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CETA - a boost for jobs and exports in the Netherlands

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  • Netherlands

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across the Netherlands already export a wide range of goods and services to Canada.

CETA will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the country factsheet for full details.

Companies and jobs

3,314
The number of Dutch companies that export to Canada.
91%
The share of Dutch companies exporting to Canada that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
28,000
The number of jobs in the Netherlands that EU exports to Canada help support.
865,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Canada help support.

What kind of products does the Netherlands export to Canada?

Companies across the Netherlands export goods and services to Canada.

Let's take three towns or cities:

A map of the Netherlands, showing Alkmaar, Aalten and Roosendaal

 

Exports and Imports

10th
Canada is the Netherlands's 10th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€1.3 bn
The value of the Netherlands's trade surplus with Canada.
€4.4 bn
The value of Dutch exports to Canada.
€3.1 bn
The value of Dutch imports from Canada.

Other EU countries export to Canada too!

Go to CETA in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Canada

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2016. The product examples are drawn from a representative sample of all EU companies exporting to Canada.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2013 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, 2015. EU Exports to the World: Effects on Employment and Income. Figures based on latest available data (2011).