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 672,340 789,195 317,813 471,382 116,855 1.0 -0.1
0 Food and live animals 62,215 95,623 36,677 58,946 33,407 12.9 7.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 4,752 6,750 2,830 3,919 1,998 1.2 1.5
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 15,245 28,010 9,279 18,731 12,765 -0.2 4.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 82,106 81,438 36,531 44,907 -668 -4.8 -10.4
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 7,264 5,746 2,083 3,663 -1,518 5.9 5.0
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 69,586 96,851 50,461 46,390 27,265 3.4 1.9
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 49,235 48,488 22,480 26,008 -747 1.7 1.6
7 Machinery and transport equipment 159,887 183,882 97,521 86,361 23,995 4.3 4.4
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 76,893 81,511 59,738 21,773 4,618 -0.3 0.9
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 560 2,770 211 2,558 2,210 16.2 4.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 144,597 158,126 . 158,126 13,530 -4.1 -6.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 318,755 473,313 247,673 225,640 154,558 0.9 1.2
0 Food and live animals 37,979 70,128 32,278 37,851 32,150 10.0 8.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 3,974 3,690 2,000 1,690 -284 1.1 4.0
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 8,400 19,110 7,336 11,775 10,711 4.3 2.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 20,323 60,408 32,418 27,991 40,085 -3.3 -7.0
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 3,021 5,094 1,848 3,247 2,074 -7.9 8.6
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 44,979 66,272 37,904 28,368 21,293 4.9 1.8
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 32,336 35,536 19,597 15,938 3,199 1.7 1.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 76,198 97,673 69,313 28,359 21,474 0.6 2.9
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 37,813 55,920 44,775 11,145 18,107 -0.3 1.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 506 734 205 529 229 15.1 0.3
Not physically in the Netherlands 53,227 58,747 . 58,747 5,520 -5.4 -3.3
Non-EU Total goods 353,585 315,882 70,140 245,742 -37,703 1.1 -2.0
0 Food and live animals 24,237 25,494 4,399 21,095 1,258 17.9 5.0
1 Beverages and tobacco 778 3,060 830 2,230 2,282 1.7 -1.4
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 6,846 8,900 1,944 6,956 2,054 -5.1 8.8
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 61,783 21,030 4,114 16,916 -40,753 -5.3 -19.0
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 4,244 652 235 417 -3,592 18.5 -16.7
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 24,607 30,579 12,557 18,022 5,972 0.7 2.1
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 16,898 12,952 2,883 10,070 -3,946 1.7 3.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 83,689 86,209 28,208 58,001 2,521 8.0 6.2
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 39,080 25,591 14,963 10,628 -13,489 -0.3 -1.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 54 2,036 7 2,029 1,981 26.9 5.5
Not physically in the Netherlands 91,370 99,379 . 99,379 8,010 -3.4 -8.3
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 378,364 559,306 276,440 282,867 180,943 0.4 1.3
0 Food and live animals 41,174 81,075 34,836 46,239 39,901 8.3 8.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 4,172 4,723 2,281 2,442 551 0.8 2.7
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 9,443 23,363 8,127 15,236 13,920 1.8 4.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 39,422 67,306 34,524 32,781 27,884 -3.3 -7.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 3,758 5,491 1,981 3,510 1,733 -3.8 8.9
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 50,243 78,089 42,564 35,525 27,846 2.9 2.4
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 37,291 40,490 20,828 19,662 3,198 0.9 1.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 85,475 117,770 79,863 37,907 32,294 1.0 3.4
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 43,996 65,692 51,228 14,464 21,696 -1.1 1.5
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 533 859 208 651 326 15.2 -11.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 62,857 74,450 . 74,450 11,593 -4.2 -2.9
Africa Total goods 19,075 14,836 4,085 10,751 -4,239 12.7 -4.3
0 Food and live animals 7,625 2,636 266 2,369 -4,989 41.4 7.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 93 148 37 112 55 15.7 0.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 1,102 611 131 481 -491 -9.0 8.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 6,558 3,154 440 2,715 -3,404 9.9 1.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 130 24 8 17 -106 -24.8 -42.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 148 1,610 683 927 1,462 -37.1 -4.9
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 893 698 213 485 -195 -15.0 -7.6
7 Machinery and transport equipment 349 3,289 1,733 1,556 2,940 -5.0 -0.9
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 342 872 575 297 530 -6.6 2.6
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 64 . 64 64 384.9 -15.9
Not physically in the Netherlands 1,834 1,730 . 1,730 -104 -11.9 -31.1
America Total goods 121,594 85,900 15,439 70,461 -35,694 0.5 -8.8
0 Food and live animals 8,456 3,612 560 3,051 -4,845 13.9 2.9
1 Beverages and tobacco 286 1,213 301 912 927 8.2 5.2
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 3,044 1,565 363 1,202 -1,479 -10.8 9.3
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 21,319 3,653 895 2,758 -17,666 -8.4 -43.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 880 161 77 84 -719 30.1 -37.0
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 9,155 8,016 3,026 4,990 -1,139 10.5 0.8
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2,575 3,610 664 2,946 1,035 22.6 3.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 17,569 18,494 6,081 12,413 926 15.7 -4.0
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,041 6,218 3,469 2,749 -2,823 -10.1 7.5
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 4 247 2 245 242 -20.2 14.7
Not physically in the Netherlands 49,264 39,112 . 39,112 -10,153 -2.0 -12.3
Asia Total goods 140,603 100,926 19,187 81,739 -39,677 1.5 -0.7
0 Food and live animals 4,359 7,731 906 6,825 3,372 12.1 0.3
1 Beverages and tobacco 174 492 167 325 317 -5.2 -16.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 1,295 2,372 623 1,750 1,078 14.8 6.1
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 14,228 1,237 378 858 -12,991 -8.4 -29.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2,232 67 17 50 -2,165 20.3 -49.6
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 9,854 8,381 3,762 4,620 -1,473 0.6 0.3
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 8,370 2,310 581 1,729 -6,060 3.1 -4.9
7 Machinery and transport equipment 56,209 39,479 8,653 30,826 -16,730 6.6 7.3
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 23,366 8,161 4,098 4,063 -15,205 5.9 -9.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 20 282 1 280 262 63.6 -11.2
Not physically in the Netherlands 20,495 30,415 . 30,415 9,919 -11.6 -5.8
Oceania Total goods 5,072 8,145 1,635 6,510 3,073 9.9 -14.3
0 Food and live animals 601 489 62 427 -112 64.3 -3.9
1 Beverages and tobacco 26 122 9 113 96 -6.9 5.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 361 91 30 61 -270 46.3 -2.8
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 360 20 9 11 -340 -27.6 23.3
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 254 2 0 2 -252 1.8 -19.8
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 155 680 417 263 525 -3.3 -6.7
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 89 279 130 150 191 -38.4 -3.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 202 1,654 627 1,026 1,452 -15.3 -28.0
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 142 537 351 186 395 0.5 7.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 0 16 0 16 16 -64.8 -25.8
Not physically in the Netherlands 2,881 4,254 . 4,254 1,373 13.3 -13.7
Other Total goods 7,633 20,082 1,027 19,054 12,449 1.4 15.8
0 Food and live animals 0 80 46 34 80 -99.3 39.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 52 35 16 52 . 15.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 0 6 5 1 6 -95.0 54.2
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 March 5, 2026:
The provisional figures for January 2025 to March 2025 and October 2025 to December 2025 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.