International trade; Dutch export specialisation with respect to the EU
Harmonized System | Periods | Distribution of exports Exports of Dutch products |
---|---|---|
Total goods | 2021 | 55.0 |
01 Live animals | 2021 | 80.4 |
02 Meat and edible meat offal | 2021 | 88.1 |
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and... | 2021 | 71.4 |
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural... | 2021 | 80.4 |
05 Products of animal origin, not els... | 2021 | 32.7 |
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs... | 2021 | 93.2 |
07 Edible vegetables and certain root... | 2021 | 81.6 |
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of cit... | 2021 | 24.0 |
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2021 | 56.2 |
10 Cereals | 2021 | 43.4 |
11 Products of the milling industry; ... | 2021 | 84.1 |
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; m... | 2021 | 52.8 |
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegeta... | 2021 | 58.2 |
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vege... | 2021 | 39.1 |
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils ... | 2021 | 69.0 |
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or o... | 2021 | 61.8 |
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2021 | 78.7 |
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2021 | 64.5 |
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, st... | 2021 | 81.3 |
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit,... | 2021 | 73.1 |
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2021 | 68.3 |
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2021 | 66.4 |
23 Residues and waste from the food i... | 2021 | 71.2 |
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco s... | 2021 | 67.2 |
25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; p... | 2021 | 72.5 |
26 Ores, slag and ash | 2021 | 16.5 |
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and pr... | 2021 | 59.5 |
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or in... | 2021 | 64.7 |
29 Organic chemicals | 2021 | 72.4 |
30 Pharmaceutical products | 2021 | 37.8 |
31 Fertilisers | 2021 | 87.3 |
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannin... | 2021 | 54.2 |
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perf... | 2021 | 67.4 |
34 Soap, organic surface-active agent... | 2021 | 72.7 |
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified ... | 2021 | 71.2 |
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; ... | 2021 | 71.4 |
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods | 2021 | 66.9 |
38 Miscellaneous chemical products | 2021 | 39.5 |
39 Plastics and articles thereof | 2021 | 75.2 |
40 Rubber and articles thereof | 2021 | 40.6 |
41 Raw hides and skins (other than fu... | 2021 | 60.0 |
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and ... | 2021 | 38.4 |
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manuf... | 2021 | 55.6 |
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood ch... | 2021 | 59.3 |
45 Cork and articles of cork | 2021 | 43.7 |
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto ... | 2021 | 46.7 |
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous c... | 2021 | 37.2 |
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of ... | 2021 | 77.4 |
49 Printed books, newspapers, picture... | 2021 | 77.5 |
50 Silk | 2021 | 22.1 |
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; ... | 2021 | 57.6 |
52 Cotton | 2021 | 70.5 |
53 Other vegetable textile fibres; pa... | 2021 | 80.5 |
54 Man-made filaments; strip and the ... | 2021 | 73.6 |
55 Man-made staple fibres | 2021 | 61.3 |
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; speci... | 2021 | 74.2 |
57 Carpets and other textile floor co... | 2021 | 77.7 |
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted text... | 2021 | 69.3 |
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or la... | 2021 | 65.6 |
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 2021 | 47.7 |
61 Articles of apparel and clothing a... | 2021 | 1.5 |
62 Articles of apparel and clothing a... | 2021 | 0.2 |
63 Other made-up textile articles; se... | 2021 | 43.5 |
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; pa... | 2021 | 34.2 |
65 Headgear and parts thereof | 2021 | 48.0 |
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking ... | 2021 | 41.2 |
67 Prepared feathers and down and art... | 2021 | 54.1 |
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement... | 2021 | 72.8 |
69 Ceramic products | 2021 | 61.1 |
70 Glass and glassware | 2021 | 58.1 |
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precio... | 2021 | 61.5 |
72 Iron and steel | 2021 | 64.3 |
73 Articles of iron or steel | 2021 | 65.6 |
74 Copper and articles thereof | 2021 | 48.9 |
75 Nickel and articles thereof | 2021 | 20.5 |
76 Aluminium and articles thereof | 2021 | 53.8 |
78 Lead and articles thereof | 2021 | 90.3 |
79 Zinc and articles thereof | 2021 | 75.4 |
80 Tin and articles thereof | 2021 | 19.1 |
81 Other base metals; cermets; articl... | 2021 | 40.0 |
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons... | 2021 | 38.8 |
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2021 | 50.5 |
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machine... | 2021 | 57.2 |
85 Electrical machinery and equipment... | 2021 | 21.9 |
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, ro... | 2021 | 78.5 |
87 Vehicles other than railway or tra... | 2021 | 76.2 |
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts th... | 2021 | 36.7 |
89 Ships, boats and floating structures | 2021 | 77.2 |
90 Optical, photographic, cinematogra... | 2021 | 33.2 |
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2021 | 29.0 |
92 Musical instruments; parts and acc... | 2021 | 38.8 |
93 Arms and ammunition; parts and acc... | 2021 | 68.1 |
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, ma... | 2021 | 49.9 |
95 Toys, games and sports requisites;... | 2021 | 44.9 |
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2021 | 68.8 |
97 Works of art, collectors' pieces a... | 2021 | 84.1 |
98 Components of complete industrial ... | 2021 | 0.0 |
99 Miscellaneous | 2021 | 97.9 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table describes the export specialisation of Dutch exports using the Balassa index. A Balassa index higher than 1 indicates specialisation in a product. If the index is below 1, there is no specialisation in that product.
The table also shows the share of each product chapter of the Harmonized System in total Dutch exports. Furthermore, it shows both the share of products made in the Netherlands as the re-exports of this chapter.
Data available from: 1996.
Status of the figures:
The figures are definite.
Changes as of December 19, 2022:
The final figures for 2021 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
The figures become available in the fourth quarter after the year under review.
Description topics
- Distribution of exports
- Exports of Dutch products
- Exports of commodities produced or manufactured in the Netherlands.