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; balance Trade balance (million euros)
Total countries Total goods 2024 January-March* 38,472
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 8,049
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 529
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 3,633
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* 501
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -313
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 7,405
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* 232
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 6,593
Total countries 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* 1,635
Total countries 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 486
Total countries Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 9,721
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-March* 39,821
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 7,107
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* -101
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 3,046
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* 9,825
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* 341
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 5,025
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* 1,264
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 5,452
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* 5,040
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 32
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 2,789
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January-March* -1,348
Non-EU 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 942
Non-EU 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 630
Non-EU 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 587
Non-EU 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* -9,324
Non-EU 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -653
Non-EU 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 2,380
Non-EU 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* -1,032
Non-EU 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 1,141
Non-EU 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* -3,404
Non-EU 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 453
Non-EU Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 6,932
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-March* 49,804
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 8,538
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 114
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 4,011
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* 7,766
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* 230
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 6,627
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* 1,171
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 8,163
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* 5,948
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 109
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 7,127
Africa Total goods 2024 January-March* 269
Africa 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* -669
Africa 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 15
Africa 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* -173
Africa 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* -1,104
Africa 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -17
Africa 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 337
Africa 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* -59
Africa 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 726
Africa 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* 112
Africa 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 14
Africa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 1,087
America Total goods 2024 January-March* -10,528
America 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* -868
America 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 241
America 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* -495
America 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* -4,193
America 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -58
America 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 85
America 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* 331
America 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 866
America 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* -1,396
America 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 56
America Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* -5,098
Asia Total goods 2024 January-March* -4,611
Asia 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 1,001
Asia 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 139
Asia 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 308
Asia 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* -3,255
Asia 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -413
Asia 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 121
Asia 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* -1,257
Asia 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* -4,020
Asia 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* -3,104
Asia 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 64
Asia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 5,804
Oceania Total goods 2024 January-March* 1,368
Oceania 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* 51
Oceania 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* 14
Oceania 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* -20
Oceania 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-March* -102
Oceania 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-March* -56
Oceania 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-March* 221
Oceania 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-March* 36
Oceania 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-March* 815
Oceania 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-March* 71
Oceania 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-March* 5
Oceania Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-March* 331
Other Total goods 2024 January-March* 2,169
Other 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-March* -5
Other 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-March* .
Other 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-March* 2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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 May 15, 2024:
The provisional figures from March 2024 have been added.

Changes as of November 22, 2023:
The figures for 2021 have been corrected. For this reporting year, some values (for the countries) were wrongly not settled. This 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; balance
The trade balance according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Trade balance
The export value minus the import value.