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-February* 24,878
Total countries 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 5,221
Total countries 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 372
Total countries 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 2,356
Total countries 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* 307
Total countries 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -186
Total countries 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 4,856
Total countries 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 82
Total countries 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 4,043
Total countries 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 1,039
Total countries 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 308
Total countries Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 6,481
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-February* 25,647
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 4,583
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* -65
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 1,896
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* 6,546
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* 224
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 3,203
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 771
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 3,383
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 3,241
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1,859
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January-February* -769
Non-EU 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 638
Non-EU 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 437
Non-EU 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 460
Non-EU 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* -6,239
Non-EU 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -410
Non-EU 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 1,653
Non-EU 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* -689
Non-EU 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 660
Non-EU 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* -2,202
Non-EU 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 302
Non-EU Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 4,622
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-February* 32,407
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 5,549
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 88
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 2,541
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* 5,183
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* 151
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 4,264
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 691
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 5,241
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 3,873
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 75
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 4,751
Africa Total goods 2024 January-February* 21
Africa 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* -467
Africa 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 10
Africa 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* -98
Africa 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* -875
Africa 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -13
Africa 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 216
Africa 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* -26
Africa 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 472
Africa 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 70
Africa 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 9
Africa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 725
America Total goods 2024 January-February* -7,323
America 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* -595
America 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 158
America 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* -275
America 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* -3,187
America 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -47
America 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 2
America 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 194
America 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 681
America 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* -891
America 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 34
America Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* -3,399
Asia Total goods 2024 January-February* -2,559
Asia 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 701
Asia 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 101
Asia 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 204
Asia 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* -1,672
Asia 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -244
Asia 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 211
Asia 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* -805
Asia 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* -2,917
Asia 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* -2,051
Asia 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 43
Asia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 3,869
Oceania Total goods 2024 January-February* 871
Oceania 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 36
Oceania 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 11
Oceania 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* -16
Oceania 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* -60
Oceania 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* -33
Oceania 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 153
Oceania 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 19
Oceania 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 500
Oceania 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 36
Oceania 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 3
Oceania Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 221
Other Total goods 2024 January-February* 1,462
Other 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* -4
Other 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* .
Other 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 1
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 2, 2024:
The provisional figures from December 2023 to February 2024 have been adjusted and the provisional figures from July 2023 to September 2023 have also been adjusted.

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.