Brazil's trade with the Netherlands in 2024 shows a significant surplus, driven by robust export activity. Total exports reached US$ 11.72 billion, while imports stood at US$ 2.31 billion, resulting in a positive balance of US$ 9.41 billion. This dynamic highlights the Netherlands as a key destination for Brazilian goods, with a substantial trade flow observed across 916 distinct product headings.
The export structure is dominated by primary goods, particularly crude oil (SH4 2709), which alone accounted for US$ 3.18 billion. Other significant exports include soybean oilcake (SH4 2304) and chemical wood pulp (SH4 4703), underscoring Brazil's strength in agricultural and forestry commodities. On the import side, refined petroleum products (SH4 2710) lead the list, followed by fertilizers and specialized medical products. Browse the SH4 chapters below to drill into a specific commodity.
| # | SH4 | Description |
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| Weight |
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| Avg. price |
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| 1 | 2709 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals | US$ 1.56 B | 2.91 Mt | US$ 0.536/kg |
| 2 | 1201 | Soya beans, whether or not broken | US$ 859.02 M | 1.99 Mt | US$ 0.431/kg |
| 3 | 2304 | Soybean oilcake and other solid residue, wh/not ground | US$ 404.37 M | 1.12 Mt | US$ 0.361/kg |
| 4 | 4703 | Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades | US$ 398.08 M | 802.78 kt | US$ 0.496/kg |
| 5 | 7202 | Ferro-alloys | US$ 358.45 M | 48.81 kt | US$ 7.344/kg |
| 6 | Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | US$ 303.83 M | 291.27 kt | US$ 1.043/kg | |
| 7 | Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal | US$ 303.26 M | 91.10 kt | US$ 3.329/kg | |
| 8 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | US$ 299.38 M | 3.82 Mt | US$ 0.078/kg | |
| 9 | Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | US$ 170.06 M | 25.14 kt | US$ 6.764/kg | |
| 10 | Unwrought aluminium | US$ 143.69 M | 44.77 kt | US$ 3.210/kg | |
| 11 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen | US$ 130.03 M | 44.60 kt | US$ 2.916/kg | |
| 12 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | US$ 127.25 M | 96.03 kt | US$ 1.325/kg | |
| 13 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | US$ 117.83 M | 9.94 kt | US$ 11.852/kg | |
| 14 | Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood | US$ 105.78 M | 20.57 kt | US$ 5.142/kg | |
| 15 | Citrus fruit, fresh or dried | US$ 101.44 M | 103.09 kt | US$ 0.984/kg |
| # | SH4 | Description | FOB | Weight | Avg. price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic con | US$ 555.25 M | 668.85 kt | US$ 0.830/kg | |
| 2 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous | US$ 93.38 M | 232.86 kt | US$ 0.401/kg | |
| 3 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | US$ 74.14 M | 55.01 kt | US$ 1.348/kg | |
| 4 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micr | US$ 58.28 M | 95 t |
In 2024, Brazil's primary export to the Netherlands was crude oil (SH4 2709), valued at US$ 3.18 billion. This was followed by soybean oilcake (SH4 2304) at US$ 938 million, chemical wood pulp (SH4 4703) at US$ 877 million, fruit juices (SH4 2009) at US$ 828 million, and iron ores (SH4 2601) at US$ 819 million.
The largest import category from the Netherlands in 2024 was petroleum oils other than crude (SH4 2710), amounting to US$ 566 million. Other significant imports included nitrogenous fertilizers (SH4 3102) valued at US$ 111.7 million, and blood products and vaccines (SH4 3002) at US$ 111.2 million.
In 2024, Brazil maintained a substantial trade surplus with the Netherlands. Exports totaled US$ 11.72 billion, while imports were US$ 2.31 billion, resulting in a positive balance of US$ 9.41 billion.
The leading export category for Brazil to the Netherlands in 2024 was SH4 2709, covering crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals. This single category generated US$ 3.18 billion in export revenue.
The primary import category from the Netherlands in 2024 was SH4 2710, which includes petroleum oils other than crude and similar preparations. This category accounted for US$ 566 million of Brazil's imports.
| 5 | 2004 | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006 | US$ 56.94 M | 55.08 kt | US$ 1.034/kg |
| 6 | 3006 | Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter | US$ 47.45 M | 91 t | US$ 523.557/kg |
| 7 | 8438 | Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils | US$ 47.39 M | 412 t | US$ 114.888/kg |
| 8 | 8708 | Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705 | US$ 47.09 M | 5.04 kt | US$ 9.345/kg |
| 9 | 2106 | Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included | US$ 41.56 M | 7.86 kt | US$ 5.285/kg |
| 10 | 8409 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading No 8407 or 8408 | US$ 32.64 M | 2.02 kt | US$ 16.124/kg |
| 11 | 2309 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding | US$ 27.99 M | 11.61 kt | US$ 2.409/kg |
| 12 | 9021 | Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect | US$ 19.74 M | 10 t | US$ 1,926.235/kg |
| 13 | 2937 | Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones | US$ 19.71 M | 2 t | US$ 9,397.628/kg |
| 14 | 8421 | Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases | US$ 18.42 M | 487 t | US$ 37.818/kg |
| 15 | 8436 | Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders | US$ 17.95 M | 914 t | US$ 19.640/kg |
