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There is a strong shipping connection between the Netherlands and the United States. Therefore, shipping to the Netherlands is quite simple, and it runs smoothly. So, whether you are looking for the cheapest way or the fastest way to ship to the Netherlands, Shipixy will help you find discounted shipping services in the Netherlands. We offer a range of courier services ranging from expedited courier services to economy shipping rates. 

Whether you want to send your package to Amsterdam within a short time or looking for the best shipping price to Rotterdam, you can easily look at multiple shipping services and book them all from a single platform. To discover the cheapest shipping option from the US to the Netherlands you can get a shipping quote from our shipping calculator or read further to compare shipping costs, delivery times, and customs regulations from a range of multiple trusted courier companies.

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Table of Contents
  1. What is the Cheapest Way to Ship to the Netherlands
  2. Shipping to the Netherlands with UPS
  3. Shipping to the Netherlands with USPS
  4. Shipping to the Netherlands with FedEx
  5. How Many Days Does it Take to Deliver a Package to the Netherlands
  6. What Does it Cost to Deliver Items to the Netherlands
  7. Netherlands Customs Regulations and Prohibited Items
  8. Prohibited Items
  9. Conclusion

What is the Cheapest Way to Ship to the Netherlands 

Several courier services offer affordable and the cheapest way to ship your parcel to the Netherlands. Below, we discuss the top 3 International courier companies and compare their prices and delivery times to make the shipping process easy and affordable. 

Shipping to the Netherlands with UPS 

UPS delivers to the Netherlands within standard shipping times of 3-5 business days. Their delivery methods let you select faster shipping times if needed. International shipping starts at $40.90 per 500-gram package when you select Worldwide Expedited shipping. 

UPS tracks shipments in real-time along the delivery route using its advanced tracking technology. They protect shipments and let you choose insurance coverage and delivery or pick-up dates to make International shipping easy.

Shipping to the Netherlands with USPS 

Shipping with USPS to the Netherlands offers low costs and delivers packages in 5-7 business days. You can send your package to the Netherlands using Priority Mail Express International, which offers the fastest delivery. 

You can start shipping with USPS Priority Mail International at a service price of $69. USPS gives you accurate shipment updates showing the delivery progress of your package. Their free packaging supplies and customs assistance through the platform makes things easier and less expensive for shipping small packages.

Shipping to the Netherlands with FedEx

FedEx moves packages to the Netherlands through FedEx International Priority for the quickest transit times, which takes 3 to 7 business days. Prices start at $40 for a 0.5 kg package. Through FedEx tracking tools you can get real-time monitoring and follow your shipment using the advanced tracking ID. 

How Many Days Does it Take to Deliver a Package to the Netherlands

It typically demands several days to ship packages wrapped in bags or luggage from the US to the Netherlands. The delivery period depends on how far your items travel between their starting point in the US and their destination in the Netherlands. 

What Does it Cost to Deliver Items to the Netherlands

You can ship items from the United States to the Netherlands starting at $10 and reaching up to $20. Your transportation expenses depend on package measurements, weight, speed, price, and courier services you choose to ship.  

Our shipping calculator tool lets you get shipping quotes to check rates from various delivery services. The shipping cost will go up due to handling fees, customs duties and taxes. 

Netherlands Customs Regulations and Prohibited Items 

You need to fill out customs paperwork to ship from the US to the Netherlands. The requirement for customs declarations came from Brexit making the US separate from the EU. When you book your shipping through Shipixy, our system automatically creates the customs paperwork, When shipping your parcel from the US to the Netherlands.

Prohibited Items

The Netherlands imposes specific import bans alongside EU requirements. Here is the list of prohibited items. 

  • Tobacco products 
  • Seeds and plants
  • knives 
  • Alcohol and Beverages
  • Vitamins that contain melatonin 
  • Hormone items  

Contact the Netherlands Ministry of Health first to get permission before sending a courier to handle these shipments. 

Conclusion 

Shipixy provides budget-friendly and cheapest shipping to the Netherlands. You can select the shipping service that fits your requirements from our trusted shipping partners, including UPS, USPS and FedEx. 

We will help you compare shipping prices and tracking updates and handle your deliveries for all your international shipping needs. Ship smarter today and take advantage of our best shipping rates through Shipixy.

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Key facts about the Netherlands

The Netherlands has a population of about 18.1 million (2025), and its capital is Amsterdam.

In 2025, the population grew by 0.5%, and 95.9% of people lived in urban areas. The official language is Dutch.

In the Netherlands, standard time is UTC+01:00, with daylight saving time in summer, traffic drives on the right and the international calling code is +31.

The Netherlands's gross domestic product (GDP) was $1.3 trillion in 2025, or $73,684 per person. It exported $1.1 trillion and imported $925.6 billion of goods and services in 2025, so trade equaled 150% of GDP.

The Netherlands at a glance
CapitalAmsterdam
Population (2025)18,087,633
Land area (2024)33,670 km² (13,000 sq mi)
Official languageDutch
Time zone (standard)UTC+01:00
Calling code+31
Internet domain.nl
Drives on theright
GDP (2025)$1.3 trillion
GDP per person (2025)$73,684
GDP of the Netherlands, 2016 to 2025
$0$500B$1T$1.5T2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

The Netherlands's GDP grew from $797.2 billion in 2016 to $1.3 trillion in 2025, while the population went from 17,030,314 to 18,087,633. The largest one-year rise was in 2021, up 13.1%. Divided by population, that is about $46,809 per person in 2016 and $73,684 in 2025.

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GDP and population of the Netherlands by year
YearGDP (current US$)Population
2025$1.333 trillion18,087,633
2024$1.214 trillion17,993,485
2023$1.135 trillion17,877,117
2022$1.047 trillion17,700,982
2021$1.054 trillion17,533,044
2020$932.6 billion17,441,500
2019$928.9 billion17,344,874
2018$929.7 billion17,231,624
2017$848.2 billion17,131,296
2016$797.2 billion17,030,314

Trade between the United States and the Netherlands

In 2025, the United States exported $93.9 billion of goods to the Netherlands and imported $34.9 billion, a U.S. trade surplus of $59 billion.

U.S. exports to the Netherlands rose 6.7% from $88.1 billion in 2024.

Among the 42 countries in Europe that Shipixy ships to, the Netherlands ranks second as a market for U.S. goods, between the United Kingdom ($97.4 billion) and Germany ($82.8 billion).

U.S. goods trade with the Netherlands, 2016 to 2025
$0$50B$100B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

U.S. exports to the Netherlands ranged from $39.6 billion (2016) to $93.9 billion (2025); U.S. imports ranged from $16.1 billion to $38.5 billion. The United States had a goods trade surplus with the Netherlands in 10 of these 10 years. Exports in 2025 were 52.8% above the 10-year average of $61.5 billion.

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U.S. goods trade with the Netherlands by year
YearU.S. exportsU.S. importsBalance
2025$93.92 billion$34.94 billion+$58.98 billion
2024$88.05 billion$33.98 billion+$54.07 billion
2023$81.41 billion$38.5 billion+$42.91 billion
2022$72.85 billion$34.51 billion+$38.34 billion
2021$53.13 billion$35.15 billion+$17.98 billion
2020$44.82 billion$27.38 billion+$17.44 billion
2019$50.68 billion$29.67 billion+$21.01 billion
2018$48.56 billion$24.51 billion+$24.05 billion
2017$41.5 billion$17.81 billion+$23.69 billion
2016$39.65 billion$16.11 billion+$23.54 billion
U.S. goods trade with the Netherlands by month, 2025
$0$5B$10BJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to the Netherlands ranged from $6.4 billion in February to $8.7 billion in June. U.S. imports from the Netherlands peaked in March at $4 billion. The busiest quarter for exports was the second (April to June), with $25.2 billion or 26.8% of the year.

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U.S. goods trade with the Netherlands by month, 2025
MonthU.S. exportsU.S. imports
January 2025$7.144 billion$3.085 billion
February 2025$6.411 billion$2.628 billion
March 2025$8.427 billion$3.981 billion
April 2025$8.05 billion$3.363 billion
May 2025$8.45 billion$3.77 billion
June 2025$8.674 billion$2.43 billion
July 2025$7.723 billion$3.141 billion
August 2025$7.905 billion$2.944 billion
September 2025$7.613 billion$1.807 billion
October 2025$7.292 billion$2.453 billion
November 2025$7.88 billion$2.546 billion
December 2025$8.353 billion$2.798 billion

The top three categories, crude oil, pharmaceutical preparations and medicinal Equipment, made up 40.4% of U.S. exports to the Netherlands in 2025. The fastest growing of these was gas-natural, up 79% from 2024.

Top U.S. exports to the Netherlands by end-use category
Category202520242023Change 2024 to 2025
Crude oil$21.49 billion$22.55 billion$18.53 billion-4.7%
Pharmaceutical preparations$9.709 billion$8.821 billion$8.766 billion+10.1%
Medicinal Equipment$6.727 billion$6.686 billion$6.783 billion+0.6%
Gas-natural$5.092 billion$2.844 billion$4.394 billion+79%
Computers$4.228 billion$2.655 billion$1.2 billion+59.3%
Fuel oil$3.621 billion$4.129 billion$2.962 billion-12.3%
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c.$3.599 billion$3.433 billion$3.324 billion+4.8%
Telecommunications equipment$3.011 billion$2.711 billion$2.518 billion+11%
Chemicals-organic$2.638 billion$2.087 billion$2.399 billion+26.4%
Industrial machines, other$2.6 billion$2.35 billion$2.129 billion+10.7%
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Category202520242023Change 2024 to 2025
Computer accessories$2.437 billion$2.2 billion$1.646 billion+10.8%
Minimum value shipments$2.012 billion$1.853 billion$1.749 billion+8.6%
Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts$1.892 billion$1.622 billion$1.661 billion+16.6%
Chemicals-other$1.798 billion$1.762 billion$1.535 billion+2.1%
Petroleum products, other$1.764 billion$1.988 billion$1.263 billion-11.2%
Laboratory testing instruments$1.615 billion$1.447 billion$1.276 billion+11.6%
Electric apparatus$1.367 billion$1.211 billion$1.342 billion+12.9%
Natural gas liquids$1.119 billion$1.136 billion$1.172 billion-1.5%
Coal and fuels, other$1.061 billion$675.7 million$1.149 billion+57%
Passenger cars, new and used$1.009 billion$862.1 million$886.5 million+17%

The United States bought mostly pharmaceutical preparations, petroleum products, other and industrial machines, other from the Netherlands in 2025, together 46.9% of U.S. imports from there. The largest, pharmaceutical preparations, was worth $9.5 billion, up 36.5% from 2024.

Top U.S. imports from the Netherlands by end-use category
Category202520242023Change 2024 to 2025
Pharmaceutical preparations$9.536 billion$6.988 billion$10.68 billion+36.5%
Petroleum products, other$3.698 billion$4.082 billion$3.707 billion-9.4%
Industrial machines, other$3.155 billion$1.85 billion$1.423 billion+70.5%
U.S. goods returned, and reimports$2.678 billion$4.412 billion$6.472 billion-39.3%
Chemicals-organic$1.233 billion$1.279 billion$862.5 million-3.6%
Nuclear fuel materials$770.1 million$712.5 million$623.9 million+8.1%
Medicinal equipment$741.2 million$736.6 million$697.7 million+0.6%
Bakery products$713.4 million$392.8 million$361.5 million+81.6%
Materials handling equipment$603.5 million$716.2 million$712.7 million-15.7%
Iron and steel mill products$599.2 million$744.4 million$640.9 million-19.5%
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Category202520242023Change 2024 to 2025
Wine, beer, and related products$576.4 million$704.2 million$640.2 million-18.1%
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.$456.4 million$429.8 million$379.7 million+6.2%
Generators, accessories$445.8 million$310.6 million$274.2 million+43.5%
Food, tobacco machinery$427.5 million$308.4 million$450.5 million+38.6%
Finished metal shapes$419.5 million$202.2 million$253 million+107.4%
Agricultural machinery, equipment$385.7 million$339.8 million$377.1 million+13.5%
Other foods$371 million$373.3 million$365.4 million-0.6%
Plastic materials$339.1 million$371.9 million$381.6 million-8.8%
Fish and shellfish$310.5 million$301 million$304.4 million+3.2%
Fuel oil$281.8 million$303.1 million$225.5 million-7%

Countries near the Netherlands

The Netherlands shares land or sea borders with four countries: Belgium, France, Germany and Venezuela.

By population, the Netherlands is the 9th largest of the 42 countries in Europe on our list, between Romania (19 million) and Belgium (11.9 million).

Among its neighbors, Germany received the most U.S. goods in 2025 ($82.8 billion) and Venezuela the least ($3 billion), against $93.9 billion for the Netherlands.