International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017

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SITC Countries(groups) Imports value (1 000 euro) Exports value (1 000 euro) Balance of trade (1 000 euro)
727 Food-processing machines Total countries (groups) 426,470 1,668,274 1,241,804
Total European Union 328,301 800,803 472,502
Total Non-EU countries 98,168 867,471 769,303
Total Europe 341,423 938,274 596,850
Total Africa 1,338 59,957 58,619
Total America 58,079 345,352 287,273
Total Asia 23,168 281,461 258,293
Total Oceania 2,462 43,231 40,770
Total other . . .
Algeria . 5,845 5,845
Argentina 17 9,653 9,636
Australia 2,423 36,406 33,983
Austria 9,003 16,115 7,112
Belgium and Luxemburg . . .
Belgium (from 2000) 25,378 128,736 103,358
Brazil 2,367 23,005 20,638
Bulgaria 227 3,281 3,054
Canada 1,231 28,622 27,391
Central, East- and southern Africa . 11,468 .
China 17,674 73,225 55,551
Croatia 94 1,540 1,446
Cyprus 0 295 295
Czech Republic 8,135 11,776 3,642
Denmark 42,115 20,976 -21,139
Estonia 87 3,578 3,491
Finland 2,441 22,051 19,610
France 12,803 73,454 60,651
Germany 131,464 172,328 40,865
Greece 450 3,186 2,735
Hongkong 167 8,037 7,871
Hungary 671 13,726 13,054
India 54 10,991 10,937
Indonesia 37 10,059 10,022
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 26 3,887 3,861
Ireland 483 12,505 12,022
Israel 324 9,075 8,751
Italy 23,340 38,678 15,339
Japan 2,192 30,965 28,773
Korea, Republic of 316 32,252 31,936
Kuwait . 1,780 1,780
Latvia 3,223 729 -2,494
Lithuania 370 2,420 2,049
Luxemburg (from 2000) 398 850 453
Malaysia 60 4,878 4,817
Malta 1 240 239
Nigeria . 8,514 .
Norway 366 7,305 6,939
Oceania and other Australia 39 6,825 6,786
Poland 29,005 61,695 32,689
Portugal 384 6,712 6,328
Romania 926 22,296 21,370
Russian Federation 43 64,554 64,511
Saudi Arabia 681 13,354 12,673
Singapore 46 2,782 2,736
Slovakia 15,262 2,856 -12,406
Slovenia 251 1,060 809
South Africa 1,190 16,813 15,623
Spain 4,300 74,505 70,204
Sweden 2,609 15,373 12,765
Switzerland 2,411 10,645 8,234
Taiwan 472 5,698 5,226
Thailand 158 30,793 30,636
Turkey 3,813 20,875 17,062
United Kingdom 14,882 89,820 74,938
United States of America 52,047 198,754 146,707
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Western Europe . . .
Other Europe 6,489 34,092 27,603
Other North Africa 56 7,802 7,745
Other West Africa 48 9,514 9,466
Other Central and South America 2,417 85,309 82,892
Other North America . 9 9
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 631 17,121 16,491
Other Asia 330 26,564 26,234
Other countries within the EU 0 23 23
Other countries outside the EU . . .
752 Automatic data processing machines Total countries (groups) 11,454,739 9,164,377 -2,290,362
Total European Union 3,379,797 7,240,733 3,860,937
Total Non-EU countries 8,074,942 1,923,644 -6,151,298
Total Europe 3,413,835 7,979,806 4,565,972
Total Africa 5,125 91,046 85,922
Total America 1,113,098 242,562 -870,536
Total Asia 6,918,539 834,951 -6,083,588
Total Oceania 4,142 16,012 11,869
Total other . . .
Algeria 186 3,709 3,523
Argentina 29 2,667 2,638
Australia 3,115 12,579 9,463
Austria 9,617 69,049 59,432
Belgium and Luxemburg . . .
Belgium (from 2000) 591,059 755,254 164,195
Brazil 220 4,302 4,082
Bulgaria 3,856 36,991 33,135
Canada 40,278 8,767 -31,511
Central, East- and southern Africa 640 13,789 13,149
China 4,578,973 62,885 -4,516,088
Croatia 465 9,153 8,688
Cyprus 2,959 3,889 930
Source: CBS.
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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.