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Market Brief on Netherlands
January 2018
Location Facts and Figures
Netherlands is in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing maritime borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany.
Total Population 17 million
Area 30,528 sq. km
Time Zone UTC +01:00
Capital City Amsterdam
International Telephone Code
+31
Currency Euro
Exchange Rate (01/02/2018)
1 USD = 0.803858 EUR
GDP (2017 est.)
US$799.8 billion
GDP per capita (2017 est.)
US$46,828.8
GDP Growth Rate 1.6%
Ease of Doing Business (World Bank 2017)
28 /190
Inflation Rate (2017 est.)
0.9%
Official Language(s)
Dutch
Other Languages
Frisian, Papiamento
Business Hours 0800 hrs-1700 hrs Lunch 1300-1400 hrs
Banking Hours 0900-1530 hrs (weekdays) 0830-1200 (Sat)
Literacy Rate 99%
Measures Metric System
Important International Participation
AfDB, Schengen
Convention, UN, WTO
City POPULATION
Amsterdam 741,636
Rotterdam 598,199
The Hague 474,292
Utrecht 290,529
Eindhoven 209,620
Tilburg 199,613
Groningen 181,194
Almere Stad 176,432
Breda 167,673
Nijmegen 158,732
Cities and Population
Netherlands Trade with the World
Major import sources of Netherlands (2016) Major export destinations of Netherlands (2016)
Na
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Exports (US$'000) 655,783,118 671,574,098 672,844,926 569,790,889 569,383,956
Imports (US$'000) 587,293,416 589,694,410 589,592,496 513,257,626 504,185,169
0
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200,000,000
300,000,000
400,000,000
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$'0
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15%
14%
8%
8%
5%4%3%
2%2%
2%
37%
Germany China Belgium USA
UK Russia France Japan
Italy Poland Other
22%
10%
9%
9%4%
4%3%
2%2%
2%
33%
Germany Belgium UK France
Italy USA Spain Poland
Sweden China Other
Source: Trademap Source: Trademap
Source: Trademap
Major import products of Netherlands (2016) Major export products of Netherlands (2016)
Zimbabwe-Netherlands Trade
13%
12%
12%
5%
4%4%3%2%2%
1%
42%
Electrical machinery (Telephone sets, Electronic integrated circuits)
Mineral fuels (Petroleum oils & gas)
Machinery (Automatic data-processing, printing machinery)
Vehicles
Pharmaceutical products
Medical or surgical equipment
Organic chemicals (Heterocyclic compounds, cyclic hydrocarbons)
Plastics and articles thereof
Iron and steel
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Other
13%
12%
9%
5%
4%
4%4%3%2%
2%1%
41%
Machinery (Printing machinery, automatic data-processing)
Electrical machinery (Telephone sets, electronic integrated circuits)
Mineral fuels (Petroleum oil, coal, electricity)
Pharmaceutical products
Medical or surgical equipment
Vehicles
Polyacetals & polymers of ethylene
Organic chemicals (Cyclic & acyclic hydrocarbons)
Iron and steel
Meat and edible meat
Miscellaneous chemical products
Other
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Exports (US$'000) 81,659 94,455 94,571 76,211 60,425
Imports (US$'000) 29,424 33,466 23,529 15,722 15,231
Trade Bal (US$'000) 52,235 60,989 71,042 60,489 45,194
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Source: Trademap Source: Trademap
Source: Trademap
Zimbabwe’s major exports to Netherlands (2016)
Zimbabwe Exports to
Netherlands in 2016 US$’000
Annual growth in value between
2012-2016, %, p.a.
Netherlands Imports from the World in 2016,
US$’000
Fresh or dried oranges & grapefruit 18,402 5 1,129,565
Tobacco and unmanufactured 15,977 -12 460,009
Peas 9,937 11 158,067
Cut flowers 5,351 -15 1,023,133
Ferro chromium 4,621 -32 1,692,183
Fresh or dried avocados 2,918 32 624,781
Fresh passion fruit 1,135 98 194,631
Fresh crocodile meat 913 3 1,213
Fresh or chilled pepper 196 -4 154,510 Source: Trademap
Zimbabwe products with export potential to Netherlands Zimbabwe's imports from Netherlands (2016)
• Fresh cut roses
• Fresh vegetables – peas, beans
• Edible fruit, citrus fruits, melons, avocadoes pineapples, mangoes, avocadoes, guavas, peaches
• Cane sugar
• Tobacco, unmanufactured
• Tea
• Coffee
• Iron and steel articles
• Granite (trimmed/polished)
• Art and crafts – stone carvings, basketry
24%
24%21%
4%
4%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
13%
Pharmaceutical products
Chemical products
Machinery (Printing machinery and parts)
Medical or surgical equipments & parts
Electrical machinery (Telephone sets, storage devices)
Cutlery of base metal
Mineral fuels (Petroleum oils & peat)
Aluminium and articles thereof
Malt extract
Miscellaneous edible preparations
Other
Source: Trademap
Useful Addresses Preferential Trade Arrangements
NETHERLANDS Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands 2 Arden Road P. O. Box HG601 Highlands Harare Tel: +263 4 776701-6 Fax: +263 4 776700
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.zimbabwe.nlembassy.org International Chamber of Commerce Bezuidenhoutseweg 12 2594 AV THE HAGUE Netherlands Tel: +31 70 3836646
Email: [email protected] Website: www.icc.nl
For more information, please contact us
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Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA)
Zimbabwe signed the iEPA under the Eastern and Southern African Bloc with the European Commission (EC) on 29 August 2009 together with three other countries (Madagascar, Seychelles and Mauritius).
The interim EPA consolidates the duty free, quota-free market access which the EU28 offers to all exports from the four Eastern and Southern African States (ESA). The ESA countries involved will gradually open their markets to EU exports over 15 years, with some exceptions for products that ESA countries consider sensitive.
Travelling to Netherlands
• Zimbabwe nationals must apply for a visa in person at the Netherlands Embassy.
• A valid passport (at least 6 months) is required.
• Options to travel to Netherlands by air include: ✓ Harare-Johannesburg- Amsterdam ✓ Harare-Lusaka-Dubai- Amsterdam ✓ Harare-Addis Ababa- Amsterdam