# Madagascar exports to the Netherlands: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Madagascar to the Netherlands, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MDG-NLD/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Madagascar reported $82.3M in goods exports to the Netherlands. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $82.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 27.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 48.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 750210 | Nickel: unwrought, not alloyed | $878.0M | 42.8% | Stable |
| 2 | 090510 | Spices: vanilla, neither crushed nor ground | $16.6M | 69.9% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 810520 | Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powders | $160.4M | 84% | High attention |
| 4 | 180100 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $3.7B | 7.8% | Stable |
| 5 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $292.4M | 57.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 611011 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair | $201.6M | 0% | Stable |
| 7 | 611020 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $772.0M | 19.9% | Stable |
| 8 | 611012 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: knitted or crocheted, of fibres from kashmir (cashmere) goats | $53.1M | 82.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 620630 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $159.9M | 48.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $137.0M | 97.7% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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