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 (%)
Belgium Total goods 2023 January-March* 15,665 20,007 11,323 8,684 4,342 8.0 4.1
Belgium 0 Food and live animals 2023 January-March* 2,227 2,802 1,163 1,639 575 19.6 20.4
Belgium 1 Beverages and tobacco 2023 January-March* 215 158 82 76 -57 15.8 28.0
Belgium 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2023 January-March* 498 713 337 376 215 -6.5 -4.5
Belgium 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2023 January-March* 2,613 5,438 3,484 1,954 2,825 10.0 3.8
Belgium 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2023 January-March* 149 326 107 219 178 20.4 6.4
Belgium 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2023 January-March* 3,237 3,442 1,806 1,636 205 -7.0 -7.3
Belgium 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2023 January-March* 1,874 1,847 1,044 803 -27 2.6 -3.8
Belgium 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2023 January-March* 2,886 3,027 2,083 944 142 19.4 9.5
Belgium 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2023 January-March* 1,423 1,761 1,206 556 338 10.1 5.2
Belgium 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2023 January-March* 24 25 11 15 2 27.8 -10.6
Belgium Not physically in the Netherlands 2023 January-March* 521 467 . 467 -54 32.5 26.3
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 May 16, 2023:
The provisional figures from March 2023 have been added.

Changes as of February 13, 2023:
The figures for the years 2015 up to and including 2020 have been corrected. For these years, bunkering, warehouse and transit trade were wrongly excluded. This 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;
- Due to technical reasons, the annual changes for 2022 are missing. However, the reporting years 2021 and 2022 are methodologically comparable.
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;
- Due to technical reasons, the annual changes for 2022 are missing. However, the reporting years 2021 and 2022 are methodologically comparable.