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Where does the Netherlands get its cheese? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $2.3 billion of cheese (522 thousand tonnes), 5.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (30%), Ireland (18%) and Belgium (15%). The Netherlands was the world’s 5th-largest importer of cheese.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
522thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.1%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Germany675Tonnes: 168,129USD per tonne: $4,01729.9%Land
Ireland400Tonnes: 85,788USD per tonne: $4,66217.7%Sea
Belgium re-exports333Tonnes: 63,578USD per tonne: $5,23814.7%Land
France225Tonnes: 87,004USD per tonne: $2,58910%Sea
Italy195Tonnes: 21,644USD per tonne: $9,0298.7%Sea
Denmark185Tonnes: 44,020USD per tonne: $4,2118.2%Sea
United Kingdom45.1Tonnes: 13,646USD per tonne: $3,3082%Sea
Estonia34.5Tonnes: 5,677USD per tonne: $6,0831.5%Sea
Austria30.4Tonnes: 5,490USD per tonne: $5,5321.3%Sea
Spain23.7Tonnes: 2,585USD per tonne: $9,1861.1%Sea
Poland23.3Tonnes: 6,102USD per tonne: $3,8201%Sea
Greece21.5Tonnes: 2,637USD per tonne: $8,1630.95%Sea
Latvia11.6Tonnes: 2,828USD per tonne: $4,0930.51%Sea
Switzerland7.1Tonnes: 1,072USD per tonne: $6,6570.32%Sea
Sweden7.1Tonnes: 1,167USD per tonne: $6,0960.31%Sea
New Zealand6.5Tonnes: 1,195USD per tonne: $5,4060.29%Sea
Czechia6.3Tonnes: 1,849USD per tonne: $3,4040.28%Sea
Iceland6.1Tonnes: 1,645USD per tonne: $3,7130.27%Sea
Lithuania5Tonnes: 856USD per tonne: $5,8680.22%Sea
Bulgaria4Tonnes: 710USD per tonne: $5,6090.18%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany has been its main source since 2001

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Germany 675
  • Ireland 400
  • Belgium 333
  • France 225
  • Italy 195

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany91675
Ireland21.4400
Belgium65.2333
France91.6225
Italy85.6195

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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