There's no better way to take a next step into Europe than through its front door - the Netherlands. Its strategic location, highly developed transportation and IT infrastructure, efficient customs authorities, and logistics professionals will help expedite your company's success. Time and again, independent studies comparing European locations for logistics operations have come to this same conclusion. For example:
A 2007 study conducted by Buck Consultants International, a renowned European site location firm, benchmarked 22 competitive locations for an EDC in terms of both cost and qualitative factors. The Netherlands scored "best" on both criteria.
Yet another study, this one conducted by the World Bank, ranked the Netherlands #1 in all of Europe in terms of its total Logistics Performance Index, which measures the quality of infrastructure, logistics services, security of property, transparency of government procedures and macroeconomic conditions.
The Netherlands offers:
your company a strategic and highly accessible location, both from the import sites of their goods and to their retail outlets developing in North-West Europe. 95% of Europe's major markets can be reached within 24 hours from Amsterdam or Rotterdam.
The strong logistics performance of the Netherlands and commitment of Dutch government to stimulate logistics and transportation.
The Netherlands has an excellent track record on logistics. As much as 52% of EDC’s (European Distribution Centers) are located within the Netherlands.
Pro-trade Customs officials and business minded Tax Authorities.
an advantageous VAT system that provides for the deferment of VAT at the time of import. Our system of VAT offers companies significant cash-flow and interest-bearing benefits.
An attractive labour market with a flexible, highly skilled, multilingual and productive workforce and availability of top talent
A dedicated support team at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, with the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency and the Holland International Distribution Council
Read the testimonials of companies alreday using the Netherlands as their Gateway to Europe here.
Logistics events 2011
Meet experts on the Netherlands to discuss your pan-European logistics hub
Roadshow - Personal meetings | Monday 4 - Thursday 7 July 2011
The pan-European logistics landscape is changing rapidly. Customers are changing their needs and pressures on the supply chains call for more optomalisation.
A team of logsitics specialists from NFIA, HIDC and BOM will be meeting with companies in the week of 4July 2011. Click here if you take an interest in the opportunity to tap into our knowledge in a personal meeting and to update you on logistics developments on the European continent.
More information on the Netherlands for the fashion and food industry, read the NFIA newsletter below.
