International business

Rules and regulations for all entrepreneurs

Doing business abroad (10 regulations)Export (5 regulations)Import (13 regulations)

Admission of EU products into the Netherlands (mutual recognition)

Do you want to sell a product in the Netherlands? If a product or product type has already been admitted in another EU Member State, the Dutch government may not prohibit its sale in the Netherlands....

Applying for authorisation for temporary import and export

Do you intend to temporarily import goods from or export goods to a country outside the EU? You may be able to do so under the Dutch Customs Administration of the Netherlands' temporary import scheme....

Carbon adjustment at the border on EU imports (CBAM)

Do you import goods from outside the EU? Your import may be covered by the rules set in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation. If this is the case, you may have to report these...

Declaring goods to Customs

Do you import or export goods from or to a country outside the EU? You must declare these goods to Customs. Based on your declaration, Customs will calculate the import or export duty. Customs will...

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Import and export: safety, health, environment and economy

Does your company import or export products? Dutch Customs inspects whether the goods you import or export, comply with Dutch and European safety, health, economy, and environmental laws. (VGEM)....

Import levies

If you import goods, certain taxes and levies apply. You will have to pay import levies (invoerheffingen), these include: import duties VAT excise duties and consumption taxes anti-dumping duties (to...

Import of animals and animal products

Do you import living animals or animal products into the European Union? At Import Veterinary Online (in Dutch) of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel en...

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Importing wood and wood products

If you want to import wood or wood products into the European Union, you will have to observe certain phytosanitary requirements. It depends on the country of origin and the type of wood – bark,...

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Importing, exporting, and transporting fireworks

The information in this article may change after 1 January 2024 Some of the information on this page may change after the Environment and Planning Act comes into effect on 1 January 2024. It will be...

Parallel imports (without manufacturer's permission)

Do you wish to import and sell products from a licensed brand outside the EEA (EU-member states plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein)? You need permission from the license holder. Imports without...

Phytosanitary inspections on import of plants and plant-based products

Do you import plants or plant-based products from outside the EU into the Netherlands? Under the European plant health and control rules, all plants and living parts of plants must be accompanied by a...

Reclaiming money from EU suppliers

Did you buy an item in another EU country, but did your supplier not deliver as agreed? Then you may get your money back. For amounts up to €5,000, you can make use of 1 of the following procedures:...

VAT on products and services from other EU countries

If you have a business or a permanent site in the Netherlands and you purchase goods or services from another EU country, you usually need to pay Value Added Tax VAT (btw or omzetbelasting) in the...

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