International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017

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 United Kingdom 2017 23,276,125 39,222,685 15,946,559
0 Food and live animals United Kingdom 2017 1,487,504 5,844,508 4,357,004
00 Live animals excl. division 03 United Kingdom 2017 29,764 50,092 20,328
001 Live animals ex. fish,crustaceans United Kingdom 2017 29,764 50,092 20,328
01 Meat and meat preparations United Kingdom 2017 237,225 1,370,190 1,132,964
011 Meat of bovine animals United Kingdom 2017 114,401 113,020 -1,381
012 Other meat and edible meat offal United Kingdom 2017 81,411 813,721 732,310
016 Meat and edible meat offal United Kingdom 2017 13,960 313,372 299,413
017 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.s. United Kingdom 2017 27,454 130,076 102,623
02 Dairy products and birds' eggs United Kingdom 2017 191,290 433,974 242,684
022 Milk, cream and dairy products United Kingdom 2017 73,138 131,237 58,098
023 Butter and other milk fat United Kingdom 2017 24,437 71,507 47,069
024 Cheese and curds United Kingdom 2017 70,846 132,161 61,314
025 Bird's eggs; eggs albumin United Kingdom 2017 22,868 99,070 76,203
03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and prep. United Kingdom 2017 127,663 170,631 42,968
034 Fish; fresh, refrigerated or frozen United Kingdom 2017 94,455 120,110 25,655
035 Fish; dried, smoked or salted United Kingdom 2017 993 863 -130
036 Crustaceans and molluscs United Kingdom 2017 21,079 11,671 -9,407
037 Fish, crusteceans, molluscs prep. United Kingdom 2017 11,137 37,986 26,850
04 Cereals and cereal preparations United Kingdom 2017 174,154 318,767 144,613
041 Wheat and meslin, unmilled United Kingdom 2017 36,330 5,843 -30,487
042 Rice United Kingdom 2017 6,117 23,013 16,896
043 Barley; unmilled United Kingdom 2017 16,384 12 -16,371
044 Maize, unmilled United Kingdom 2017 1,557 12,807 11,250
045 Other cereals; unmilled United Kingdom 2017 1,067 1,864 797
046 Meal and flour (wheat and meslin) United Kingdom 2017 2,019 739 -1,280
047 Other cereal meals ad flours United Kingdom 2017 2,119 773 -1,346
048 Cereal preparations United Kingdom 2017 108,561 273,716 165,155
05 Vegetables and fruit United Kingdom 2017 211,523 1,993,647 1,782,124
054 Vegetables, carrots; fresh United Kingdom 2017 32,663 848,844 816,181
056 Vegetables and carrots; preparations United Kingdom 2017 36,669 462,305 425,636
057 Fruit; fresh or dried United Kingdom 2017 84,440 382,676 298,236
058 Fruit preparations United Kingdom 2017 25,110 102,935 77,825
059 Unfermented veg. and fruit juices United Kingdom 2017 32,642 196,887 164,246
06 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey United Kingdom 2017 38,295 165,849 127,554
061 Sugars, molasses and honey United Kingdom 2017 21,045 87,451 66,406
062 Confectionery United Kingdom 2017 17,250 78,398 61,148
07 Coffee, tea, cacao, spices and man. United Kingdom 2017 165,863 504,370 338,507
071 Coffee and coffee substitutes United Kingdom 2017 41,525 104,900 63,374
072 Cacao United Kingdom 2017 25,550 170,611 145,061
073 Chocolate and cacao preparations United Kingdom 2017 85,533 183,334 97,801
074 Tea and mate United Kingdom 2017 6,379 16,706 10,328
075 Spices United Kingdom 2017 6,877 28,820 21,943
08 Feeding stuff for animals United Kingdom 2017 91,358 346,119 254,760
081 Feeding stuff for animals United Kingdom 2017 91,358 346,119 254,760
09 Miscellaneous edible prod. and prep. United Kingdom 2017 220,367 490,869 270,502
091 Margarine and edible fats United Kingdom 2017 1,576 40,040 38,464
098 Food preparations n.e.c. United Kingdom 2017 218,791 450,829 232,038
1 Beverages and tobacco United Kingdom 2017 269,931 634,428 364,497
11 Beverages United Kingdom 2017 260,092 499,202 239,110
111 Non-alcoholic beverages n.e.s. United Kingdom 2017 28,881 302,700 273,818
112 Alcoholic beverages United Kingdom 2017 231,210 196,502 -34,708
12 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures United Kingdom 2017 9,839 135,227 125,388
121 Unprocessed tobacco; tobacco waste United Kingdom 2017 2,536 2,629 93
122 Tobacco products United Kingdom 2017 7,303 132,597 125,295
2 Crude materials, inedible ex. fuels United Kingdom 2017 356,487 1,478,745 1,122,257
21 Hides, skins and furskins, raw United Kingdom 2017 6,493 591 -5,903
211 Untanned hides and skins United Kingdom 2017 6,464 76 -6,388
212 Hides, skins and fur skins, raw United Kingdom 2017 30 515 485
22 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits United Kingdom 2017 32,061 34,967 2,907
222 Oleaginous seeds for refined oils United Kingdom 2017 28,276 27,825 -451
223 Oleaginous seeds for other oils United Kingdom 2017 3,784 7,142 3,358
23 Crude rubber incl synt. and reclaimed United Kingdom 2017 20,741 41,496 20,756
231 Crude rubber United Kingdom 2017 2,982 12,006 9,024
232 Synthetic rubber and rubber waste United Kingdom 2017 17,758 29,490 11,731
24 Cork and wood United Kingdom 2017 8,226 50,763 42,537
244 Crude cork and cork waste United Kingdom 2017 12 12 1
245 Firewood and charcoal United Kingdom 2017 614 157 -457
246 Sliced wood, chips, wood waste United Kingdom 2017 1,601 9,665 8,064
247 Unprocessed wood United Kingdom 2017 2,598 1,879 -719
248 Single-processed wood United Kingdom 2017 3,401 39,049 35,648
25 Pulp and waste paper United Kingdom 2017 61,833 14,275 -47,558
251 Pulp and paper waste United Kingdom 2017 61,833 14,275 -47,558
26 Textile fibres and their wastes United Kingdom 2017 17,328 10,591 -6,737
261 Silk United Kingdom 2017 . . .
263 Cotton United Kingdom 2017 1,185 212 -973
264 Jute and other bark fibres, n.e.c. United Kingdom 2017 11 18 7
265 Other vegetable textile fibres United Kingdom 2017 1 1,709 1,707
266 Synthetic textile fibres United Kingdom 2017 2,558 . .
267 Other man-made textile fibres United Kingdom 2017 438 806 367
268 Wool and other animal hair United Kingdom 2017 115 409 294
269 Wool clothing, etc.; rags United Kingdom 2017 13,020 5,878 -7,142
27 Crude fertilizers, and crude minerals United Kingdom 2017 38,667 54,462 15,794
272 Natural fertilizers United Kingdom 2017 1,461 8,597 7,136
273 Stones, sand and gravel United Kingdom 2017 16,675 9,698 -6,977
274 Sulphur, iron pyrites, not burnt United Kingdom 2017 58 79 20
277 Natural abrasives, n.e.c. United Kingdom 2017 252 542 290
278 Other crude minerals United Kingdom 2017 20,221 35,546 15,325
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap United Kingdom 2017 88,162 89,525 1,363
281 Iron ore and concentrates United Kingdom 2017 373 646 273
282 Ferrous waste and scrap,incl. ingots United Kingdom 2017 25,300 10,117 -15,183
283 Copper ore and concentrates United Kingdom 2017 11 16 5
284 Nickel ores, mattes, oxide sinters United Kingdom 2017 . . .
285 Aluminium ore and aluminium oxide United Kingdom 2017 1,058 7,351 6,293
286 Uranium,thorium ores/concentratrates United Kingdom 2017 . . .
287 Other ores of non-ferrous metals United Kingdom 2017 589 20,262 19,672
288 Wastes, scraps of non-ferrous metals United Kingdom 2017 60,831 49,892 -10,939
289 Ores of precious metals United Kingdom 2017 0 1,242 1,242
29 Crude animal and veg.materials,n.e.c. United Kingdom 2017 82,976 1,182,074 1,099,099
291 Crude animal products n.e.c. United Kingdom 2017 37,144 15,076 -22,068
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.