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In 2025 the United States exported $93.9 billion of goods to the Netherlands and imported $34.9 billion from there. The Netherlands ranked 5th among US export markets and 19th among sources of US imports.

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18 ports in the Netherlands recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$93.9BUp 6.7% on 2024 ($88.1 billion)
US imports, 2025
$34.9BUp 2.8% on 2024 ($34.0 billion)
Goods balance
$59.0BUS surplus
Export market rank
5thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
19thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to the Netherlands

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US exports to the Netherlands at $34.0 billion, 36% of the total. The top three chapters made up 61%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$34.0 billion36.2%
  2. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$12.1 billion12.9%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$10.8 billion11.5%
  4. 30Pharmaceutical products$9.6 billion10.3%
  5. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$6.2 billion6.6%

US imports from the Netherlands

Pharmaceutical products (chapter 30) led US imports from the Netherlands at $9.5 billion, 27% of the total. The top three chapters made up 55%.

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products$9.5 billion27.2%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$5.9 billion17.0%
  3. 27Mineral fuels and oils$3.8 billion10.9%
  4. 98Special classification provisions$2.8 billion8.0%
  5. 29Organic chemicals$1.4 billion4.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with the Netherlands, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents the Netherlands requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with the Netherlands.

Exports through the port, 2025
$2.6B2.8% of the US total with the Netherlands
Leading export goods
Beverages and spiritsHS chapter 22, $378.6 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$1.6B4.4% of the US total with the Netherlands
Leading import goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $365.2 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in the Netherlands

8 ports in the Netherlands have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Amsterdam records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 9.4 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for the Netherlands: Eemshaven, Europoort, Hansweert, Hoek Van Holland, Ijmuiden, Maassluis, Scheveningen, Schiedam, Vlaardingen and Zaandam.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.