International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

Countries SITC Periods Change of ownership goods; import Total import value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Total export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Re-export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Export value of Dutch product (million euros) Change of ownership goods; balance Trade balance (million euros) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in import value (%) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in export value (%)
Total countries Total goods 2025 January* 54,822 64,717 26,477 38,240 9,896 4.6 1.2
Total countries Total goods 2025 February* 54,545 63,997 25,401 38,596 9,452 1.8 0.0
Total countries Total goods 2025 March* 57,157 69,318 27,986 41,332 12,161 1.6 0.6
Total countries Total goods 2025 April* 55,564 64,148 25,757 38,391 8,584 -1.9 -3.9
Total countries Total goods 2025 May* 54,646 64,496 25,392 39,104 9,850 -4.1 -3.5
Total countries Total goods 2025 June* 55,467 65,583 26,244 39,339 10,116 0.0 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 July* 58,017 66,541 26,926 39,615 8,524 0.5 0.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 August* 54,226 61,229 24,459 36,770 7,003 1.4 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 September* 55,543 67,172 27,055 40,117 11,629 1.5 1.5
Total countries Total goods 2025 October* 57,899 68,914 28,887 40,027 11,015 -0.8 1.8
Total countries Total goods 2025 November* 54,460 65,992 26,850 39,142 11,532 -2.2 -2.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 December* 55,210 66,152 27,066 39,087 10,943 1.7 3.4
Total countries Total goods 2025* 667,557 788,259 318,501 469,758 120,703 0.3 -0.2
Total countries Total goods 2026 January* 51,513 61,065 24,943 36,122 9,552 -6.0 -5.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January* 26,657 39,821 20,822 18,998 13,163 5.8 3.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 February* 25,834 38,175 19,719 18,456 12,341 0.4 0.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 March* 27,024 41,126 21,513 19,613 14,102 1.8 0.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 April* 26,495 38,951 20,170 18,781 12,456 -0.7 -1.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 May* 25,656 38,543 19,799 18,745 12,887 -1.9 -2.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 June* 25,941 38,781 20,528 18,253 12,840 0.1 -0.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 July* 26,918 40,162 21,122 19,040 13,244 -1.8 2.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 August* 24,530 36,423 19,058 17,365 11,893 2.0 -0.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 September* 26,959 40,795 21,609 19,186 13,836 3.9 4.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 October* 28,403 41,536 22,038 19,498 13,133 -0.8 1.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 November* 26,366 39,915 21,008 18,907 13,549 -3.3 -1.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 December* 26,529 39,342 20,995 18,348 12,814 0.8 6.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025* 317,312 473,570 248,381 225,189 156,258 0.5 1.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2026 January* 24,754 38,720 19,710 19,009 13,966 -7.1 -2.8
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January* 28,165 24,897 5,655 19,242 -3,268 3.5 -2.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 February* 28,711 25,822 5,682 20,140 -2,889 3.1 -0.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 March* 30,132 28,192 6,473 21,719 -1,940 1.3 0.5
Non-EU Total goods 2025 April* 29,069 25,197 5,587 19,610 -3,872 -3.0 -7.5
Non-EU Total goods 2025 May* 28,990 25,953 5,593 20,359 -3,038 -5.9 -5.3
Non-EU Total goods 2025 June* 29,526 26,802 5,716 21,086 -2,724 0.0 -2.2
Non-EU Total goods 2025 July* 31,099 26,379 5,805 20,574 -4,720 2.5 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 August* 29,696 24,806 5,402 19,405 -4,890 0.8 -1.9
Non-EU Total goods 2025 September* 28,584 26,376 5,446 20,930 -2,208 -0.6 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 October* 29,497 27,378 6,849 20,529 -2,119 -0.7 2.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 November* 28,094 26,077 5,841 20,235 -2,017 -1.2 -3.2
Non-EU Total goods 2025 December* 28,681 26,810 6,071 20,739 -1,871 2.6 -1.3
Non-EU Total goods 2025* 350,244 314,689 70,120 244,569 -35,555 0.1 -2.3
Non-EU Total goods 2026 January* 26,759 22,346 5,233 17,112 -4,414 -5.0 -10.2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


In this table, the Dutch import, (re)export value and trade balance according to change of ownership are classified by the sections of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data is broken down further by continents and countries according to the Geonomenclature (GEONOM).

Data available from: January 2015.

Status of the figures:
The figures on international trade in goods are provisional for a longer period of time, as they can be adjusted on the basis of new or current source information. The provisional figures become revised provisional in the fourth quarter after a reporting year. The revised provisional figures will become definitive in the fourth quarter of the following year.

Changes as of April 2, 2026:
The provisional figures for April 2025 to June 2025 and November 2025 to January 2026 have been adjusted.

Changes as of November 26, 2025:
The figures for 2015 up and until 2023 have been corrected. The figures for 2024 and 2025 have been adjusted. For these years, the value of goods not physically imported in the Netherlands was overestimated due to a technical error. Because the import value for goods of the SITC sections 3 and 9 was overestimated by the same amount, the total import value remains unchanged. Additionally, it was possible for the annual change of the export value to be unjustly accounted for as annual change of the import value. The previous has been fixed in this version.

When will new figures be published?
New figures become available about six weeks after a reporting month.

Description topics

Change of ownership goods; import
Goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total import value
The total value of the goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; export
Goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total export value
The total value of the goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons.
Re-export value
The part of the export value that consists of originally imported goods that have become the property of Dutch companies and persons, and that are re-exported (almost) unprocessed for foreign use or consumption.
Export value of Dutch product
The part of the export value that consists of goods made by Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; balance
The trade balance according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Trade balance
The export value minus the import value.
Change of ownership goods; growth
The development of international trade in goods according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Annual change in import value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.
Annual change in export value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.