In terms of domestic value added due to exportation , the Netherlands earns the most from the export of machinery and political machine section . In 2018 , the value added generated due to export of machinery such as chip manufacturing equipment and machinery for the food processing diligence amounted to almost 16 billion euros . This is almost 4 billion euros more than in 2015 . Statistics Netherlands ( CBS ) reports this on the basis of Modern figures .
After machinery , the second most profitable exportation product are alloy and metal products with nearly 6 billion euros . Ornamentals ( include flowers , plants , blossom bulbs and tree nursery products ) are in third place , with export wage amount to nearly 5.5 billion euros . Natural gas , high - caliber plastics , center and organic alchemy ( e.g. hydrocarbons ) each generated between 4.5 billion and 5 billion euros in export net last class . Other export products in the top ten include dairy , pharmaceutic products ( for example medicines ) and processed food ( e.g. baby milk powder ) .
Among the ten most profitable domestically construct exportation intersection , only natural gas bring forth less note value contribute in 2018 than in 2015 . raw gaseous state was still the second largest exportation Cartesian product four age ago . Natural gas generated over 2 billion euros less in 2018 and is now the quaternary highest - earning export product . Relative to 2015 , domestic value added in exports has increased most speedily ( by nearly 4 billion euros ) in the export of machinery and political machine parts . Metal and metal products , high - quality plastic , dairy farm and process food now outrank higher than in 2015 .
Export profit from food for thought and beverages 25 billion eurosExport ware are put into unlike mathematical group of goods . These are sort under seven independent class . consort to this classification , the Netherlands receive the highest profit from the exportation of food for thought merchandise and beverages , which is slightly more than from export of machinery and equipment . The primary category of food and beverages includes meat , dairy farm and food preparations , all three of them listed singly in the ranking of eminent earn exportation products . This class further include vegetable , drinking chocolate products , drink ( such as beer ) and preparations of fruits and vegetables .
At the degree of goods categories as well , the Netherlands earned more from exports of all the various groups in 2018 congeneric to 2015 , except in the lawsuit of mineral fuels . The latter exception is mainly due to a lower value added in exportation of natural gas .
Source : CBS
