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Traffic performance motor vehicles; kilometres, type of vehicle, territory
Vehicle-kilometers Dutch and foreign vehicles, passenger cars, delivery vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles, buses
Trade in goods increased in the first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, more goods were traded internationally than in the first half of 2024.
China is largest supplier of eight critical raw materials
China was the leading supplier of eight critical raw materials to the Netherlands in 2024.
Goods imports from Ukraine recover to pre-war level
The import value of Ukrainian goods was 2.3 billion euros in 2024, which means that imports have returned to the level last seen in 2021, before the war in that country began
Freight transport by Eastern European lorries increased sharply
In 2023, international lorries carried a total weight of 103 million tonnes of goods to and from the Netherlands.
International trade and transit trade; value, weight, goods, transport mode
International trade, transport, transit trade Continents, NSTR chapters, flow types, value and weight
Most imports of rare earth elements are contained in manufactured products
Rare earth elements are key components in many products that are frequently imported into the Netherlands, such as computers, telephone handsets and electric vehicles
Drop in prices of goods imports and exports has slowed in 2024
Prices of imported and exported goods were 3.8 percent lower (for exports) and 5.5 percent lower (for imports) in the first half of 2024 than in the same period of 2023
Road vehicles are the main import for domestic usage
Of all goods imports that are used or consumed in the Netherlands, road vehicles (including passenger cars) are the most valuable category, with a total import value of 12.6 billion euros in 2022.
Value of domestic exports down by over 5 percent in 2023
The export value of Dutch-manufactured goods (domestic exports) was down by 19 billion euros (5.2 percent) in 2023.
China top supplier of products containing critical raw materials
China is the largest supplier of products that contain critical raw materials (CRMs), such as solar panels.
Imports from India have increased eightfold since 2002
Between 2002 and 2022, the value of Dutch goods imported from India became eight times higher. India’s share in Dutch imports rose as well over the same period, from 0.6 percentage point to 1 percent.
Import quantity
The quantity of goods that come to the Netherlands from abroad according to the method of physical border crossing.
International trade; import and export value, SITC (3 digits), countries
Import, export value and trade balance of goods; SITC (3 digits) and countries.
China's share in goods imports grew further in 2021
In 2021, the Netherlands imported 48 billion euros in goods from China. Two thirds of the goods left the Netherlands again in a virtually unprocessed state as re-exports
Caribbean Netherlands; import and export values per island
Import, export values and trade balance of Caribbean Netherlands per island (Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius).
Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire; import and export values, SITC
Import, export value and trade balance of Bonaire according to SITC classification.
More trade with neighbouring countries in 2021
In 2021, the value of Dutch trade in goods was approximately 15 percent above its pre-pandemic level.
Cargo throughput at Dutch seaports recovered in 2021
In 2021, the total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo shipments to and from Dutch seaports increased by 6.4 percent to 593 million tonnes.
84 percent of sunflower oil imports in 2021 came from Ukraine
In 2021, Ukraine was the largest supplier of crude sunflower oil and maize to the Netherlands.
Over 3 thousand companies exported to Russia in 2021
In 2021, more than 3,000 enterprises in the Netherlands exported goods to Russia. Forty percent were active in wholesale trade and 10 percent in the machinery industry
Dutch soybean imports
Despite a 39-percent price increase last year, the Netherlands imported 2 percent more soybeans from Brazil than in 2020.
Soya imports from Brazil up despite price hike
Despite a 39-percent price increase last year, the Netherlands imported 2 percent more soybeans from Brazil than in 2020. With a total weight of 2.4 bn kg.
Inbound and outbound goods transport virtually stable in 2019
In 2019, altogether 629 billion kg of goods arrived in the Netherlands, i.e. 1 percent up on the previous year.
11 percent fewer goods imported from Africa
In 2020, Dutch imports from Africa amounted to 10.9 billion euros.