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 (%)
EU (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 12,632 22,925 11,049 11,877 10,293 0.7 -2.5
1 Beverages and tobacco 1,224 1,200 620 579 -25 -1.9 3.4
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 8,217 21,342 10,574 10,769 13,126 9.8 -0.4
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 841 1,805 592 1,213 965 -17.3 7.5
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 15,275 23,780 13,688 10,093 8,505 1.6 4.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 27,276 33,840 23,772 10,068 6,564 9.9 10.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 166 648 260 388 483 -2.1 173.4
Not physically in the Netherlands 15,796 19,745 . 19,745 3,948 -11.4 0.2
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 13,700 26,143 12,004 14,139 12,444 -0.2 -3.5
1 Beverages and tobacco 1,288 1,521 708 812 233 -1.4 2.2
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 14,734 23,851 11,050 12,802 9,117 3.5 0.1
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 1,154 1,942 638 1,304 788 -8.3 8.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 17,149 28,119 15,694 12,425 10,970 1.4 6.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 30,211 40,575 27,245 13,330 10,364 8.2 8.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 176 692 261 430 516 -1.0 155.1
Not physically in the Netherlands 18,473 24,552 . 24,552 6,080 -11.3 -2.2
American Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 . 0 . . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . 1 . 1 . . -24.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 . . . . -100.0 .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0 0 0 0 . -94.6
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 158.9 -43.2
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . 407.2
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Andorra 0 Food and live animals . 1 0 0 . . -33.7
1 Beverages and tobacco . 1 0 0 . . -62.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 0 0 . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0 0 0 0 -83.3 -5.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 5 1 4 4 94.7 407.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -98.3 -9.8
Antigua and Barbuda 0 Food and live animals . 1 0 1 . . -12.3
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 75,212.5 81.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 1 . 1 . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . 0 0 . . . 130.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0 0 0 . . 330.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 1 0 1 1 -51.4 -7.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 1 . 1 . . 76.6
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -25.4 -34.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Food and live animals 0 34 10 24 34 -39.6 -0.6
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 1 0 0 1 5.9 19.1
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 0 0 0 . . 74.6
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 58.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2 12 4 8 10 114.4 -11.9
7 Machinery and transport equipment 13 35 12 23 22 17.2 47.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 5 10 . 10 5 3.0 0.8
Bouvet Island 0 Food and live animals . . . . . . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . . . . . . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 . . . . 233.3 .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . . . . . . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 0 0 . . -69.1
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 23,368.9 -15.2
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0 0 0 0 . 2,794.8
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 1,996.0 -92.1
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Caribbean Netherlands 0 Food and live animals . 7 0 7 . . 3.2
1 Beverages and tobacco . 3 1 2 . . 7.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 0 0 0 0 . 729.4
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 0 0 0 0 -52.3 7.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 6 3 3 6 -35.4 18.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 10 2 8 9 701.5 18.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 3 . 3 . . -14.2
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 49.8 49.0
Cayman Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 0 . 0 0 -83.5 -20.3
1 Beverages and tobacco . 0 0 0 . . -39.6
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0 0 0 . . -58.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 2,091.0 -99.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . -62.3
Not physically in the Netherlands . 0 . 0 . . -99.7
Christmas Island 0 Food and live animals . . . . . . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . . . . . . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . . . . . . .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . . . . . . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Cocos Islands 0 Food and live animals . . . . . . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . . . . . . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . . . . . . .
7 Machinery and transport equipment . 0 . 0 . . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Cook Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 . 0 . . 15.6
1 Beverages and tobacco . . . . . . .
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
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 July 2, 2026:
The provisional figures for February, March and April 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.