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

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 Germany 2017 74,340,135 106,850,566 32,510,431
0 Food and live animals Germany 2017 8,303,795 16,253,855 7,950,060
00 Live animals excl. division 03 Germany 2017 682,872 1,020,566 337,694
001 Live animals ex. fish,crustaceans Germany 2017 682,872 1,020,566 337,694
01 Meat and meat preparations Germany 2017 1,245,066 1,906,691 661,625
011 Meat of bovine animals Germany 2017 302,934 640,346 337,412
012 Other meat and edible meat offal Germany 2017 719,935 886,439 166,504
016 Meat and edible meat offal Germany 2017 28,176 154,926 126,750
017 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.s. Germany 2017 194,021 224,980 30,959
02 Dairy products and birds' eggs Germany 2017 1,603,789 2,463,609 859,821
022 Milk, cream and dairy products Germany 2017 816,982 397,992 -418,991
023 Butter and other milk fat Germany 2017 150,008 369,165 219,157
024 Cheese and curds Germany 2017 499,292 1,187,076 687,784
025 Bird's eggs; eggs albumin Germany 2017 137,507 509,377 371,870
03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and prep. Germany 2017 382,231 748,664 366,433
034 Fish; fresh, refrigerated or frozen Germany 2017 207,422 345,671 138,249
035 Fish; dried, smoked or salted Germany 2017 24,141 19,377 -4,764
036 Crustaceans and molluscs Germany 2017 99,930 107,237 7,307
037 Fish, crusteceans, molluscs prep. Germany 2017 50,738 276,378 225,641
04 Cereals and cereal preparations Germany 2017 1,078,901 649,149 -429,752
041 Wheat and meslin, unmilled Germany 2017 263,092 32,009 -231,083
042 Rice Germany 2017 6,497 79,969 73,472
043 Barley; unmilled Germany 2017 123,074 4,883 -118,191
044 Maize, unmilled Germany 2017 70,847 33,962 -36,885
045 Other cereals; unmilled Germany 2017 33,112 8,582 -24,530
046 Meal and flour (wheat and meslin) Germany 2017 110,435 10,690 -99,745
047 Other cereal meals ad flours Germany 2017 22,121 5,000 -17,121
048 Cereal preparations Germany 2017 449,723 474,054 24,331
05 Vegetables and fruit Germany 2017 1,140,209 5,460,214 4,320,005
054 Vegetables, carrots; fresh Germany 2017 363,161 2,171,655 1,808,494
056 Vegetables and carrots; preparations Germany 2017 169,114 600,674 431,560
057 Fruit; fresh or dried Germany 2017 339,885 1,878,430 1,538,545
058 Fruit preparations Germany 2017 118,199 315,386 197,188
059 Unfermented veg. and fruit juices Germany 2017 149,849 494,068 344,219
06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey Germany 2017 280,894 315,346 34,452
061 Sugars, molasses and honey Germany 2017 179,713 179,402 -311
062 Confectionery Germany 2017 101,181 135,943 34,763
07 Coffee, tea, cacao, spices and man. Germany 2017 742,541 1,535,215 792,674
071 Coffee and coffee substitutes Germany 2017 349,729 122,984 -226,745
072 Cacao Germany 2017 90,144 952,471 862,327
073 Chocolate and cacao preparations Germany 2017 247,474 342,220 94,746
074 Tea and mate Germany 2017 26,685 22,722 -3,963
075 Spices Germany 2017 28,510 94,819 66,310
08 Feeding stuff for animals Germany 2017 596,824 1,269,207 672,383
081 Feeding stuff for animals Germany 2017 596,824 1,269,207 672,383
09 Miscellaneous edible prod. and prep. Germany 2017 550,468 885,192 334,725
091 Margarine and edible fats Germany 2017 35,243 162,930 127,687
098 Food preparations n.e.c. Germany 2017 515,225 722,263 207,038
1 Beverages and tobacco Germany 2017 789,787 770,903 -18,883
11 Beverages Germany 2017 610,424 338,902 -271,522
111 Non-alcoholic beverages n.e.s. Germany 2017 234,601 139,007 -95,595
112 Alcoholic beverages Germany 2017 375,823 199,895 -175,928
12 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures Germany 2017 179,363 432,002 252,639
121 Unprocessed tobacco; tobacco waste Germany 2017 17,352 140,969 123,617
122 Tobacco products Germany 2017 162,011 291,032 129,021
2 Crude materials, inedible ex. fuels Germany 2017 2,624,274 6,012,148 3,387,874
21 Hides, skins and furskins, raw Germany 2017 76,988 32,555 -44,433
211 Untanned hides and skins Germany 2017 76,984 31,821 -45,163
212 Hides, skins and fur skins, raw Germany 2017 4 734 729
22 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits Germany 2017 89,566 1,043,620 954,054
222 Oleaginous seeds for refined oils Germany 2017 75,422 1,018,550 943,128
223 Oleaginous seeds for other oils Germany 2017 14,144 25,070 10,926
23 Crude rubber incl synt. and reclaimed Germany 2017 141,339 152,795 11,456
231 Crude rubber Germany 2017 34,820 14,905 -19,915
232 Synthetic rubber and rubber waste Germany 2017 106,520 137,890 31,371
24 Cork and wood Germany 2017 288,076 113,803 -174,273
244 Crude cork and cork waste Germany 2017 949 114 -835
245 Firewood and charcoal Germany 2017 11,371 2,362 -9,009
246 Sliced wood, chips, wood waste Germany 2017 34,519 30,359 -4,160
247 Unprocessed wood Germany 2017 19,049 12,235 -6,815
248 Single-processed wood Germany 2017 222,188 68,733 -153,455
25 Pulp and waste paper Germany 2017 196,880 350,349 153,469
251 Pulp and paper waste Germany 2017 196,880 350,349 153,469
26 Textile fibres and their wastes Germany 2017 88,114 39,480 -48,634
261 Silk Germany 2017 2 . -2
263 Cotton Germany 2017 5,364 2,629 -2,735
264 Jute and other bark fibres, n.e.c. Germany 2017 . 80 .
265 Other vegetable textile fibres Germany 2017 233 1,971 1,738
266 Synthetic textile fibres Germany 2017 19,018 . .
267 Other man-made textile fibres Germany 2017 6,887 2,166 -4,721
268 Wool and other animal hair Germany 2017 . 14 .
269 Wool clothing, etc.; rags Germany 2017 56,345 10,394 -45,951
27 Crude fertilizers, and crude minerals Germany 2017 297,392 345,413 48,021
272 Natural fertilizers Germany 2017 10,027 44,020 33,992
273 Stones, sand and gravel Germany 2017 167,704 36,974 -130,730
274 Sulphur, iron pyrites, not burnt Germany 2017 4,522 2,545 -1,977
277 Natural abrasives, n.e.c. Germany 2017 3,669 1,513 -2,155
278 Other crude minerals Germany 2017 111,470 260,361 148,891
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap Germany 2017 943,739 1,150,456 206,717
281 Iron ore and concentrates Germany 2017 2 3,401 3,399
282 Ferrous waste and scrap,incl. ingots Germany 2017 637,104 321,009 -316,095
283 Copper ore and concentrates Germany 2017 82 3,842 3,760
284 Nickel ores, mattes, oxide sinters Germany 2017 . . .
285 Aluminium ore and aluminium oxide Germany 2017 11,785 106,451 94,665
286 Uranium,thorium ores/concentratrates Germany 2017 . . .
287 Other ores of non-ferrous metals Germany 2017 25,891 175,210 149,319
288 Wastes, scraps of non-ferrous metals Germany 2017 267,704 513,844 246,140
289 Ores of precious metals Germany 2017 1,171 26,700 25,530
29 Crude animal and veg.materials,n.e.c. Germany 2017 502,180 2,783,678 2,281,498
291 Crude animal products n.e.c. Germany 2017 99,692 103,746 4,054
Source: CBS.
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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.