International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

Countries SITC Periods 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 2025 February* 54,545 63,997 25,401 38,596 9,452 1.8 0.0
Total countries Total goods 2025 March* 57,157 69,318 27,986 41,332 12,161 1.6 0.6
Total countries Total goods 2025 April* 55,564 64,148 25,757 38,391 8,584 -1.9 -3.9
Total countries Total goods 2025 May* 54,646 64,496 25,392 39,104 9,850 -4.1 -3.5
Total countries Total goods 2025 June* 55,467 65,583 26,244 39,339 10,116 0.0 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 July* 58,017 66,541 26,926 39,615 8,524 0.5 0.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 August* 54,226 61,229 24,459 36,770 7,003 1.4 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 September* 55,543 67,172 27,055 40,117 11,629 1.5 1.5
Total countries Total goods 2025 October* 57,899 68,914 28,887 40,027 11,015 -0.8 1.8
Total countries Total goods 2025 November* 54,460 65,992 26,850 39,142 11,532 -2.2 -2.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 December* 55,210 66,152 27,066 39,087 10,943 1.7 3.4
Total countries Total goods 2026 January* 51,513 61,065 24,943 36,122 9,552 -6.0 -5.6
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 February* 4,944 7,540 2,834 4,706 2,595 14.3 8.7
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 March* 5,323 8,152 3,163 4,989 2,828 19.7 11.4
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 April* 5,508 8,275 3,199 5,075 2,767 19.6 13.6
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 May* 5,366 8,244 3,089 5,155 2,878 17.8 8.9
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 June* 5,111 7,899 2,992 4,907 2,788 21.6 11.9
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 July* 5,478 8,330 3,157 5,173 2,853 16.0 8.6
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 August* 4,794 7,589 2,922 4,667 2,795 7.5 5.1
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 September* 4,984 7,979 3,153 4,826 2,996 12.6 6.2
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 October* 5,180 8,444 3,230 5,214 3,264 0.3 2.9
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 November* 5,075 7,646 2,938 4,708 2,571 3.0 -2.6
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2025 December* 5,245 7,629 3,084 4,545 2,384 6.0 4.7
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2026 January* 5,010 7,396 3,041 4,356 2,386 -4.0 -7.6
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 February* 352 542 204 339 190 -0.2 3.0
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 March* 394 556 214 343 162 3.1 1.9
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 April* 426 554 226 327 128 -0.8 -3.7
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 May* 413 608 243 365 195 -5.3 0.8
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 June* 417 594 239 355 176 5.1 0.8
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 July* 430 630 258 372 200 1.6 3.8
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 August* 364 558 237 321 194 -1.8 -1.8
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 September* 385 533 233 300 148 3.4 -0.5
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 October* 420 572 257 315 153 3.8 3.1
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 November* 398 528 244 285 130 -3.3 -4.0
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2025 December* 400 532 263 269 132 3.6 9.2
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2026 January* 320 481 209 272 161 -8.2 -12.8
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 February* 1,377 2,656 815 1,841 1,279 10.6 3.7
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 March* 1,422 2,774 832 1,942 1,353 8.0 5.1
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 April* 1,361 2,585 812 1,773 1,224 4.7 2.6
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 May* 1,277 2,438 794 1,644 1,161 -7.6 -5.7
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 June* 1,239 1,980 750 1,231 742 2.2 -1.1
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 July* 1,293 2,051 743 1,309 758 -1.1 2.6
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 August* 1,082 2,023 673 1,350 941 -10.5 4.0
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 September* 1,178 2,223 760 1,464 1,045 0.3 4.6
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 October* 1,259 2,410 793 1,617 1,150 -9.4 7.5
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 November* 1,214 2,238 763 1,475 1,024 -9.2 3.6
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2025 December* 1,247 2,098 680 1,418 850 -0.3 10.1
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2026 January* 1,184 2,206 674 1,532 1,022 -4.6 -7.4
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 February* 7,664 7,117 3,349 3,768 -547 -2.9 -0.6
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 March* 6,880 7,659 3,654 4,005 780 -11.3 -9.7
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 April* 7,002 6,495 3,140 3,355 -507 -7.6 -21.6
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 May* 6,962 6,362 3,005 3,356 -600 -7.2 -15.5
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 June* 6,842 6,459 3,252 3,207 -383 -9.5 -18.0
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 July* 6,892 7,146 3,222 3,924 254 -8.5 -10.5
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 August* 7,101 6,314 2,892 3,422 -787 1.1 -10.7
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 September* 6,747 6,689 2,692 3,997 -58 4.8 -2.1
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 October* 7,002 6,598 2,674 3,924 -404 4.5 -6.5
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 November* 5,873 6,648 2,584 4,064 775 -11.0 -8.2
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2025 December* 6,121 6,913 2,936 3,977 792 -9.2 -1.6
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2026 January* 5,967 6,299 2,588 3,711 332 -13.6 -10.0
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 February* 517 451 154 297 -66 -7.2 -2.6
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 March* 563 497 183 314 -66 -4.5 11.1
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 April* 662 438 159 279 -224 11.5 3.7
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 May* 586 480 185 295 -106 -7.8 7.4
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 June* 581 486 200 286 -94 -4.8 -0.1
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 July* 646 462 159 303 -185 -2.1 3.9
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 August* 555 465 179 287 -90 -3.4 1.2
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 September* 540 492 172 319 -49 -4.7 10.3
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 October* 601 492 160 332 -109 32.7 9.7
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 November* 721 462 168 294 -259 46.0 0.0
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2025 December* 679 486 175 311 -193 32.6 12.1
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2026 January* 568 495 176 319 -72 -3.7 0.0
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 February* 5,538 7,960 3,981 3,979 2,422 1.0 3.4
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 March* 6,264 8,718 4,420 4,299 2,454 11.0 7.6
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 April* 5,952 7,950 4,273 3,676 1,998 2.7 1.0
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 May* 5,863 8,079 4,113 3,967 2,216 0.2 -1.1
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 June* 5,810 8,006 4,217 3,789 2,196 3.4 -1.3
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 July* 6,109 8,079 4,106 3,974 1,971 3.8 -4.0
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 August* 5,434 7,454 3,691 3,763 2,020 0.7 -1.2
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 September* 5,523 7,964 4,193 3,772 2,441 -0.9 2.8
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 October* 5,870 8,550 4,685 3,865 2,680 -2.0 2.8
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 November* 5,672 8,045 4,348 3,697 2,374 2.8 0.2
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2025 December* 5,686 7,575 4,141 3,433 1,889 3.8 2.7
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2026 January* 5,156 8,024 4,193 3,831 2,868 -10.4 -5.3
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 February* 4,010 3,908 1,894 2,013 -102 3.3 1.1
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 March* 4,222 4,160 1,939 2,221 -62 2.5 0.2
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 April* 4,153 4,110 1,895 2,214 -43 -0.7 0.1
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 May* 4,043 4,149 1,899 2,250 106 -4.5 -3.2
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 June* 4,188 4,080 1,889 2,191 -108 4.3 -2.3
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 July* 4,182 4,325 1,882 2,443 143 0.2 4.7
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 August* 3,617 3,755 1,714 2,041 138 -1.5 4.8
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 September* 4,078 4,046 1,862 2,184 -32 1.0 2.1
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 October* 4,234 4,347 2,059 2,289 113 -5.7 2.3
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 November* 4,306 4,057 1,904 2,153 -249 4.3 -3.1
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2025 December* 4,174 3,573 1,681 1,891 -602 15.4 11.8
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2026 January* 3,762 3,935 1,849 2,086 173 -5.4 0.5
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2025 February* 11,910 13,955 7,343 6,612 2,045 3.4 0.6
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2025 March* 13,284 16,329 8,355 7,974 3,045 2.4 4.6
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2025 April* 13,180 14,155 7,598 6,557 975 3.2 -2.1
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2025 May* 12,894 14,620 7,642 6,978 1,725 -0.9 1.6
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 April 2, 2026:
The provisional figures for April 2025 to June 2025 and November 2025 to January 2026 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.