International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017
| SITC | Countries(groups) | Periods | Imports value (1 000 euro) | Exports value (1 000 euro) | Balance of trade (1 000 euro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods | Total European Union | 2017 | 221,773,758 | 333,648,638 | 111,874,880 |
| 0 Food and live animals | Total European Union | 2017 | 25,779,617 | 48,876,816 | 23,097,199 |
| 00 Live animals excl. division 03 | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,221,890 | 1,763,239 | 541,349 |
| 001 Live animals ex. fish,crustaceans | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,221,890 | 1,763,239 | 541,349 |
| 01 Meat and meat preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 3,402,219 | 7,683,491 | 4,281,272 |
| 011 Meat of bovine animals | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,170,407 | 2,334,585 | 1,164,178 |
| 012 Other meat and edible meat offal | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,507,536 | 3,823,225 | 2,315,689 |
| 016 Meat and edible meat offal | Total European Union | 2017 | 100,009 | 713,138 | 613,130 |
| 017 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.s. | Total European Union | 2017 | 624,267 | 812,543 | 188,276 |
| 02 Dairy products and birds' eggs | Total European Union | 2017 | 4,054,056 | 6,752,442 | 2,698,387 |
| 022 Milk, cream and dairy products | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,868,074 | 1,645,994 | -222,079 |
| 023 Butter and other milk fat | Total European Union | 2017 | 591,762 | 1,271,643 | 679,880 |
| 024 Cheese and curds | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,223,958 | 2,970,871 | 1,746,913 |
| 025 Bird's eggs; eggs albumin | Total European Union | 2017 | 370,261 | 863,935 | 493,673 |
| 03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and prep. | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,288,687 | 2,880,674 | 1,591,987 |
| 034 Fish; fresh, refrigerated or frozen | Total European Union | 2017 | 755,647 | 1,419,380 | 663,733 |
| 035 Fish; dried, smoked or salted | Total European Union | 2017 | 55,115 | 48,476 | -6,638 |
| 036 Crustaceans and molluscs | Total European Union | 2017 | 271,770 | 619,150 | 347,380 |
| 037 Fish, crusteceans, molluscs prep. | Total European Union | 2017 | 206,156 | 793,669 | 587,513 |
| 04 Cereals and cereal preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 3,661,280 | 2,233,965 | -1,427,314 |
| 041 Wheat and meslin, unmilled | Total European Union | 2017 | 844,927 | 92,702 | -752,225 |
| 042 Rice | Total European Union | 2017 | 70,068 | 163,802 | 93,734 |
| 043 Barley; unmilled | Total European Union | 2017 | 332,362 | 15,659 | -316,702 |
| 044 Maize, unmilled | Total European Union | 2017 | 339,089 | 177,309 | -161,779 |
| 045 Other cereals; unmilled | Total European Union | 2017 | 155,947 | 31,360 | -124,587 |
| 046 Meal and flour (wheat and meslin) | Total European Union | 2017 | 203,958 | 32,171 | -171,787 |
| 047 Other cereal meals ad flours | Total European Union | 2017 | 59,111 | 15,192 | -43,919 |
| 048 Cereal preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,655,818 | 1,705,770 | 49,952 |
| 05 Vegetables and fruit | Total European Union | 2017 | 5,115,422 | 14,674,759 | 9,559,337 |
| 054 Vegetables, carrots; fresh | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,804,250 | 5,330,332 | 3,526,083 |
| 056 Vegetables and carrots; preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 812,799 | 2,255,389 | 1,442,590 |
| 057 Fruit; fresh or dried | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,671,991 | 4,818,884 | 3,146,893 |
| 058 Fruit preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 435,511 | 1,012,450 | 576,939 |
| 059 Unfermented veg. and fruit juices | Total European Union | 2017 | 390,871 | 1,257,703 | 866,833 |
| 06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey | Total European Union | 2017 | 826,252 | 1,246,752 | 420,501 |
| 061 Sugars, molasses and honey | Total European Union | 2017 | 490,243 | 673,690 | 183,447 |
| 062 Confectionery | Total European Union | 2017 | 336,009 | 573,062 | 237,054 |
| 07 Coffee, tea, cacao, spices and man. | Total European Union | 2017 | 2,589,735 | 4,782,647 | 2,192,912 |
| 071 Coffee and coffee substitutes | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,023,459 | 746,058 | -277,400 |
| 072 Cacao | Total European Union | 2017 | 313,780 | 2,330,560 | 2,016,779 |
| 073 Chocolate and cacao preparations | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,073,165 | 1,246,411 | 173,245 |
| 074 Tea and mate | Total European Union | 2017 | 91,269 | 164,761 | 73,493 |
| 075 Spices | Total European Union | 2017 | 88,062 | 294,858 | 206,795 |
| 08 Feeding stuff for animals | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,644,853 | 3,556,999 | 1,912,146 |
| 081 Feeding stuff for animals | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,644,853 | 3,556,999 | 1,912,146 |
| 09 Miscellaneous edible prod. and prep. | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,975,223 | 3,301,845 | 1,326,622 |
| 091 Margarine and edible fats | Total European Union | 2017 | 116,330 | 493,775 | 377,445 |
| 098 Food preparations n.e.c. | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,858,893 | 2,808,070 | 949,177 |
| 1 Beverages and tobacco | Total European Union | 2017 | 3,384,990 | 3,580,356 | 195,366 |
| 11 Beverages | Total European Union | 2017 | 2,493,059 | 2,239,370 | -253,689 |
| 111 Non-alcoholic beverages n.e.s. | Total European Union | 2017 | 658,322 | 1,164,059 | 505,738 |
| 112 Alcoholic beverages | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,834,737 | 1,075,311 | -759,426 |
| 12 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures | Total European Union | 2017 | 891,931 | 1,340,986 | 449,055 |
| 121 Unprocessed tobacco; tobacco waste | Total European Union | 2017 | 104,079 | 175,324 | 71,245 |
| 122 Tobacco products | Total European Union | 2017 | 787,852 | 1,165,662 | 377,809 |
| 2 Crude materials, inedible ex. fuels | Total European Union | 2017 | 7,845,546 | 15,976,842 | 8,131,296 |
| 21 Hides, skins and furskins, raw | Total European Union | 2017 | 160,325 | 233,119 | 72,794 |
| 211 Untanned hides and skins | Total European Union | 2017 | 150,462 | 177,489 | 27,028 |
| 212 Hides, skins and fur skins, raw | Total European Union | 2017 | 9,864 | 55,630 | 45,766 |
| 22 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits | Total European Union | 2017 | 552,611 | 1,286,028 | 733,417 |
| 222 Oleaginous seeds for refined oils | Total European Union | 2017 | 493,170 | 1,199,864 | 706,693 |
| 223 Oleaginous seeds for other oils | Total European Union | 2017 | 59,441 | 86,164 | 26,723 |
| 23 Crude rubber incl synt. and reclaimed | Total European Union | 2017 | 349,265 | 483,397 | 134,132 |
| 231 Crude rubber | Total European Union | 2017 | 97,977 | 40,130 | -57,846 |
| 232 Synthetic rubber and rubber waste | Total European Union | 2017 | 251,288 | 443,266 | 191,978 |
| 24 Cork and wood | Total European Union | 2017 | 973,706 | 435,682 | -538,024 |
| 244 Crude cork and cork waste | Total European Union | 2017 | 4,887 | 785 | -4,101 |
| 245 Firewood and charcoal | Total European Union | 2017 | 23,509 | 12,267 | -11,243 |
| 246 Sliced wood, chips, wood waste | Total European Union | 2017 | 89,962 | 108,598 | 18,635 |
| 247 Unprocessed wood | Total European Union | 2017 | 113,220 | 53,121 | -60,100 |
| 248 Single-processed wood | Total European Union | 2017 | 742,127 | 260,911 | -481,216 |
| 25 Pulp and waste paper | Total European Union | 2017 | 799,228 | 657,552 | -141,676 |
| 251 Pulp and paper waste | Total European Union | 2017 | 799,228 | 657,552 | -141,676 |
| 26 Textile fibres and their wastes | Total European Union | 2017 | 221,772 | 155,254 | -66,518 |
| 261 Silk | Total European Union | 2017 | 208 | 9 | -199 |
| 263 Cotton | Total European Union | 2017 | 9,797 | 6,029 | -3,768 |
| 264 Jute and other bark fibres, n.e.c. | Total European Union | 2017 | 444 | 406 | -38 |
| 265 Other vegetable textile fibres | Total European Union | 2017 | 6,531 | 12,553 | 6,022 |
| 266 Synthetic textile fibres | Total European Union | 2017 | 65,643 | . | . |
| 267 Other man-made textile fibres | Total European Union | 2017 | . | 5,599 | . |
| 268 Wool and other animal hair | Total European Union | 2017 | . | 2,427 | . |
| 269 Wool clothing, etc.; rags | Total European Union | 2017 | . | 85,826 | . |
| 27 Crude fertilizers, and crude minerals | Total European Union | 2017 | 729,907 | 957,092 | 227,185 |
| 272 Natural fertilizers | Total European Union | 2017 | 45,262 | 126,527 | 81,265 |
| 273 Stones, sand and gravel | Total European Union | 2017 | 343,726 | 203,447 | -140,279 |
| 274 Sulphur, iron pyrites, not burnt | Total European Union | 2017 | 5,860 | 26,936 | 21,075 |
| 277 Natural abrasives, n.e.c. | Total European Union | 2017 | 5,168 | 8,211 | 3,042 |
| 278 Other crude minerals | Total European Union | 2017 | 329,890 | 591,972 | 262,082 |
| 28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap | Total European Union | 2017 | 2,440,903 | 3,161,573 | 720,671 |
| 281 Iron ore and concentrates | Total European Union | 2017 | 217,886 | 11,336 | -206,550 |
| 282 Ferrous waste and scrap,incl. ingots | Total European Union | 2017 | 984,260 | 1,463,516 | 479,256 |
| 283 Copper ore and concentrates | Total European Union | 2017 | 40,127 | 6,198 | -33,929 |
| 284 Nickel ores, mattes, oxide sinters | Total European Union | 2017 | 5 | 3,037 | 3,033 |
| 285 Aluminium ore and aluminium oxide | Total European Union | 2017 | 82,681 | 138,372 | 55,691 |
| 286 Uranium,thorium ores/concentratrates | Total European Union | 2017 | . | . | . |
| 287 Other ores of non-ferrous metals | Total European Union | 2017 | 404,123 | 383,628 | -20,495 |
| 288 Wastes, scraps of non-ferrous metals | Total European Union | 2017 | 705,308 | 1,094,719 | 389,411 |
| 289 Ores of precious metals | Total European Union | 2017 | 6,514 | 60,767 | 54,253 |
| 29 Crude animal and veg.materials,n.e.c. | Total European Union | 2017 | 1,617,829 | 8,607,145 | 6,989,316 |
| 291 Crude animal products n.e.c. | Total European Union | 2017 | 209,306 | 315,580 | 106,274 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Table explanation
In this table Dutch import and export values and trade are broken down by sections, divisions and groups of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data are then further divided into countries, country groups and continents. The coverage and the percentage changes in imports, exports and trade, by country, country groups and continents are available for total goods.
Data available from: January 1996 up to and including December 2017.
Status of the figures:
The figures are final.
Changes as of November 14, 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.
Changes as of September 28, 2018:
Various corrections were implemented in the statistical year 2016. As a result, total import of goods is lower by 4 billion euros, while total export of goods is lower by 2 billion euros. The corrections include:
- Adjustments in the estimation method;
- Adjustments in the imports and exports of aircrafts and ships;
- Adjustments in the import values of ladies underwear, cars, other printed matter and disk memories;
- Adjustments in the output values of musical instruments, living plants, DVDs and CDs;
- Removal of imports and exports of Southern bluefin tuna (03023690).
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
Description topics
- Imports value
- Value of foreign-supplied goods to residents according to the International trade statistics. Imports from EU countries: the value of the goods including freight and insurance to the Dutch border. Imports from non-EU countries: the value including freight and insurance to the border of the European Union.
- Exports value
- The value of goods supplied to foreign residents according to International trade statistics. This is the value including freight and insurance to the Dutch border.
- Balance of trade
- Net export value minus import value.