International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017
| SITC | Countries(groups) | Periods | Imports value (1 000 euro) | Exports value (1 000 euro) | Balance of trade (1 000 euro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| Total goods | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 42,195,705 | 48,136,637 | 5,940,932 |
| 0 Food and live animals | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 0 Food and live animals | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 6,491,001 | 7,519,368 | 1,028,367 |
| 00 Live animals excl. division 03 | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 00 Live animals excl. division 03 | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 345,600 | 355,261 | 9,662 |
| 001 Live animals ex. fish,crustaceans | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 001 Live animals ex. fish,crustaceans | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 345,600 | 355,261 | 9,662 |
| 01 Meat and meat preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 01 Meat and meat preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 755,755 | 626,810 | -128,946 |
| 011 Meat of bovine animals | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 011 Meat of bovine animals | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 194,475 | 98,132 | -96,343 |
| 012 Other meat and edible meat offal | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 012 Other meat and edible meat offal | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 276,214 | 330,089 | 53,875 |
| 016 Meat and edible meat offal | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 016 Meat and edible meat offal | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 14,871 | 30,066 | 15,195 |
| 017 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.s. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 017 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.s. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 270,194 | 168,522 | -101,672 |
| 02 Dairy products and birds' eggs | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 02 Dairy products and birds' eggs | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 899,351 | 1,469,691 | 570,340 |
| 022 Milk, cream and dairy products | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 022 Milk, cream and dairy products | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 441,042 | 658,331 | 217,289 |
| 023 Butter and other milk fat | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 023 Butter and other milk fat | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 105,837 | 223,941 | 118,104 |
| 024 Cheese and curds | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 024 Cheese and curds | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 256,343 | 457,510 | 201,167 |
| 025 Bird's eggs; eggs albumin | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 025 Bird's eggs; eggs albumin | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 96,129 | 129,909 | 33,780 |
| 03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and prep. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and prep. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 277,093 | 580,279 | 303,186 |
| 034 Fish; fresh, refrigerated or frozen | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 034 Fish; fresh, refrigerated or frozen | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 147,643 | 183,304 | 35,661 |
| 035 Fish; dried, smoked or salted | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 035 Fish; dried, smoked or salted | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 15,526 | 13,853 | -1,673 |
| 036 Crustaceans and molluscs | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 036 Crustaceans and molluscs | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 69,878 | 247,872 | 177,993 |
| 037 Fish, crusteceans, molluscs prep. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 037 Fish, crusteceans, molluscs prep. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 44,045 | 135,250 | 91,205 |
| 04 Cereals and cereal preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 04 Cereals and cereal preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 1,003,072 | 572,802 | -430,269 |
| 041 Wheat and meslin, unmilled | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 041 Wheat and meslin, unmilled | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 120,113 | 44,298 | -75,815 |
| 042 Rice | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 042 Rice | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 15,099 | 13,159 | -1,940 |
| 043 Barley; unmilled | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 043 Barley; unmilled | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 43,331 | 5,678 | -37,653 |
| 044 Maize, unmilled | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 044 Maize, unmilled | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 29,829 | 90,752 | 60,922 |
| 045 Other cereals; unmilled | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 045 Other cereals; unmilled | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 95,832 | 7,987 | -87,846 |
| 046 Meal and flour (wheat and meslin) | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 046 Meal and flour (wheat and meslin) | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 77,701 | 12,634 | -65,067 |
| 047 Other cereal meals ad flours | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 047 Other cereal meals ad flours | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 21,924 | 3,847 | -18,077 |
| 048 Cereal preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 048 Cereal preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 599,242 | 394,447 | -204,795 |
| 05 Vegetables and fruit | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 05 Vegetables and fruit | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 1,203,505 | 1,608,689 | 405,184 |
| 054 Vegetables, carrots; fresh | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 054 Vegetables, carrots; fresh | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 382,242 | 652,058 | 269,816 |
| 056 Vegetables and carrots; preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 056 Vegetables and carrots; preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 327,982 | 284,385 | -43,597 |
| 057 Fruit; fresh or dried | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 057 Fruit; fresh or dried | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 364,717 | 487,158 | 122,441 |
| 058 Fruit preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 058 Fruit preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 64,520 | 108,471 | 43,950 |
| 059 Unfermented veg. and fruit juices | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 059 Unfermented veg. and fruit juices | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 64,043 | 76,617 | 12,574 |
| 06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 237,814 | 213,886 | -23,929 |
| 061 Sugars, molasses and honey | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 061 Sugars, molasses and honey | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 131,411 | 91,035 | -40,375 |
| 062 Confectionery | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 062 Confectionery | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 106,404 | 122,851 | 16,447 |
| 07 Coffee, tea, cacao, spices and man. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 07 Coffee, tea, cacao, spices and man. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 932,089 | 743,567 | -188,522 |
| 071 Coffee and coffee substitutes | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 071 Coffee and coffee substitutes | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 333,020 | 105,796 | -227,224 |
| 072 Cacao | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 072 Cacao | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 135,913 | 413,244 | 277,332 |
| 073 Chocolate and cacao preparations | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 073 Chocolate and cacao preparations | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 421,350 | 174,389 | -246,960 |
| 074 Tea and mate | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 074 Tea and mate | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 17,905 | 14,400 | -3,505 |
| 075 Spices | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 075 Spices | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 23,901 | 35,737 | 11,836 |
| 08 Feeding stuff for animals | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 08 Feeding stuff for animals | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 392,377 | 883,720 | 491,342 |
| 081 Feeding stuff for animals | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 081 Feeding stuff for animals | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 392,377 | 883,720 | 491,342 |
| 09 Miscellaneous edible prod. and prep. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 09 Miscellaneous edible prod. and prep. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 444,346 | 464,664 | 20,318 |
| 091 Margarine and edible fats | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 091 Margarine and edible fats | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 66,499 | 61,378 | -5,121 |
| 098 Food preparations n.e.c. | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 098 Food preparations n.e.c. | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 377,846 | 403,285 | 25,439 |
| 1 Beverages and tobacco | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 1 Beverages and tobacco | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 738,631 | 469,928 | -268,703 |
| 11 Beverages | Belgium and Luxemburg | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 11 Beverages | Belgium (from 2000) | 2017 | 559,261 | 310,588 | -248,674 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Table explanation
In this table Dutch import and export values and trade are broken down by sections, divisions and groups of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data are then further divided into countries, country groups and continents. The coverage and the percentage changes in imports, exports and trade, by country, country groups and continents are available for total goods.
Data available from: January 1996 up to and including December 2017.
Status of the figures:
The figures are final.
Changes as of November 14, 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.
Changes as of September 28, 2018:
Various corrections were implemented in the statistical year 2016. As a result, total import of goods is lower by 4 billion euros, while total export of goods is lower by 2 billion euros. The corrections include:
- Adjustments in the estimation method;
- Adjustments in the imports and exports of aircrafts and ships;
- Adjustments in the import values of ladies underwear, cars, other printed matter and disk memories;
- Adjustments in the output values of musical instruments, living plants, DVDs and CDs;
- Removal of imports and exports of Southern bluefin tuna (03023690).
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
Description topics
- Imports value
- Value of foreign-supplied goods to residents according to the International trade statistics. Imports from EU countries: the value of the goods including freight and insurance to the Dutch border. Imports from non-EU countries: the value including freight and insurance to the border of the European Union.
- Exports value
- The value of goods supplied to foreign residents according to International trade statistics. This is the value including freight and insurance to the Dutch border.
- Balance of trade
- Net export value minus import value.