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 6,105 11,016 5,165 5,851 4,911 1.3 -2.9
1 Beverages and tobacco 556 540 261 280 -15 -4.7 -3.4
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 3,518 9,220 4,814 4,406 5,702 -17.7 -14.2
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 382 871 276 595 489 -19.2 3.1
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 6,970 11,276 6,291 4,985 4,306 -5.9 -1.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 12,325 15,823 10,835 4,988 3,498 4.9 7.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 113 323 65 257 209 35.4 163.3
Not physically in the Netherlands 7,941 10,095 . 10,095 2,155 -14.7 1.2
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 6,619 12,480 5,599 6,881 5,860 -0.5 -4.6
1 Beverages and tobacco 583 688 303 385 105 -4.3 -4.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 6,164 10,219 5,052 5,167 4,056 -19.0 -14.8
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 533 928 299 629 395 -8.4 3.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 7,887 13,344 7,290 6,053 5,457 -5.6 0.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 13,613 18,883 12,453 6,431 5,270 3.0 4.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 119 339 66 273 219 36.5 140.7
Not physically in the Netherlands 9,519 12,896 . 12,896 3,376 -12.7 1.7
American Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals . . . . . . .
1 Beverages and tobacco . 0 . 0 . . -34.9
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 . -95.8
7 Machinery and transport equipment . 0 0 . . . -65.3
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . 398.3
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Andorra 0 Food and live animals . 0 0 0 . . -18.3
1 Beverages and tobacco . 0 0 0 . . -83.4
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 . . -21.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 1,758.0 -14.8
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -95.9 -18.3
Antigua and Barbuda 0 Food and live animals . 1 0 1 . . -20.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 61,737.5 43.9
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 1 . 1 . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0 0 0 . . 536.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 -90.8 -21.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 1 . 1 . . 25.0
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -12.6 -26.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Food and live animals 0 16 4 12 15 -43.6 -12.0
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 -3.5 -20.4
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 0 0 0 . . 85.2
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . 0 0 0 . . 49.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 1 5 2 4 5 83.0 -9.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 6 13 5 8 7 19.7 0.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 3 5 . 5 2 12.0 5.5
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 . . -69.8
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 0 0 0 0 370.5 118.5
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 . 15,689.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 2,758,900.0 -92.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Caribbean Netherlands 0 Food and live animals . 3 0 3 . . 6.0
1 Beverages and tobacco . 1 1 1 . . -32.5
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 0 . 0 0 . 607.5
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . 0 0 0 . . -21.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 3 1 1 3 -22.8 15.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 5 1 3 4 1,363.3 6.6
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 1 . 1 . . -31.3
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -24.0 -23.7
Cayman Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 0 . 0 0 116.5 1.1
1 Beverages and tobacco . 0 0 0 . . -20.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0 0 0 . . 17.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 887.9 -95.1
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . -55.4
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 . . . . . . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Cook Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 . 0 . . 27.6
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 April 13, 2026:
The provisional figures for February 2026 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.