International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

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Countries SITC Change of ownership goods; export Export value of Dutch product (million euros) Change of ownership goods; balance Trade balance (million euros)
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 5,851 4,911
1 Beverages and tobacco 280 -15
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 4,406 5,702
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 595 489
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 4,985 4,306
7 Machinery and transport equipment 4,988 3,498
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 257 209
Not physically in the Netherlands 10,095 2,155
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 6,881 5,860
1 Beverages and tobacco 385 105
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 5,167 4,056
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 629 395
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 6,053 5,457
7 Machinery and transport equipment 6,431 5,270
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 273 219
Not physically in the Netherlands 12,896 3,376
American Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals . .
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0
7 Machinery and transport equipment . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 .
Not physically in the Netherlands . .
Andorra 0 Food and live animals 0 .
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 .
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0
Antigua and Barbuda 0 Food and live animals 1 .
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 1 .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 .
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 1 .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Food and live animals 12 15
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 4 5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 8 7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 .
Not physically in the Netherlands 5 2
Bouvet Island 0 Food and live animals . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . .
British Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 .
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . .
Caribbean Netherlands 0 Food and live animals 3 .
1 Beverages and tobacco 1 .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 0
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 1 3
7 Machinery and transport equipment 3 4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 1 .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0
Cayman Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 0
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 .
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 .
Christmas Island 0 Food and live animals . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . .
Cocos Islands 0 Food and live animals . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . .
Cook Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 .
1 Beverages and tobacco . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . .
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 April 13, 2026:
The provisional figures for February 2026 have been added.

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; export
Goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
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.