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 386,623 216,757 169,866 331,481 179,628 152,725 -0.5 -2.3 2.0 116.6
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 385 120 265 335 105 221 -0.8 0.0 -1.1 115.0
09 Mining support activities 544 46 498 453 41 412 13.4 30.6 11.9 120.1
C Manufacturing 177,044 157,831 19,213 148,065 130,870 17,165 -2.4 -2.6 -0.3 119.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 46,255 42,369 3,886 33,895 30,473 3,412 1.1 1.4 -1.4 136.5
10 Manufacture of food products 42,426 39,138 3,288 30,964 28,044 2,891 1.0 1.2 -1.6 137.0
11 Manufacture of beverages 3,709 3,125 584 2,823 2,333 509 2.8 3.4 -0.7 131.4
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 120 106 14 106 96 10 1.6 0.9 8.3 113.3
16 Manufacture of wood products 1,447 1,343 104 1,310 1,215 93 0.9 1.1 -1.9 110.5
17 Manufacture of paper 3,855 3,082 773 3,494 2,765 737 5.4 5.3 5.8 110.3
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 29,724 29,557 167 22,827 22,645 155 -10.4 -10.4 -11.8 130.2
20 Manufacture of chemicals 27,478 23,167 4,311 24,494 20,561 3,894 3.9 4.8 -0.9 112.2
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 5,895 3,467 2,428 5,328 3,219 2,086 4.6 4.8 4.2 110.6
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,849 2,576 273 2,634 2,395 242 6.4 7.0 0.8 108.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,809 1,566 243 1,361 1,149 219 -6.2 -7.0 -0.4 133.0
24 Manufacture of basic metals 4,482 4,052 430 4,683 4,295 381 1.5 1.0 6.5 95.7
25 Manufacture of metal products 5,692 4,915 777 5,531 4,847 688 -1.8 -2.0 -0.4 102.9
26 Manufacture of electronic products 8,368 6,254 2,114 8,368 6,464 1,899 -2.4 -2.6 -1.8 100.0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 7,112 6,504 608 6,233 5,691 530 7.9 8.3 3.3 114.1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 15,569 14,366 1,203 13,954 12,863 1,097 -3.1 -3.5 2.8 111.6
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 5,799 5,466 333 5,274 4,968 307 -33.5 -34.1 -21.6 110.0
30 Manufacture of other transport 3,662 3,240 422 3,332 2,953 381 4.8 4.7 5.6 109.9
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 4,767 3,995 772 4,302 3,603 702 2.1 2.9 -2.1 110.8
31 Manufacture of furniture 1,453 1,233 220 1,315 1,110 205 1.1 1.9 -3.1 110.5
32 Manufacture of other products 638 498 140 560 440 123 -5.3 -4.7 -7.4 113.9
43 Specialised construction activities 10,172 8,550 1,622 8,971 7,552 1,427 -4.9 -5.6 -0.7 113.4
53 Postal and courier activities 1,130 37 1,093 1,016 31 983 -21.1 -5.0 -21.6 111.2
56 Food and beverage service activities 3,895 3,189 706 3,094 2,468 625 1.4 1.7 0.1 125.9
62 Support activities in the field of IT 10,319 946 9,373 9,372 920 8,453 2.1 6.0 1.7 110.1
63 Information service activities 2,450 337 2,113 2,178 325 1,850 4.8 4.5 4.8 112.5
75 Veterinary activities 149 133 16 139 124 15 4.1 3.8 6.7 107.1
78 Employment activities 1,779 117 1,662 1,601 111 1,492 2.2 2.4 2.2 111.1
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 1,353 978 375 1,218 886 339 5.2 4.8 6.1 111.1
O-Q Government and care 14,189 7,587 6,602 12,538 6,552 6,058 3.1 1.1 5.6 113.2
Q Health and social work activities 7,215 4,997 2,218 6,245 4,223 2,041 1.5 0.5 4.0 115.5
86 Human health activities 4,532 3,345 1,187 3,906 2,814 1,100 -0.6 -1.5 1.8 116.0
87-88 Care and social work 2,683 1,652 1,031 2,339 1,406 941 5.2 4.3 6.7 114.7
S Other service activities 1,765 943 822 1,506 786 720 1.3 2.0 0.5 117.2
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 2023 are final. Data of 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2025:
Data of 2024 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.