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)
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total countries (groups) 2017 3,809,175 4,682,637 873,462
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total European Union 2017 1,779,304 2,742,802 963,498
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total Non-EU countries 2017 2,029,871 1,939,835 -90,036
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total Europe 2017 1,892,808 3,084,426 1,191,618
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total Africa 2017 6,608 99,559 92,952
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total America 2017 957,020 499,891 -457,128
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total Asia 2017 942,234 967,504 25,270
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total Oceania 2017 10,505 31,255 20,750
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Total other 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Algeria 2017 201 5,287 5,086
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Argentina 2017 297 6,990 6,692
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Australia 2017 7,695 25,558 17,863
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Austria 2017 26,609 67,732 41,122
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Belgium and Luxemburg 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Belgium (from 2000) 2017 133,783 260,492 126,709
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Brazil 2017 2,430 23,542 21,111
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Bulgaria 2017 13,376 7,802 -5,574
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Canada 2017 36,007 33,785 -2,222
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Central, East- and southern Africa 2017 1,030 18,790 17,760
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. China 2017 280,184 212,909 -67,275
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Croatia 2017 918 7,284 6,365
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Cyprus 2017 870 2,909 2,039
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Czech Republic 2017 23,422 54,215 30,793
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Denmark 2017 46,794 56,544 9,750
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Estonia 2017 2,750 6,233 3,483
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Finland 2017 28,410 44,945 16,535
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. France 2017 140,039 379,790 239,750
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Germany 2017 799,524 747,652 -51,872
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Greece 2017 4,655 18,339 13,684
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Hongkong 2017 67,110 25,579 -41,531
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Hungary 2017 14,584 47,057 32,473
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. India 2017 8,620 51,120 42,499
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Indonesia 2017 1,025 14,750 13,724
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2017 52 9,422 9,371
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Ireland 2017 67,637 54,014 -13,623
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Israel 2017 15,945 49,291 33,346
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Italy 2017 64,981 200,036 135,055
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Japan 2017 252,792 86,516 -166,276
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Korea, Republic of 2017 16,354 122,127 105,772
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Kuwait 2017 355 15,604 15,249
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Latvia 2017 436 7,750 7,313
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Lithuania 2017 901 8,341 7,440
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Luxemburg (from 2000) 2017 1,696 8,047 6,352
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Malaysia 2017 32,404 35,270 2,866
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Malta 2017 470 4,897 4,427
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Nigeria 2017 1,035 7,282 6,246
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Norway 2017 52,122 79,824 27,702
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Oceania and other Australia 2017 2,810 5,697 2,887
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Poland 2017 52,944 93,359 40,415
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Portugal 2017 2,045 20,772 18,727
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Romania 2017 23,401 30,855 7,454
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Russian Federation 2017 4,772 55,625 50,853
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Saudi Arabia 2017 1,986 38,651 36,665
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Singapore 2017 168,169 59,237 -108,932
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Slovakia 2017 15,987 17,551 1,564
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Slovenia 2017 1,617 8,343 6,726
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. South Africa 2017 1,566 28,895 27,329
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Spain 2017 15,567 140,436 124,869
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Sweden 2017 60,344 90,520 30,176
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Switzerland 2017 49,731 104,113 54,382
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Taiwan 2017 40,092 98,583 58,491
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Thailand 2017 27,115 15,858 -11,257
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Turkey 2017 3,563 77,475 73,912
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. United Kingdom 2017 218,465 356,706 138,241
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. United States of America 2017 881,894 385,817 -496,077
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Eastern Europe 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Western Europe 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Europe 2017 3,316 24,587 21,271
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other North Africa 2017 2,447 31,393 28,946
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other West Africa 2017 327 7,912 7,585
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Central and South America 2017 36,389 49,585 13,195
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other North America 2017 2 173 172
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Arab Gulf States 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other countries Near and Far East 2017 . . .
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Near and Far East 2017 5,384 76,070 70,686
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other Asia 2017 23,763 46,342 22,579
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other countries within the EU 2017 17,076 181 -16,895
874 Measuring, control instruments, etc. Other countries outside the EU 2017 884 10,176 9,292
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.