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 31,766 60,143 27,455 32,688 28,377 11.5 12.2
1 Beverages and tobacco 3,323 3,114 1,666 1,448 -208 1.8 4.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 16,813 50,869 27,691 23,177 34,055 -4.8 -6.4
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2,586 4,254 1,560 2,694 1,668 -8.0 8.9
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 38,802 57,525 33,219 24,306 18,723 8.6 5.1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 62,437 80,929 57,622 23,307 18,492 -0.5 3.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 368 593 163 430 225 9.8 -0.4
Not physically in the Netherlands 44,438 49,000 . 49,000 4,562 -4.2 -3.5
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 0 Food and live animals 34,446 69,480 29,583 39,897 35,034 9.9 12.1
1 Beverages and tobacco 3,490 4,001 1,891 2,110 511 1.5 3.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 33,455 56,669 29,621 27,048 23,214 -2.8 -7.7
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 3,166 4,575 1,656 2,919 1,409 -6.0 9.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 43,332 67,656 37,350 30,306 24,324 6.4 5.7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 70,163 97,666 66,407 31,259 27,503 0.1 3.3
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 391 702 165 537 311 11.2 -13.0
Not physically in the Netherlands 52,459 62,100 . 62,100 9,641 -3.1 -2.8
American Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 . 0 . . -57.7
1 Beverages and tobacco . 2 . 2 . . 7.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 39 . . . . 26,292,183.1 .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. . 0 0 0 . . 113.0
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 4 4 0 4 -48.2 6.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . -13.4
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Andorra 0 Food and live animals 0 2 0 2 2 397.7 -12.1
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 4 1 2 4 159.2 -13.3
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . . . . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 1 0 1 1 -61.6 -19.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 1 3 2 1 3 87.4 -9.6
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -91.9 -57.1
Antigua and Barbuda 0 Food and live animals . 4 0 4 . . -7.6
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 1 0 1 1 . -23.2
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 . . . . -99.2 .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . 0 0 . . . 419.0
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0 0 0 0 598,066.7 73.3
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 3 1 2 3 -77.0 -32.4
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 1 0 1 . . 0.7
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -6.4 -4.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Food and live animals 2 85 19 67 83 1.9 15.0
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 1 0 1 1 -24.0 -7.7
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 0 1 0 1 1 -100.0 337.6
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 0 0 0 0 16,633.3 27.2
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 5 38 10 28 33 33.1 18.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 26 60 28 32 33 1.4 -4.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 13 25 . 25 12 61.4 76.0
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 0 0 0 0 -6.3 -47.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 0 0 0 0 . 14,745.1
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 0 0 0 0 . 3,604.5
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 1 0 1 1 . -3.4
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 17,545.6 59.2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 3 2 1 3 132.8 -38.3
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 -29.6 -3.0
Caribbean Netherlands 0 Food and live animals 0 16 1 15 16 -71.0 -11.2
1 Beverages and tobacco 0 7 2 5 7 93,937.5 2.3
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . 0 0 0 . . 6.9
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 0 0 0 0 0 33.4 120.4
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 13 6 7 13 37.5 -4.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 23 3 19 23 -53.3 5.7
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 7 . 7 . . 153.0
Not physically in the Netherlands 0 0 . 0 0 16.7 13.0
Cayman Islands 0 Food and live animals 0 0 0 0 0 -37.8 -48.1
1 Beverages and tobacco . 1 0 1 . . -23.0
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... . . . . . . .
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... . 0 0 . . . .
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 0 0 0 0 0 32.2 -70.4
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 83 0 83 83 -86.3 -91.0
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . 0 . 0 . . -4.8
Not physically in the Netherlands 1 38 . 38 37 8.2 -2.3
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 . 0 0 0 . . .
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. . 0 0 0 . . 2.5
7 Machinery and transport equipment 0 . . . . . .
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... . . . . . . .
Not physically in the Netherlands . . . . . . .
Cook Islands 0 Food and live animals . 0 . 0 . . -16.5
1 Beverages and tobacco . 0 0 0 . . -44.8
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 December 12, 2025:
The provisional figures for October 2025 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.