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 prices of 2021 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2021=100)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,819 3,770 2.1 127.8
02 Forestry and logging 55 39 5.8 141.2
03 Fishing and aquaculture 66 56 -11.1 117.2
B Mining and quarrying 1,100 920 5.3 119.6
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 385 335 -0.8 115.0
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 171 138 -2.1 124.2
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 46,255 33,895 1.1 136.5
18 Printing and reproduction 827 729 -3.4 113.5
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 29,724 22,827 -10.4 130.2
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 33,373 29,655 4.0 112.5
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 4,658 3,972 1.2 117.3
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 10,174 10,206 -0.4 99.7
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 15,480 14,664 2.0 105.6
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 5,799 5,274 -33.5 110.0
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 4,767 4,302 2.1 110.8
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 2,091 1,870 -0.9 111.8
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2,676 2,454 4.6 109.0
E Water supply and waste management 1,814 1,527 -8.9 118.8
36 Water collection and distribution 120 97 4.4 123.5
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 1,694 1,431 -9.7 118.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 31,746 27,278 0.7 116.4
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 3,341 2,956 6.2 113.0
H Transportation and storage 21,653 18,231 -3.6 118.8
49 Land transport 6,960 5,598 -8.3 124.3
53 Postal and courier activities 1,130 1,016 -21.1 111.2
I Accommodation and food serving 5,083 4,086 -0.3 124.4
56 Food and beverage service activities 3,895 3,094 1.4 125.9
J Information and communication 21,074 18,857 2.7 111.8
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 5,136 4,232 4.7 121.4
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 4,462 3,701 8.2 120.5
59 Film, TV and music production etc 4,232 3,511 8.3 120.5
60 Programming and broadcasting 230 191 5.2 120.6
62-63 IT- and information services 12,769 11,550 2.6 110.6
65 Insurance and pension funding 5,150 8,802 8.5 58.5
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 35,332 30,600 6.1 115.5
72 Research and development 1,662 1,448 1.4 114.8
73-75 Advertising, design and other 3,530 3,111 1.1 113.5
73 Advertising and market research 2,498 2,182 -1.5 114.5
N Renting and other business support 19,386 17,029 2.4 113.8
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 6,188 5,313 -0.7 116.5
80 Security and investigation 344 310 7.9 110.9
O-Q Government and care 14,189 12,538 3.1 113.2
O Public administration and services 5,261 4,838 5.5 108.7
84 Public administration and services 5,261 4,838 5.5 108.7
Q Health and social work activities 7,215 6,245 1.5 115.5
87-88 Care and social work 2,683 2,339 5.2 114.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 1,643 1,456 2.3 112.8
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 1,022 898 0.3 113.7
92 Lotteries and betting 130 110 0.7 117.7
93 Sports and recreation 621 555 5.4 111.8
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.
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.
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.
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.