The Treasurer’s Guide to Trade Finance

Netherlands

Principal exports

Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and

foodstuffs.

Import/Export documentation

Within the EU: no documentation

requirements, but a commercial invoice is

typically included.

Outside the EU: commercial invoice, customs

declaration, bill of lading, packing list and,

sometimes, a certificate of origin.

Licences

Imports

ƒ Various textiles, steel products and

agricultural products from outside the EU.

Exports

ƒ Goods/items that are subject to international

controls.

ƒ Strategic items.

Tariffs/Taxes

Imports

ƒ Tariffs on imports from outside the EU are

set according to the EU’s common customs

code, with higher rates for agricultural

imports.

Exports

ƒ None.

Financing requirements for imports/

exports

ƒ None.

Prohibited items

ƒ Imports that are prohibited in accordance

with EU regulations and UN Security Council

resolutions, such as items deemed a threat

to fauna and flora and national security.

ƒ Exports that are prohibited in accordance

with EU regulations and UN Security Council

resolutions.

Netherlands imports exports

Trade information

Key trading partners

Imports by origin

EU 53.2%

China 9.3%

USA 7.5%

Russian

Federation 4.2%

Japan 2.8%

Other 23.0%

Source: WTO, September 2012

Exports by destination

EU 74.1%

USA 4.5%

Russian

Federation 1.5%

Switzerland 1.5%

China 1.5%

Other 16.9%