{"id":2502,"date":"2024-05-07T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/?page_id=2502"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:26:00","slug":"european-supply-chain-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/en\/insights\/european-supply-chain-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"European Supply Chain Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"hero_2\" class=\"text_header desktop_yes mobile_yes bg_lightblue \">\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtitle\">European Supply Chain Solutions<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>The Netherlands: your smooth entry into Europe<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its strategic location at the crossroads of major European trade routes, combined with world-class infrastructure, the Netherlands is the ideal location to set up your European supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>You can benefit from a well-connected network of ports, airports, and roadways, as well as a highly skilled workforce and a business-friendly environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foto_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netherlands-map-pin.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netherlands-map-pin.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netherlands-map-pin.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netherlands-map-pin.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"683\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Map of Western Europe with a pin on the Netherlands.\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"usps\" class=\"usps desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"usp_item_list\" class=\"owl-carousel inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"usp_item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"usp_item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"usp_item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\t\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"text desktop_yes mobile_yes  bg_white\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-2 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Close proximity to 250 million consumers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands is an excellent choice for entering the European market. Located between Germany, France and the UK, you can reach close to 250 million consumers within 24 hours by road freight solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-2 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"module_1\" class=\"desktop_yes mobile_yes\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container module_intro\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"container module_block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters image_row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foto_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NDL-vlaggen.png 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NDL-vlaggen.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NDL-vlaggen.png 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NDL-vlaggen.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"544\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"352\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row module_row\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-12 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-10 col-lg-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row module_blokken cols_4\">\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"inner no_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/en\/insights\/european-supply-chain-solutions\/european-supply-chain-structures\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_col no_icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>European supply chain structures<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"inner no_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/en\/insights\/european-supply-chain-solutions\/sales-channels\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_col no_icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sales channels <\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"inner no_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/en\/insights\/european-supply-chain-solutions\/outsurcing-european-distribution\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_col no_icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module_text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Outsurcing European distribution<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- row module_blokken -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-12 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-12 pre_content_col empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 content_col\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The right logistics solutions at your fingertips<\/h2><p>Discover more about European supply chain solutions and what the best set up is for your expansion plans across Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-12 past_content_col empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Port-of-Rotterdam-650x425.png 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Port-of-Rotterdam-1200x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Port-of-Rotterdam.png 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Port-of-Rotterdam.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"670\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Port of Rotterdam\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>European mainports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands is home to five international airports and five ports, often referred to as the country&#8217;s &#8220;mainports&#8221;. These include the Port of Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport, both of which play an indispensable role in the global supply chain. The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, handling approximately 440 million tons of cargo annually. It serves as the primary gateway for goods entering and leaving Europe, with extensive connections to over 1,000 ports worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Schiphol Amsterdam Airport is another key logistics hub, ranking among the top three airports in Europe in terms of cargo volume. It handles over 1.6 million tons of freight each year, connecting Europe to major markets in Asia, North America, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The Port of Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport, together with the other country ports and airports underscore the Netherlands&#8217; position as a vital hub for international trade.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row sm_reverse_order\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>European transport and distribution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a total of 85,000 miles of public roads, 1,750 miles of railway and 3,235 miles of waterways, the Netherlands is connected to the European hinterland by all modalities (road, rail, inland waterways and shortsea). Custommers throughout Europe can be reached in the most efficient way using the large number of transportation options that are available in the country. Over 500 miljon clients can be reached within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trucs-on-highway-orange-wide-650x311.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trucs-on-highway-orange-wide-1200x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trucs-on-highway-orange-wide-1600x765.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trucs-on-highway-orange-wide-1600x765.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"490\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woman-at-work-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woman-at-work-1200x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woman-at-work-1600x1068.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woman-at-work-1600x1068.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"684\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Compliance: customs, VAT and product safety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another factor that played a role in making the Netherlands an attractive location for warehousing activities is related to the highly efficient and attractive regulations regarding the handling of VAT (Value Added Tax) and the highly efficient and pro-business attitude of the Netherlands&#8217; authorities. 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