International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

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Countries 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 countries Total goods 163,053 192,770 79,713 113,057 29,717 -2.1 -2.7
0 Food and live animals 15,497 22,627 9,482 13,145 7,130 0.1 -4.5
1 Beverages and tobacco 1,138 1,571 684 887 434 4.0 -4.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 3,875 7,655 2,249 5,405 3,780 -4.1 -2.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 19,407 20,421 8,668 11,753 1,014 -9.5 -6.2
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 1,860 1,494 474 1,020 -366 11.3 3.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 17,278 24,929 13,465 11,464 7,651 -1.6 -0.9
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 12,293 12,299 5,883 6,416 6 0.7 2.6
7 Machinery and transport equipment 41,434 43,658 24,505 19,152 2,224 11.4 0.6
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,415 19,250 14,108 5,142 835 -4.2 -6.5
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 124 911 194 717 788 -6.1 52.8
Not physically in the Netherlands 31,733 37,954 . 37,954 6,221 -13.0 -4.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 78,660 120,804 62,411 58,393 42,144 -1.1 1.4
0 Food and live animals 9,422 17,044 8,295 8,749 7,622 1.9 -1.6
1 Beverages and tobacco 894 872 456 415 -22 -0.7 2.5
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2,124 5,296 1,796 3,499 3,172 -4.3 1.3
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 5,598 14,845 7,444 7,401 9,248 -6.0 -10.1
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 598 1,368 435 933 770 -19.4 5.9
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 11,081 17,572 10,057 7,515 6,491 -1.8 2.2
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 8,172 9,267 5,115 4,152 1,095 2.3 3.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 20,016 25,390 17,806 7,584 5,375 9.6 10.7
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,775 13,569 10,815 2,754 4,794 -3.4 -1.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 113 438 191 247 325 -6.5 152.8
Not physically in the Netherlands 11,868 15,143 . 15,143 3,275 -13.5 1.8
Non-EU Total goods 84,393 71,966 17,302 54,664 -12,427 -3.0 -8.8
0 Food and live animals 6,076 5,583 1,187 4,396 -492 -2.7 -12.3
1 Beverages and tobacco 244 700 228 471 456 25.4 -12.5
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 1,750 2,359 453 1,906 608 -3.9 -8.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 13,809 5,576 1,224 4,352 -8,233 -10.9 5.8
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 1,262 126 39 87 -1,136 35.9 -17.6
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 6,198 7,357 3,408 3,949 1,160 -1.1 -7.6
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 4,121 3,032 767 2,265 -1,089 -2.3 1.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 21,418 18,267 6,699 11,568 -3,151 13.1 -10.8
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,640 5,682 3,294 2,388 -3,959 -4.9 -16.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 11 473 3 471 462 -1.3 11.9
Not physically in the Netherlands 19,865 22,811 . 22,811 2,947 -12.7 -8.9
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 92,955 142,670 70,039 72,631 49,716 -2.2 1.0
0 Food and live animals 10,219 19,417 9,009 10,408 9,198 0.8 -2.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 937 1,107 520 587 170 -0.4 0.5
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2,374 6,569 2,013 4,556 4,195 -3.9 -1.1
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 9,861 16,503 7,786 8,717 6,642 -10.5 -10.5
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 835 1,464 468 995 629 -8.5 6.1
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 12,456 20,902 11,725 9,177 8,446 -2.1 4.1
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 9,413 10,462 5,440 5,022 1,049 1.5 2.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 22,255 30,418 20,441 9,977 8,162 8.1 8.1
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,248 16,014 12,446 3,568 5,766 -4.4 -1.2
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 121 472 192 280 350 -4.6 136.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 14,237 19,343 . 19,343 5,107 -11.6 2.5
Africa Total goods 4,632 4,087 1,265 2,822 -545 -6.7 12.4
0 Food and live animals 1,902 547 66 481 -1,354 -9.3 -17.0
1 Beverages and tobacco 35 33 11 22 -2 31.1 0.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 323 147 45 101 -177 -0.2 25.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 1,491 1,106 377 729 -385 -4.5 42.6
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 36 3 1 2 -33 13.6 -77.0
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 70 379 181 198 309 98.3 -9.9
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 225 159 51 108 -66 -9.7 -22.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 84 819 433 385 734 -1.9 5.2
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 93 186 100 86 92 -6.4 -0.2
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 15 . 15 15 -64.1 -13.2
Not physically in the Netherlands 373 693 . 693 320 -17.9 61.0
America Total goods 26,285 15,954 3,347 12,607 -10,331 -10.3 -28.0
0 Food and live animals 2,190 819 150 669 -1,371 7.9 -8.4
1 Beverages and tobacco 118 281 110 171 163 44.3 -19.6
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 784 348 62 286 -436 -8.1 -14.4
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 5,197 643 169 474 -4,554 4.0 -6.9
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 187 13 2 11 -173 33.9 -63.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2,191 1,484 633 851 -707 -4.9 -39.0
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 695 732 180 552 37 51.4 -14.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 4,129 3,706 1,455 2,252 -423 9.3 -23.6
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,151 1,134 584 550 -1,017 -8.4 -34.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 1 79 1 78 78 139.5 31.4
Not physically in the Netherlands 8,643 6,715 . 6,715 -1,928 -29.8 -31.8
Asia Total goods 36,451 24,151 4,402 19,750 -12,300 6.7 -1.7
0 Food and live animals 1,075 1,724 235 1,490 649 -3.0 -15.3
1 Beverages and tobacco 43 119 37 82 75 12.7 -1.9
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 336 567 122 445 231 11.8 -9.4
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2,736 646 140 506 -2,089 -26.5 219.9
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 746 14 2 11 -732 38.0 -5.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2,517 1,937 823 1,114 -580 3.5 -5.2
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 1,941 572 155 417 -1,369 -12.0 0.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 14,881 8,085 1,990 6,095 -6,796 17.3 -9.0
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,890 1,781 898 883 -4,108 -2.1 -23.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 78 1 77 77 -88.5 26.9
Not physically in the Netherlands 6,287 8,628 . 8,628 2,342 23.3 12.6
Oceania Total goods 841 1,532 382 1,150 692 -28.7 -24.9
0 Food and live animals 112 114 19 95 2 -2.6 -9.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 4 23 2 22 19 -29.5 -36.1
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 57 23 7 16 -34 -38.5 0.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 80 3 0 3 -77 -18.8 -5.2
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 55 0 0 0 -55 19.2 -71.1
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 34 205 100 105 171 -9.1 25.2
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 19 79 37 42 60 4.7 20.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 49 425 141 284 376 -5.8 -0.5
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 30 124 76 47 93 -1.8 2.5
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 3 0 3 2 882.7 -55.6
Not physically in the Netherlands 399 533 . 533 134 -41.5 -50.1
Other Total goods 1,890 4,375 279 4,096 2,485 -0.4 0.5
0 Food and live animals 0 6 3 3 6 24,787.0 -1.6
1 Beverages and tobacco . 8 5 3 . . 1.9
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 0 0 0 0 0 575.1 313.4
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 June 4, 2026:
The provisional figures for March 2026 have been added. The provisional figures for October 2025 to December 2025, January 2026 and February 2026 have also 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.