871,097 865,501
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 4,078,102 4,819,854 741,752
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 4,114,777 4,654,944 540,167
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 3,883,834 4,373,793 489,959
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 3,912,057 4,513,333 601,276
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 4,419,223 5,046,219 626,996
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 4,181,673 5,205,464 1,023,791
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 3,967,009 4,649,395 682,386
Chapter 84 Total countries (groups) 2012* 48,666,833 56,914,088 8,247,255
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2011 December 1,740,709 3,257,238 1,516,529
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2011 19,690,032 35,980,653 16,290,621
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 January* 1,660,202 2,840,084 1,179,882
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 February* 1,658,191 2,837,503 1,179,312
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 March* 1,810,588 3,194,447 1,383,859
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 April* 1,633,282 2,806,866 1,173,584
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 May* 1,617,912 2,940,231 1,322,319
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 June* 1,705,430 3,035,097 1,329,667
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 July* 1,662,381 2,926,208 1,263,827
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 August* 1,522,253 2,665,404 1,143,151
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 September* 1,687,300 2,913,807 1,226,507
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 October* 1,829,546 3,364,273 1,534,727
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 November* 1,744,498 3,189,495 1,444,997
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012 December* 1,582,280 2,731,166 1,148,886
Chapter 84 European Union (EU) 2012* 20,113,863 35,444,581 15,330,718
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2011 December 2,450,890 1,916,495 -534,395
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2011 26,975,146 22,179,561 -4,795,585
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 January* 2,353,471 1,765,364 -588,107
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 February* 2,285,698 1,602,514 -683,184
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 March* 2,469,303 1,971,951 -497,352
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 April* 2,233,827 1,761,260 -472,567
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 May* 2,387,684 1,930,866 -456,818
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 June* 2,372,672 1,784,757 -587,915
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 July* 2,452,396 1,728,736 -723,660
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 August* 2,361,581 1,708,389 -653,192
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 September* 2,224,757 1,599,526 -625,231
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 October* 2,589,677 1,681,946 -907,731
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 November* 2,437,175 2,015,969 -421,206
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012 December* 2,384,729 1,918,229 -466,500
Chapter 84 Non-EU countries 2012* 28,552,970 21,469,507 -7,083,463
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2011 December 3,083,586 3,034,488 -49,098
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2011 35,797,268 35,714,379 -82,889
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 January* 2,870,801 2,726,601 -144,200
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 February* 2,889,585 2,636,377 -253,208
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 March* 3,046,485 3,111,213 64,728
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 April* 2,900,034 2,794,558 -105,476
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 May* 3,200,868 3,070,478 -130,390
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 June* 3,172,049 3,186,417 14,368
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 July* 2,965,184 2,794,683 -170,501
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 August* 2,959,442 2,772,191 -187,251
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 September* 3,010,359 3,027,976 17,617
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 October* 3,338,785 3,248,912 -89,873
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 November* 3,281,261 3,228,988 -52,273
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012 December* 2,828,818 2,790,251 -38,567
Chapter 85 Total countries (groups) 2012* 36,463,671 35,388,645 -1,075,026
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2011 December 1,330,795 2,295,130 964,335
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2011 14,857,595 28,222,648 13,365,053
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 January* 1,163,599 2,157,042 993,443
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 February* 1,177,219 2,099,075 921,856
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 March* 1,202,043 2,501,863 1,299,820
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 April* 1,141,908 2,234,270 1,092,362
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 May* 1,187,783 2,476,491 1,288,708
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 June* 1,189,695 2,463,884 1,274,189
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 July* 1,143,876 2,122,322 978,446
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 August* 1,192,049 2,036,434 844,385
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 September* 1,220,473 2,324,782 1,104,309
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 October* 1,377,126 2,466,699 1,089,573
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 November* 1,291,300 2,462,251 1,170,951
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012 December* 1,138,690 2,107,963 969,273
Chapter 85 European Union (EU) 2012* 14,425,761 27,453,076 13,027,315
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2011 December 1,752,791 739,358 -1,013,433
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2011 20,939,673 7,491,731 -13,447,942
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 January* 1,707,202 569,559 -1,137,643
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 February* 1,712,366 537,302 -1,175,064
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 March* 1,844,442 609,350 -1,235,092
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 April* 1,758,126 560,288 -1,197,838
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 May* 2,013,085 593,987 -1,419,098
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 June* 1,982,354 722,533 -1,259,821
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 July* 1,821,308 672,361 -1,148,947
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 August* 1,767,393 735,757 -1,031,636
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 September* 1,789,886 703,194 -1,086,692
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 October* 1,961,659 782,213 -1,179,446
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 November* 1,989,961 766,737 -1,223,224
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012 December* 1,690,128 682,288 -1,007,840
Chapter 85 Non-EU countries 2012* 22,037,910 7,935,569 -14,102,341
Source: CBS.
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Statistics Netherlands publishes monthly figures on imports and exports based on the Harmonised System, the nomenclature of the World Customs Organisation. The aggregated figures are divided into sections and chapters. The data are also further classified according to countries (groups) and (sub) continents.

Data available from 1996 up to and including 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to and including 2011 are definite.
The figures of 2012 are provisional. Because the table has been discontinued, the figures will no longer be adjusted.

Changes as of April 8, 2016:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Imports
All goods imported into the free economic trade zone of the Netherlands for use or consumption, i.e. if import duties and national taxes have been paid. Imports also include goods imported temporarily into the Netherlands which, by order of a non-resident, undergo treatment (active finishing trade). The same applies to goods from outside the EU which enter the free economic trade zone of the Netherlands through bonded warehouses. The statistical value is the value of the goods at the moment they cross the border. The value of goods imported from EU member states includes freight and insurance charges up to the Dutch border. The value of goods imported from countries outside the EU includes freight and insurance charges up to the external borders of the EU.
Exports
All goods initially imported into or manufactured in the Netherlands and intended for use or consumption outside the Netherlands. Exports also include goods temporarily exported from the Netherlands which, by order of a Dutch resident living abroad, undergo treatment (passive finishing trade). The value of exports includes freight and insurance charges up to the Dutch border.
Balance of trade
The value of exports minus imports.