Trade lane

What Ireland buys from the Netherlands.

Ireland imported USD 5.2bn of manufactured and processed goods from the Netherlands in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022. That is 5 per cent of everything Ireland imported in these lines, and the Netherlands is its number 5 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.

USD 5.2bnfrom the Netherlands in 2024 (USD 4.3bn in 2022)
5 per centof Ireland's imports in these lines, USD 102bn from every source
527product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#5the Netherlands's rank among Ireland's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Ireland paid the Netherlands for it at the border, the Netherlands's share of everything Ireland imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 56 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620

    Share of Ireland's imports33 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changefrom USD 28m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 544 tonnes
    USD 545min 2024
  2. 2

    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 Ireland's imports5 per cent, 122 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 224m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 399,274 a tonne, 625 tonnes
    USD 250min 2024
  3. 3

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 158m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8.8m a tonne, 23 tonnes
    USD 200min 2024
  4. 4

    Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 247,123 a tonne, 568 tonnes
    USD 140min 2024
  5. 5

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212

    Share of Ireland's imports9 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 103min 2024
  6. 6

    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 Ireland's imports4 per cent, 129 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 88m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 157,407 a tonne, 561 tonnes
    USD 88min 2024
  7. 7

    Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499

    Share of Ireland's imports5 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 86min 2024
  8. 8

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215

    Share of Ireland's imports4 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12.7m a tonne, 6.4 tonnes
    USD 81min 2024
  9. 9

    Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410

    Share of Ireland's imports46 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,699 a tonne, 47,753 tonnes
    USD 81min 2024
  10. 10

    Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710

    Share of Ireland's imports77 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 140 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,050 a tonne, 69,549 tonnes
    USD 73min 2024
  11. 11

    Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141

    Share of Ireland's imports12 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changefrom USD 6m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 293,332 a tonne, 246 tonnes
    USD 72min 2024
  12. 12

    Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399

    Share of Ireland's imports12 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 695,147 a tonne, 101 tonnes
    USD 70min 2024
  13. 13

    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 Ireland's imports51 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 194m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,452 a tonne, 46,747 tonnes
    USD 68min 2024
  14. 14

    Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changeup 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 63min 2024
  15. 15

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Ireland's imports8 per cent, 103 source countries
    Changeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 135,045 a tonne, 399 tonnes
    USD 54min 2024
  16. 16

    Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 498,170 a tonne, 104 tonnes
    USD 52min 2024
  17. 17

    Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210

    Share of Ireland's imports16 per cent, 138 source countries
    Changefrom USD 8m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 1,320 a tonne, 36,480 tonnes
    USD 48min 2024
  18. 18

    Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760

    Share of Ireland's imports19 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changefrom USD 4m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 51,890 a tonne, 908 tonnes
    USD 47min 2024
  19. 19

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839

    Share of Ireland's imports5 per cent, 82 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 203,713 a tonne, 222 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  20. 20

    Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232

    Share of Ireland's imports14 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,760 a tonne, 8,606 tonnes
    USD 41min 2024
  21. 21

    Beer: made from maltHS 220300

    Share of Ireland's imports19 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 945 a tonne, 42,545 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  22. 22

    Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180

    Share of Ireland's imports25 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 76m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 371,808 a tonne, 95 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  23. 23

    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 Ireland's imports7 per cent, 108 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,003 a tonne, 6,617 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  24. 24

    Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910

    Share of Ireland's imports15 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,411 a tonne, 22,590 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  25. 25

    Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531

    Share of Ireland's imports17 per cent, 99 source countries
    Changeup 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,872 a tonne, 10,991 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  26. 26

    Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121

    Share of Ireland's imports15 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changedown 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,313 a tonne, 2,445 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
  27. 27

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339

    Share of Ireland's imports14 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changefrom USD 603k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 121,558 a tonne, 234 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  28. 28

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110

    Share of Ireland's imports14 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,450 a tonne, 3,752 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  29. 29

    Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,182 a tonne, 23,295 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  30. 30

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449

    Share of Ireland's imports8 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 275 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,563 a tonne, 2,858 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  31. 31

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Ireland's imports8 per cent, 143 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,189 a tonne, 4,396 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  32. 32

    Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380

    Share of Ireland's imports5 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changefrom USD 651k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 20,564 a tonne, 1,248 tonnes
    USD 26min 2024
  33. 33

    Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 717,652 a tonne, 35 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  34. 34

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Ireland's imports4 per cent, 157 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 24min 2024
  35. 35

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of Ireland's imports13 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 397 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 403,554 a tonne, 58 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  36. 36

    Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920

    Share of Ireland's imports17 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 779 a tonne, 28,753 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  37. 37

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for veterinary medicineHS 300242

    Share of Ireland's imports52 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 699,057 a tonne, 30 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  38. 38

    Polyesters: n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, saturated, in primary formsHS 390799

    Share of Ireland's imports37 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,576 a tonne, 8,152 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  39. 39

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422

    Share of Ireland's imports18 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,386 a tonne, 1,453 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  40. 40

    Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or usedHS 870240

    Share of Ireland's imports56 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changefrom USD 14k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 40,543 a tonne, 504 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  41. 41

    Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 382100

    Share of Ireland's imports13 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changefrom USD 3m in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 20min 2024
  42. 42

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Ireland's imports2 per cent, 114 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 188,081 a tonne, 109 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  43. 43

    Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589

    Share of Ireland's imports21 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 253,435 a tonne, 80 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  44. 44

    Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143

    Share of Ireland's imports20 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changefrom USD 3m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 3,391 a tonne, 5,808 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  45. 45

    Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730

    Share of Ireland's imports3 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 303,835 a tonne, 64 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  46. 46

    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 Ireland's imports19 per cent, 89 source countries
    Changeup 316 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,580 a tonne, 5,405 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  47. 47

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Ireland's imports23 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 19min 2024
  48. 48

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,220 a tonne, 1,445 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  49. 49

    Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419

    Share of Ireland's imports14 per cent, 106 source countries
    Changefrom USD 3m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 29,304 a tonne, 617 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  50. 50

    Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310210

    Share of Ireland's imports16 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 421 a tonne, 42,338 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
Fastest growing

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.

  1. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 545m in 2024, from USD 28m in 2022. The Netherlands supplies 33 per cent of the line.
  2. Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141USD 72m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. The Netherlands supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  3. Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210USD 48m in 2024, from USD 8m in 2022. The Netherlands supplies 16 per cent of the line.
  4. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449USD 27m in 2024, up 275 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  5. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590USD 19m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 23 per cent of the line.
  6. Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390USD 63m in 2024, up 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  7. Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710USD 73m in 2024, up 140 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 77 per cent of the line.
  8. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399USD 70m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  9. Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531USD 32m in 2024, up 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  10. Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110USD 14m in 2024, up 129 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  11. Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 86m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  12. Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 14m in 2024, up 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  13. Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410USD 81m in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 46 per cent of the line.
  14. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 25m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  15. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for veterinary medicineHS 300242USD 21m in 2024, up 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 52 per cent of the line.
  16. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 17m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 16 per cent of the line.
  17. 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 330499USD 10m in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  18. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 54m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  19. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421USD 11m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  20. Carpets: tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether of not made upHS 570339USD 11m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 49 per cent of the line.
Where the Netherlands dominates

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 Ireland imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 22071077 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 73m; 22 source countries in all.
  2. Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb)...HS 29034691 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 10m; 4 source countries in all.
  3. Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with other propulsion methods n.e.c. in item no 8701.2HS 87012985 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 6m; 10 source countries in all.
  4. Milking machinesHS 84341071 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 6m; 12 source countries in all.
  5. Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary formsHS 39031965 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 5m; 24 source countries in all.
  6. HydrogenHS 28041087 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 3m; 8 source countries in all.
  7. Alcohols: acyclic, unsaturated monohydric, (other than acyclic terpene alcohols)HS 29052988 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 3m; 10 source countries in all.
  8. Machines: for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produceHS 84336066 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 14 source countries in all.
  9. Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements phosphorus and potassiumHS 31056065 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 15 source countries in all.
  10. Linoleum, whether or not cut to shapeHS 59041086 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
  11. Organo-inorganic compounds: tetramethyl lead and tetraethyl leadHS 29311099 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 4 source countries in all.
  12. Machinery: parts of poultry-keeping machinery or poultry incubators and broodersHS 84369163 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 13 source countries in all.
  13. 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 55095995 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 6 source countries in all.
  14. Rubber: synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40026092 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 6 source countries in all.
  15. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 72083664 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 7 source countries in all.
  16. Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar, the syrup not containing...HS 17024072 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 17 source countries in all.
  17. Teleferics, chair-lifts, ski-draglines, traction mechanisms for funicularsHS 84286098 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 4 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

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 Ireland 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.

  1. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620The Netherlands: USD 545m at USD 1.0m a tonne. Japan: USD 318m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 439,867 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 386,938 a tonne.
  2. 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 250m at USD 399,274 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 1.5bn (32 per cent of the line) at USD 177,547 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 85,628 a tonne.
  3. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214The Netherlands: USD 200m at USD 8.8m a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 30m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 2.9m a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9.4m a tonne.
  4. Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150The Netherlands: USD 140m at USD 247,123 a tonne. Hungary: USD 402m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 127,393 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 277,361 a tonne.
  5. 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 88m at USD 157,407 a tonne. France: USD 23m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 114,227 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 311,513 a tonne.
  6. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215The Netherlands: USD 81m at USD 12.7m a tonne. United States: USD 970m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 2.6m a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.7m a tonne.
  7. Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141The Netherlands: USD 72m at USD 293,332 a tonne. Hungary: USD 185m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 213,741 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 228,593 a tonne.
  8. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399The Netherlands: USD 70m at USD 695,147 a tonne. India: USD 14m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 343,886 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 629,769 a tonne.
  9. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The Netherlands: USD 54m at USD 135,045 a tonne. United States: USD 301m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 28,285 a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 85,774 a tonne.
  10. Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690The Netherlands: USD 52m at USD 498,170 a tonne. United States: USD 166m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 364,769 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 518,192 a tonne.
  11. Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210The Netherlands: USD 48m at USD 1,320 a tonne. Germany: USD 23m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 699 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,245 a tonne.
  12. Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760The Netherlands: USD 47m at USD 51,890 a tonne. China: USD 84m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 41,330 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 53,327 a tonne.
  13. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839The Netherlands: USD 45m at USD 203,713 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 36m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 107,713 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 107,713 a tonne.
  14. Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232The Netherlands: USD 41m at USD 4,760 a tonne. China: USD 37m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 3,578 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,127 a tonne.
  15. Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180The Netherlands: USD 35m at USD 371,808 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 21m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 232,936 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 299,681 a tonne.
  16. 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 190590The Netherlands: USD 33m at USD 5,003 a tonne. Germany: USD 44m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 2,671 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,339 a tonne.
  17. Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531The Netherlands: USD 32m at USD 2,872 a tonne. Germany: USD 12m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 1,585 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,547 a tonne.
  18. Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121The Netherlands: USD 30m at USD 12,313 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 20m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 5,782 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,194 a tonne.
  19. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110The Netherlands: USD 28m at USD 7,450 a tonne. China: USD 87m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 3,128 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,291 a tonne.
  20. Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990The Netherlands: USD 28m at USD 1,182 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 122m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 842 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,380 a tonne.
What this record says

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 Ireland 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 Ireland 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.

What it does not say

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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