International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

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SITC 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 goods 18,214 25,477 13,413 12,064 7,264 3.6 -2.4
0 Food and live animals 3,062 4,345 1,758 2,587 1,283 9.5 14.4
1 Beverages and tobacco 323 241 155 86 -82 -0.1 12.4
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 652 897 390 506 245 14.6 -2.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2,430 5,865 3,511 2,355 3,435 -5.0 -13.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 217 501 114 388 284 -20.4 7.8
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 3,658 4,301 2,213 2,088 644 8.4 0.8
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2,253 2,205 1,229 977 -48 3.6 5.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 3,476 3,808 2,388 1,420 332 -2.2 -9.6
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,642 2,392 1,635 756 749 13.8 4.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 40 42 19 23 2 17.0 23.3
Not physically in the Netherlands 460 879 . 879 420 -2.8 -14.4
Source: CBS.
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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 June 13, 2025:
The provisional figures for April 2025 have been added.

Changes as of December 12, 2024:
The figures for 2022 have been corrected. The figures for 2023 have been adjusted. For these years, the export value of Dutch products was overestimated due to a technical error. Additionally, the export value to Spain was underestimated in 2022. 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.