International trade and transit trade; product group 2007-2017

International trade and transit trade; product group 2007-2017

Commodity flows Commodity groups Continents Periods Estimated value transported goods Share in commodity flow (%) Estimated value transported goods Growth indication (code) Estimated gross weight transported goods Share in commodity flow (%) Estimated gross weight transported goods Growth indication (code)
Inbound transport; total Total Total all continents 2017* 100 5 100 9
Inbound transport; total Total Africa 2017* 3 5 7 9
Inbound transport; total Total America 2017* 15 5 16 1
Inbound transport; total Total Asia 2017* 33 9 13 9
Inbound transport; total Total Europe 2017* 48 9 61 9
Inbound transport; total Total Oceania 2017* 1 5 2 9
Inbound transport; total Total Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 1 5 1 5
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Total all continents 2017* 4 5 6 5
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Africa 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals America 2017* 1 9 1 9
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Asia 2017* 1 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Europe 2017* 2 9 4 5
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 9 0 5
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Total all continents 2017* 9 5 10 9
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Africa 2017* 1 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder America 2017* 2 9 2 9
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Asia 2017* 2 9 1 9
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Europe 2017* 5 9 5 9
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 1 0 9
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Total all continents 2017* 1 5 9 9
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Africa 2017* 0 5 1 5
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels America 2017* 0 9 4 1
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Asia 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Europe 2017* 0 5 3 9
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Oceania 2017* 0 5 1 9
Inbound transport; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 . 0 9
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Total all continents 2017* 12 5 35 9
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Africa 2017* 1 9 4 9
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products America 2017* 1 9 2 1
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Asia 2017* 2 9 6 9
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Europe 2017* 8 5 23 9
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Oceania 2017* 0 . 0 .
Inbound transport; total 3 Petroleum products Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 5 1 9
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Total all continents 2017* 1 5 7 9
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Africa 2017* 0 5 1 5
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste America 2017* 0 5 5 9
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Asia 2017* 0 9 0 5
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Europe 2017* 0 5 2 5
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 4 Ores and metal waste Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Total all continents 2017* 4 9 3 9
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Africa 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products America 2017* 0 1 0 1
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Asia 2017* 1 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Europe 2017* 3 9 2 9
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Oceania 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 5 Metal products Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Total all continents 2017* 1 9 9 9
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Africa 2017* 0 1 0 5
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… America 2017* 0 1 0 1
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Asia 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Europe 2017* 0 9 8 9
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 9
Inbound transport; total 6 Crude and manufactured minerals, buil… Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 1 0 5
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Total all continents 2017* 0 1 1 9
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Africa 2017* 0 1 0 5
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers America 2017* 0 5 0 9
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Asia 2017* 0 1 0 9
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Europe 2017* 0 1 1 9
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Oceania 2017* 0 . 0 5
Inbound transport; total 7 Fertilizers Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 . 0 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Total all continents 2017* 11 9 11 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Africa 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals America 2017* 2 1 1 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Asia 2017* 2 5 1 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Europe 2017* 7 9 7 9
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Oceania 2017* 0 9 0 5
Inbound transport; total 8 Chemicals Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 5 0 5
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Total all continents 2017* 56 9 9 9
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Africa 2017* 0 9 0 9
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… America 2017* 9 5 0 9
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Asia 2017* 25 9 3 9
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Europe 2017* 22 9 5 9
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Oceania 2017* 0 9 0 5
Inbound transport; total 9 Machinery, transport equipment, manuf… Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 1 0 9
Imports; total Total Total all continents 2017* 100 5 100 9
Imports; total Total Africa 2017* 2 5 4 5
Imports; total Total America 2017* 11 9 10 1
Imports; total Total Asia 2017* 23 5 11 4
Imports; total Total Europe 2017* 63 5 73 9
Imports; total Total Oceania 2017* 1 5 1 5
Imports; total Total Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 1 5 2 5
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Total all continents 2017* 4 5 7 9
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Africa 2017* 0 4 0 9
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals America 2017* 1 4 1 9
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Asia 2017* 0 5 0 9
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Europe 2017* 3 5 6 9
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 5
Imports; total 0 Agricultural products and live animals Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 5 0 5
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Total all continents 2017* 10 4 11 9
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Africa 2017* 1 2 0 5
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder America 2017* 2 2 3 2
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Asia 2017* 1 5 1 9
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Europe 2017* 7 4 7 9
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Oceania 2017* 0 5 0 5
Imports; total 1 Foodstuffs and animal fodder Unspecified countries and areas 2017* 0 1 0 9
Imports; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Total all continents 2017* 1 5 6 1
Imports; total 2 Solid mineral fuels Africa 2017* 0 5 0 5
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table shows the international commodity flows from, to and through the Netherlands. For imports, exports, re-exports and transit trade the table represents the value and gross weight of transported goods broken down by product group (NSTR chapter) and continent of origin or destination.

This publication is co-financed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

Data available from 2007 to 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the figures will not be made definitive.

Changes as of 21 februari 2020:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Estimated value transported goods
Estimated value of transported goods expressed in millions of euros. In the case of imported goods, this is the value of foreign goods supplied to residents according to International trade statistics. Imports from EU countries: the value of goods including freight and insurance costs to the Dutch border. Imports from non-EU countries: the value is including freight and insurance costs to the external border of the European Union. In the case of exports, this is the value of goods supplied by Dutch residents to foreign trading partners according to International trade statistics. The value is including freight and insurance costs to the Dutch border.
Share in commodity flow
Share in the total value of the commodity flow.
Growth indication
Indication of growth compared to the previous year:
1: decrease by more than 10 percent;
2: decrease by 0.5 to 10 percent;
3: decrease or increase by less than 0.5 percent;
4: increase by 0.5 to 10 percent;
5: increase by more than 10 percent;
9: statistically, it is not possible to determine whether there is decrease or increase.
Estimated gross weight transported goods
Estimated gross weight of transported goods expressed in millions of kg. The gross weight includes the weight of the goods and packing, but is exclusive the weight of the container in which the goods are carried.
Share in commodity flow
Share in the total gross weight of the commodity flow.
Growth indication
Indication of growth compared to the previous year:
1: decrease by more than 10 percent;
2: decrease by 0.5 to 10 percent;
3: decrease or increase by less than 0.5 percent;
4: increase by 0.5 to 10 percent;
5: increase by more than 10 percent;
9: statistically, it is not possible to determine whether there is decrease or increase.