Top Dutch Exports & Imports

Most Popular Products Leading Trade Between Netherlands & America

© Daniel Workman

Dec 11, 2007

With a population of 16.6 million, the Netherlands exported US$17.3 billion worth of merchandise to the United States in 2006, up 16.7% from 2005 and up 76% in 4 years.

Dutch imports from the U.S. rose 17.4% to $31.1 billion in 2006, up 70% since 2002.

In terms of the merchandise flow between the two countries, America’s trade surplus with the Netherlands was a healthy $13.8 billion in 2006, up 62.5% from 2002. The U.S. trade surplus with the Netherlands increased 18.3% in 2006 – a big improvement from the 2% surplus decrease in 2005 from the year earlier.

Dutch Exports to U.S.

Of the $17.3 billion in American imports from the Netherlands in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

1. Other petroleum products …US$4.2 billion (24.2% of Netherlands to U.S. exports, up 34% from 2005)
2. Service industry machinery & trade tools … $1.13 billion (6.5%, up 50.7%)
3. Wine & related products … $1.08 billion (6.2%, up 15.8%)
4. Fuel oil … $840 million (4.8%, up 62.6%)
5. Other scientific, medical & hospital equipment … $625.1 million (3.6%, down 4%)
6. Medicinal, dental & pharmaceutical preparations … $610.3 million (3.5%, up 22%)
7. Industrial organic chemicals … $532.8 million (3.1%, up 0.6%)
8. Nuclear fuel materials & fuels … $483 million (2.9%, up 97.9%)
9. Semi-finished iron & steel mill products … $400.8 million (2.3%, up 31.2%)
10. Other industrial machinery … $355.2 million (2%, up 13%)

Fastest-Growing Dutch Exports to U.S.

Below are American imports from the Netherlands in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.

1. Coal & related fuels … US$13.7 million (up 910% from 2005)
2. New & used passenger cars … $8.4 million (up 116%, but down 97% since 2002)
3. Tin … $2.6 million (up 109%)
4. Railway transportation equipment … $8.7 million (up 99%)
5. Nuclear fuel materials & fuels … $483 million (up 98%)

Dutch Imports from U.S.

Of the $31.1 billion in American exports to the Netherlands in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

1. Pharmaceutical preparations … US$4.6 billion (14.8% of Netherlands from U.S. imports, up 12.4% from 2005)
2. Medicinal equipment … $2.3 billion (7.3%, up 11.9%)
3. Telecommunications equipment … $2.1 billion (6.7%, down 5.6%)
4. Computer accessories … $1.9 billion (6%, down 1.4%)
5. Organic chemicals … $1.9 billion (6%, up 42.1%)
6. Fuel oil … $1.2 billion (4%, up 428.2%)
7. Other household goods … $1 billion (3.3%, up 37%)
8. Civilian aircraft … $888 million (2.9%, up 243.5%)
9. Other chemicals … $772.9 million (2.5%, up 16.4%)
10. Civilian aircraft parts … $767.4 million (2.5%, up 17%)

Fastest-Growing Dutch Imports from U.S.

Below are American exports to the Netherlands in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.

1. Copper… US$57.5 million (up 668% from 2005)
2. Dairy products & eggs … $17.8 million (up 452%)
3. Fuel oil … $1.2 billion (up 428%)
4. Soybeans … $487.5 million (up 315%)
5. Oilseeds & food oils … $19 million (up 300%)

Sources for this Article

This article presents independent calculations and insights based on data drawn from the CIA World Factbook and the U.S. Census Bureau – Foreign Trade Statistics.

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