What France buys from the Netherlands.
France imported USD 26bn of manufactured and processed goods from the Netherlands in 2024, down 50 per cent on 2022. That is 5 per cent of everything France imported in these lines, and the Netherlands is its number 7 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the Netherlands dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what France paid the Netherlands for it at the border, the Netherlands's share of everything France imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 35 per cent of the lane.
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of France's imports13 per cent, 145 source countriesChangedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 219,146 a tonne, 2,968 tonnesUSD 650min 2024 -
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Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600
Share of France's imports24 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,173 a tonne, 501,106 tonnesUSD 588min 2024 -
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Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of France's imports33 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 567m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,688 a tonne, 34,143 tonnesUSD 467min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of France's imports33 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 239m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 589,012 a tonne, 585 tonnesUSD 344min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of France's imports14 per cent, 140 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 533m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 200,982 a tonne, 1,595 tonnesUSD 321min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of France's imports3 per cent, 146 source countriesChangedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 798m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 80,221 a tonne, 3,817 tonnesUSD 306min 2024 -
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Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS 240220
Share of France's imports33 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 273m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,516 a tonne, 6,814 tonnesUSD 276min 2024 -
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Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710
Share of France's imports23 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 316m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,377 a tonne, 195,052 tonnesUSD 269min 2024 -
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Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400
Share of France's imports22 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,423 a tonne, 16,549 tonnesUSD 239min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of France's imports4 per cent, 163 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 204m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,113 a tonne, 22,622 tonnesUSD 229min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910
Share of France's imports19 per cent, 115 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 171m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,265 a tonne, 100,260 tonnesUSD 227min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of France's imports25 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 170m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,471 a tonne, 153,198 tonnesUSD 225min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of France's imports28 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 370m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 135 tonnesUSD 222min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of France's imports13 per cent, 177 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 323m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,930 a tonne, 35,499 tonnesUSD 211min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of France's imports14 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 196m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 210min 2024 -
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Beer: made from maltHS 220300
Share of France's imports17 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 184m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 906 a tonne, 220,004 tonnesUSD 199min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 143 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 363m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,010 a tonne, 3,650 tonnesUSD 183min 2024 -
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Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 290919
Share of France's imports70 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 437m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,081 a tonne, 166,129 tonnesUSD 180min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 177 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 243m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,674 a tonne, 29,380 tonnesUSD 167min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of France's imports9 per cent, 122 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 554m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 57,922 a tonne, 2,820 tonnesUSD 163min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 290250
Share of France's imports63 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 216m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,314 a tonne, 123,427 tonnesUSD 162min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of France's imports21 per cent, 116 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 179m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,364 a tonne, 113,224 tonnesUSD 154min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 178m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,943 a tonne, 25,180 tonnesUSD 150min 2024 -
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Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290
Share of France's imports15 per cent, 110 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 161m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,355 a tonne, 3,164 tonnesUSD 143min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 132 source countriesChangedown 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 198,898 a tonne, 716 tonnesUSD 142min 2024 -
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Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640411
Share of France's imports11 per cent, 136 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 76m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 41,900 a tonne, 3,113 tonnesUSD 130min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solutionHS 310280
Share of France's imports33 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 182m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 248 a tonne, 510,309 tonnesUSD 127min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of France's imports8 per cent, 164 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 112m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,173 a tonne, 12,202 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
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Cocoa: paste, not defattedHS 180310
Share of France's imports25 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,633 a tonne, 12,775 tonnesUSD 123min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 122 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,496 a tonne, 12,863 tonnesUSD 122min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 120 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 100m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,191 a tonne, 4,563 tonnesUSD 120min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of France's imports18 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 180m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,383 a tonne, 84,953 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of France's imports10 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 216m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 350,535 a tonne, 328 tonnesUSD 115min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of France's imports8 per cent, 103 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,852 a tonne, 61,007 tonnesUSD 113min 2024 -
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Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of France's imports18 per cent, 103 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,267 a tonne, 48,603 tonnesUSD 110min 2024 -
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Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment theretoHS 240210
Share of France's imports41 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 193,472 a tonne, 555 tonnesUSD 107min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 129 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 299,638 a tonne, 358 tonnesUSD 107min 2024 -
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Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS 200811
Share of France's imports60 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,573 a tonne, 29,756 tonnesUSD 106min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of France's imports12 per cent, 89 source countriesChangedown 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 574m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 106min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of France's imports9 per cent, 138 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 28,372 a tonne, 3,707 tonnesUSD 105min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 391m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 117,286 a tonne, 888 tonnesUSD 104min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 135 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 99m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,625 a tonne, 22,400 tonnesUSD 104min 2024 -
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Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250
Share of France's imports9 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,555 a tonne, 66,226 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of France's imports4 per cent, 122 source countriesChangeup 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 115,341 a tonne, 892 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of France's imports15 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 213m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,142 a tonne, 18,840 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
46
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300
Share of France's imports4 per cent, 160 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 330m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,138 a tonne, 9,310 tonnesUSD 94min 2024 -
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Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321590
Share of France's imports15 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 113m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 47,111 a tonne, 1,990 tonnesUSD 94min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 127 source countriesChangedown 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 361m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 48,542 a tonne, 1,928 tonnesUSD 94min 2024 -
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Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490
Share of France's imports14 per cent, 126 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 111m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,726 a tonne, 19,547 tonnesUSD 92min 2024 -
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Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500
Share of France's imports52 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,813 a tonne, 18,773 tonnesUSD 90min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390USD 37m in 2024, up 436 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840USD 62m in 2024, up 412 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Polyacetals: in primary formsHS 390710USD 22m in 2024, up 288 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Cocoa: paste, not defattedHS 180310USD 123m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 38m in 2024, up 188 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400USD 239m in 2024, up 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300USD 83m in 2024, up 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heatersHS 851610USD 15m in 2024, up 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Tanks, casks, drums, boxes and similar containers for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas) less than 50l capacity, n.e.c. in item no. 7310.2, of iron or...HS 731029USD 36m in 2024, up 151 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705HS 870590USD 45m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.HS 280300USD 13m in 2024, up 138 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Hair clippers: with a self-contained electric motorHS 851020USD 40m in 2024, up 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryHS 843850USD 29m in 2024, up 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410USD 30m in 2024, up 126 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl)...HS 293299USD 15m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Ammonia: anhydrousHS 281410USD 50m in 2024, up 109 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of poly(vinyl butyral), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392091USD 12m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5WHS 850110USD 18m in 2024, up 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Zinc: plates, sheets, strip and foilHS 790500USD 13m in 2024, up 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Vegetable preparations: mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS 200310USD 45m in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 60 per cent of the line.
Lines where the Netherlands supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the Netherlands ships at least 60 per cent of what France imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 29091970 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 180m; 27 source countries in all.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 29025063 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 162m; 11 source countries in all.
- Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS 20081160 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 106m; 86 source countries in all.
- Molybdenum oxides and hydroxidesHS 28257085 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 53m; 11 source countries in all.
- Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane: containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or...HS 38276584 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 39m; 15 source countries in all.
- Carbon dioxideHS 28112168 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 34m; 46 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 87043294 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 29m; 11 source countries in all.
- Tubes: television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubesHS 85402070 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 25m; 30 source countries in all.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with other propulsion methods n.e.c. in item no 8701.2HS 87012997 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 22m; 9 source countries in all.
- Glass: unworked, in rodsHS 70022091 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 22m; 21 source countries in all.
- Poly(lactic acid): in primary formsHS 39077078 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 10m; 19 source countries in all.
- Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers: with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in...HS 29109060 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 10m; 32 source countries in all.
- Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers: with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane...HS 29102091 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 8m; 7 source countries in all.
- Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: n.e.c. in item no. 2903.6HS 29036961 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 7m; 17 source countries in all.
- Pile-drivers and pile-extractorsHS 84301073 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 6m; 13 source countries in all.
- Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles: for colour photography (polychrome), (other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposedHS 37032083 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 5m; 23 source countries in all.
- Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: difluoromethane (HFC-32)HS 29034263 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 5m; 12 source countries in all.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP)HS 293336100 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 4m; 1 source country in all.
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with fibres n.e.c. in item no. 5509.5, not put up for retail saleHS 55095976 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 3m; 14 source countries in all.
- Fabrics, woven: from synthetic filament yarn, adhesive or thermal bondedHS 54073080 per cent of France's imports of the line, USD 3m; 30 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where the Netherlands's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to France at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762The Netherlands: USD 650m at USD 219,146 a tonne. China: USD 1.4bn (28 per cent of the line) at USD 144,568 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 287,244 a tonne.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121The Netherlands: USD 467m at USD 13,688 a tonne. Belgium: USD 341m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 9,296 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,947 a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190The Netherlands: USD 344m at USD 589,012 a tonne. United States: USD 141m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 390,847 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 498,713 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The Netherlands: USD 321m at USD 200,982 a tonne. Germany: USD 347m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 73,272 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 95,625 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490The Netherlands: USD 306m at USD 80,221 a tonne. Germany: USD 2.6bn (21 per cent of the line) at USD 39,451 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 56,440 a tonne.
- Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS 240220The Netherlands: USD 276m at USD 40,516 a tonne. Poland: USD 216m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 24,308 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,411 a tonne.
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710The Netherlands: USD 269m at USD 1,377 a tonne. Spain: USD 249m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 1,091 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,067 a tonne.
- Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400The Netherlands: USD 239m at USD 14,423 a tonne. Ivory Coast: USD 208m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 9,149 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,099 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899The Netherlands: USD 229m at USD 10,113 a tonne. Germany: USD 791m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 4,029 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,613 a tonne.
- Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910The Netherlands: USD 227m at USD 2,265 a tonne. Spain: USD 119m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 1,395 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,629 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139The Netherlands: USD 222m at USD 1.6m a tonne. United States: USD 286m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 961,724 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 804,810 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The Netherlands: USD 211m at USD 5,930 a tonne. Spain: USD 149m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 3,550 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,079 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440The Netherlands: USD 183m at USD 50,010 a tonne. China: USD 1.0bn (31 per cent of the line) at USD 38,648 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 57,512 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690The Netherlands: USD 167m at USD 5,674 a tonne. Belgium: USD 115m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 4,401 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,451 a tonne.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399The Netherlands: USD 163m at USD 57,922 a tonne. China: USD 382m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 37,982 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 67,215 a tonne.
- Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990The Netherlands: USD 154m at USD 1,364 a tonne. Belgium: USD 235m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 594 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,065 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110The Netherlands: USD 150m at USD 5,943 a tonne. China: USD 363m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 3,505 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,112 a tonne.
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290The Netherlands: USD 143m at USD 45,355 a tonne. Germany: USD 226m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 19,547 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,266 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130The Netherlands: USD 142m at USD 198,898 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 22m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 152,963 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 279,455 a tonne.
- Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640411The Netherlands: USD 130m at USD 41,900 a tonne. Bangladesh: USD 28m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 21,746 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,662 a tonne.
What France buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to France with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is the Netherlands's part of everything France imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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