Trade to countries according to the Harmonised System 1996 - 2012

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Nomenclature Countries(groups) Imports (1000 euro) Exports (1000 euro) Balance of trade (1000 euro)
Total goods Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 4,029,947 5,671,570 1,641,623
Other North Africa 2,370,343 2,979,073 608,730
Other West Africa 1,460,824 4,262,088 2,801,264
Central, East- and southern Africa 2,716,549 1,774,522 -942,027
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 3,962,830 3,960,631 -2,199
Other North America 1,874 36,598 34,724
Other Central and South America 9,764,525 6,696,027 -3,068,498
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 3,428,267 4,579,984 1,151,717
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 3,673,525 1,617,962 -2,055,563
Total Other Asia 71,262,790 29,535,977 -41,726,813
Oceania and other Australia 533,861 323,974 -209,887
Unspecified countries inside the EU 301,345 564,916 263,571
Unspecified counties outside the EU 440,144 2,583,472 2,143,328
SECTION I Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 192,429 193,532 1,103
Other North Africa 2,900 300,584 297,684
Other West Africa 1,725 202,430 200,705
Central, East- and southern Africa 56,385 228,452 172,067
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 59,179 316,100 256,921
Other North America 1,757 57 -1,700
Other Central and South America 109,477 127,554 18,077
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 7,152 248,381 241,229
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 111,775 103,106 -8,669
Total Other Asia 468,741 1,110,803 642,062
Oceania and other Australia 193,828 8,253 -185,575
Unspecified countries inside the EU 1,840 13,846 12,006
Unspecified counties outside the EU 62 4,835 4,773
Chapter 01 Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 171 22,118 21,947
Other North Africa 119 8,225 8,106
Other West Africa 4 3,779 3,775
Central, East- and southern Africa 290 5,548 5,258
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 321 8,322 8,001
Other North America . 49 49
Other Central and South America 832 10,441 9,609
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 1,291 11,749 10,458
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 57 6,247 6,190
Total Other Asia 156 34,277 34,121
Oceania and other Australia 27 35 8
Unspecified countries inside the EU . 8,800 8,800
Unspecified counties outside the EU 62 . -62
Chapter 02 Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 440 113,401 112,961
Other North Africa . 1,152 1,152
Other West Africa . 92,606 92,606
Central, East- and southern Africa 5,050 74,706 69,656
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 5,175 144,231 139,056
Other North America . . .
Other Central and South America 66,930 4,164 -62,766
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East . 15,581 15,581
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 610 28,522 27,912
Total Other Asia 28,350 377,290 348,940
Oceania and other Australia 101,229 540 -100,689
Unspecified countries inside the EU 137 72 -65
Unspecified counties outside the EU . 881 881
Chapter 03 Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 190,052 7,092 -182,960
Other North Africa 891 152,139 151,248
Other West Africa 1,721 35,995 34,274
Central, East- and southern Africa 50,985 25,816 -25,169
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 53,597 25,868 -27,729
Other North America 1,757 . -1,757
Other Central and South America 39,319 6,024 -33,295
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 1,456 4,420 2,964
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 110,704 2,783 -107,921
Total Other Asia 256,893 89,597 -167,296
Oceania and other Australia 2,995 60 -2,935
Unspecified countries inside the EU 28 722 694
Unspecified counties outside the EU . 18 18
Chapter 04 Other Western Europe . . .
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Europe 1,655 44,791 43,136
Other North Africa . 138,783 138,783
Other West Africa . 69,130 69,130
Central, East- and southern Africa 59 122,038 121,979
Total Central, East-and southern Africa 59 136,559 136,500
Other North America . 8 8
Other Central and South America 909 106,074 105,165
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East . 216,505 216,505
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other Asia 8 54,981 54,973
Total Other Asia 8,513 473,503 464,990
Oceania and other Australia 87,187 7,401 -79,786
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.