Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts

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Destination of imports Value at current prices Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of goods (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of services (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of goods (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of services (million euros) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of services (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2021=100)
A-U All economic activities 402,116 224,561 177,555 342,956 188,663 154,800 0.9 1.4 0.2 117.3
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 379 115 264 308 97 204 -6.4 -4.2 -7.4 122.9
09 Mining support activities 588 48 540 486 41 445 10.6 25.0 9.6 121.0
C Manufacturing 175,984 158,074 17,910 151,063 135,410 15,380 0.6 0.7 -0.5 116.5
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 47,382 43,809 3,573 33,927 30,807 3,039 0.7 0.7 -0.3 139.7
10 Manufacture of food products 43,621 40,499 3,122 31,230 28,489 2,666 2.4 2.5 0.5 139.7
11 Manufacture of beverages 3,624 3,187 437 2,593 2,227 361 -16.1 -17.3 -5.8 139.8
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 137 123 14 112 102 10 1.6 0.9 7.7 122.4
16 Manufacture of wood products 1,530 1,420 110 1,333 1,241 90 -0.6 -0.4 -2.8 114.8
17 Manufacture of paper 3,363 2,627 736 3,053 2,404 657 0.0 -0.2 0.8 110.1
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 27,801 27,595 206 25,645 25,436 181 2.7 2.7 0.0 108.4
20 Manufacture of chemicals 26,456 22,174 4,282 23,359 19,660 3,651 -4.1 -4.2 -3.2 113.3
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 5,334 3,940 1,394 4,587 3,435 1,152 5.0 4.8 5.3 116.3
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,763 2,499 264 2,626 2,403 227 6.7 7.4 0.0 105.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,799 1,566 233 1,358 1,161 201 0.2 0.5 -1.7 132.5
24 Manufacture of basic metals 4,556 4,141 415 5,017 4,659 356 4.8 5.0 3.5 90.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 5,967 5,216 751 6,118 5,478 649 0.4 0.8 -2.7 97.5
26 Manufacture of electronic products 8,755 6,686 2,069 8,641 6,838 1,805 -1.7 -1.3 -2.9 101.3
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 5,638 5,070 568 4,974 4,483 481 -10.9 -11.5 -4.3 113.4
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 17,655 16,390 1,265 15,744 14,626 1,119 7.2 7.4 4.9 112.1
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 5,503 5,199 304 5,125 4,851 274 -5.9 -6.0 -3.2 107.4
30 Manufacture of other transport 3,507 3,101 406 3,134 2,777 358 -0.1 0.3 -2.9 111.9
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5,685 4,766 919 5,090 4,293 800 7.7 8.0 5.8 111.7
31 Manufacture of furniture 1,424 1,200 224 1,284 1,090 193 -2.9 -2.9 -2.7 110.9
32 Manufacture of other products 897 716 181 783 632 155 9.6 10.6 5.4 114.5
43 Specialised construction activities 11,136 9,461 1,675 9,635 8,210 1,430 -1.7 -1.5 -2.8 115.6
53 Postal and courier activities 1,637 36 1,601 1,387 30 1,356 -4.5 -14.6 -4.3 118.0
56 Food and beverage service activities 4,251 3,505 746 3,122 2,485 638 -0.4 -0.2 -1.4 136.1
62 Support activities in the field of IT 10,696 1,109 9,587 9,495 1,039 8,461 4.0 2.3 4.2 112.6
63 Information service activities 2,564 362 2,202 2,212 334 1,875 4.7 5.9 4.5 115.9
75 Veterinary activities 159 47 112 133 40 95 -5.0 -4.3 -5.2 119.5
78 Employment activities 1,826 128 1,698 1,593 113 1,480 0.8 0.0 0.9 114.6
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 1,480 1,091 389 1,306 974 338 3.1 5.3 -2.8 113.3
O-Q Government and care 15,553 8,669 6,884 13,300 7,247 6,100 2.2 5.5 -1.7 116.9
Q Health and social work activities 8,199 5,782 2,417 6,983 4,839 2,153 6.0 7.9 1.9 117.4
86 Human health activities 5,161 3,864 1,297 4,467 3,307 1,164 6.8 9.4 -0.2 115.5
87-88 Care and social work 3,038 1,918 1,120 2,519 1,534 989 4.8 5.0 4.4 120.6
S Other service activities 1,881 1,056 825 1,557 836 717 2.3 3.1 1.2 120.8
T Activities of households 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents data of imports of goods and services by destination from the National Accounts. The table contains data of imported products by economic activities. It also shows data of imports intended for final expenditure and imports that can not be imputed to economic activities.

Data available from: 2021.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2021 up to and including 2024 are final. Data of 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of July 1st 2026:
Data of 2025 have been added to this table.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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Value at current prices
The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Value at prices of 2021
The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2021 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Volume changes on previous year
The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Price indices
The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2021.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.