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 671,264 788,758 316,175 472,583 117,494 0.9 -0.2
0 Food and live animals 62,322 95,646 36,288 59,358 33,324 13.1 7.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 4,776 6,714 2,792 3,922 1,939 1.7 1.0
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 15,275 28,019 9,290 18,729 12,743 0.0 4.6
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 81,690 81,425 36,492 44,934 -264 -5.3 -10.5
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 7,294 5,767 2,102 3,665 -1,527 6.3 5.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 69,663 96,733 49,951 46,781 27,070 3.5 1.8
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 49,079 48,398 22,281 26,116 -682 1.4 1.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 159,747 183,420 97,095 86,325 23,672 4.2 4.2
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 76,289 81,740 59,672 22,068 5,451 -1.1 1.1
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 553 2,770 212 2,559 2,218 14.7 4.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 144,576 158,126 . 158,126 13,550 -4.2 -6.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 318,223 472,821 246,205 226,616 154,598 0.8 1.0
0 Food and live animals 38,101 70,129 31,888 38,241 32,028 10.3 8.7
1 Beverages and tobacco 3,997 3,655 1,971 1,683 -343 1.7 3.0
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 8,428 19,117 7,347 11,770 10,688 4.6 2.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 20,041 60,403 32,398 28,005 40,361 -4.6 -7.0
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 3,050 5,116 1,867 3,249 2,065 -7.0 9.1
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 45,027 66,151 37,536 28,615 21,124 5.0 1.6
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 32,186 35,443 19,404 16,039 3,258 1.3 0.8
7 Machinery and transport equipment 76,254 97,184 68,864 28,320 20,930 0.7 2.4
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 37,435 56,145 44,726 11,419 18,709 -1.3 2.1
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 498 733 205 529 235 13.5 0.2
Not physically in the Netherlands 53,204 58,747 . 58,747 5,543 -5.4 -3.3
Non-EU Total goods 353,041 315,937 69,970 245,967 -37,104 0.9 -2.0
0 Food and live animals 24,221 25,517 4,400 21,116 1,296 17.8 5.1
1 Beverages and tobacco 778 3,060 821 2,239 2,281 1.8 -1.4
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 6,847 8,902 1,943 6,959 2,055 -5.1 8.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 61,649 21,023 4,094 16,928 -40,626 -5.5 -19.1
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. 24,636 30,582 12,415 18,167 5,946 0.8 2.1
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 16,894 12,954 2,877 10,077 -3,939 1.6 3.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 83,493 86,236 28,231 58,005 2,743 7.7 6.2
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 38,854 25,596 14,946 10,649 -13,258 -0.8 -1.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 54 2,037 7 2,030 1,983 26.9 5.6
Not physically in the Netherlands 91,372 99,379 . 99,379 8,008 -3.4 -8.3
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 377,781 558,861 274,981 283,880 181,080 0.2 1.2
0 Food and live animals 41,299 81,097 34,450 46,648 39,798 8.7 8.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 4,195 4,687 2,242 2,445 492 1.4 1.9
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 9,471 23,371 8,138 15,233 13,900 2.2 4.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 39,076 67,298 34,501 32,798 28,222 -4.2 -7.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 3,788 5,512 2,000 3,512 1,724 -3.0 9.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 50,292 77,970 42,178 35,792 27,677 3.0 2.3
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 37,138 40,398 20,635 19,763 3,260 0.4 0.8
7 Machinery and transport equipment 85,543 117,297 79,444 37,853 31,754 1.1 3.0
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 43,617 65,920 51,184 14,737 22,304 -1.9 1.9
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 526 859 208 651 333 13.7 -11.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 62,834 74,450 . 74,450 11,616 -4.2 -2.9
Africa Total goods 19,049 14,836 4,075 10,761 -4,212 12.5 -4.3
0 Food and live animals 7,625 2,636 267 2,369 -4,990 41.4 7.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 93 148 37 112 55 15.7 0.9
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 1,104 611 130 481 -493 -8.9 8.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 6,530 3,154 432 2,722 -3,375 9.4 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 1,610 681 929 1,462 -37.1 -4.9
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 893 698 212 486 -195 -15.0 -7.6
7 Machinery and transport equipment 349 3,289 1,734 1,555 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 121,529 85,905 15,295 70,611 -35,623 0.5 -8.8
0 Food and live animals 8,448 3,612 557 3,054 -4,837 13.8 2.9
1 Beverages and tobacco 286 1,213 301 911 927 8.2 5.2
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 3,044 1,566 363 1,202 -1,479 -10.8 9.3
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 21,276 3,653 889 2,764 -17,623 -8.6 -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. 9,154 8,016 2,953 5,064 -1,138 10.5 0.8
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2,575 3,611 658 2,953 1,036 22.6 3.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 17,552 18,498 6,047 12,451 946 15.6 -3.9
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,044 6,219 3,448 2,771 -2,826 -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 140,199 100,933 19,167 81,766 -39,266 1.2 -0.6
0 Food and live animals 4,349 7,731 906 6,825 3,383 11.8 0.3
1 Beverages and tobacco 174 492 167 325 317 -5.2 -16.8
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 1,294 2,373 623 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. 9,882 8,382 3,718 4,663 -1,501 0.9 0.3
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 8,368 2,310 581 1,728 -6,058 3.1 -4.9
7 Machinery and transport equipment 56,018 39,484 8,677 30,808 -16,534 6.2 7.3
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 23,138 8,162 4,098 4,064 -14,976 4.8 -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 1,631 6,514 3,073 9.9 -14.2
0 Food and live animals 600 489 62 427 -111 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... 361 20 9 11 -341 -27.3 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. 155 680 411 269 525 -3.3 -6.7
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 89 279 130 150 191 -38.4 -3.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 202 1,654 630 1,024 1,452 -15.3 -27.9
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 7,634 20,077 1,026 19,052 12,443 1.5 15.8
0 Food and live animals 0 80 47 34 80 -99.3 39.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 52 36 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 February 11, 2026:
The provisional figures for December 2025 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; 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.