Useful Addresses and Websites


Name & websites

Address & Telephone

Business & Development Institutions 


Benelux Merkenbureau
(Benelux Trademark Agency)

P.O. Box 90404
NL-2509 LK Den Haag
+31 70 34 91 111  
 

CBI
(Centre for promotion of imports of developing countries)

P.O.Box 30009
NL-3001 DA Rotterdam
+31 10 20 13 434  

EPO
European Patent Office

Postbus 5818
NL-2280 HV Rijswijk
+31 70 34 02 040       

EVD (Ministerie van Economische Zaken)
Internationaal Ondernemen en Samenwerken
(Agency for International Business and Cooperation - Private sector development)

Postbus 20105
NL-2500 EC Den Haag
+31 70 77 88 888             

Fenedex
Federatie voor Nederlandse Export
(Federation for Dutch Export)

Postbus 90409
NL-2509 LK Den Haag
+31 70 33 05 600       

Holland Exports
(B2B and general information) 


Holland Trade (EVD)
(Dutch Agency for International Business and Cooperation on trade initiatives, export and Dutch economy)


Kamer van Koophandel
(Chamber of Commerce)

P.O. Box 191
NL-3440 AD Woerden
+31 34 84 26 911         

MKB-Nederland
(Dutch agency for Small and Medium-size Enterprise or SME)

P.O. Box 5096
NL-2600 GB Delft            +31 15 21 91 212       

NFIA
Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

P.O. Box 20061
NL-2500 EB Den Haag
+31 70 37 98 818       

NIPO
Netherlands Industrial Property Office
(enforces patent laws) 

P.O. Box 5820
NL-2280 HV Rijswijk
+ 31 70 39 86 655

NVP
Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen
(Dutch Private Equity & Venture Capital Association)

P.O. Box 75129
NL-1070 AC Amsterdam
+31 20 57 12 270

Senter/ Novem
(subsidies)

P.O. Box 93144
NL-2509 AC Den Haag
+31 30 23 93 533

VNO-NCW
Verbond van Nederlandse Ondernemingen (VNO) en
Nederlands Christelijk Werkgeversverbond (NCW).
(Employers of Dutch business and industry)

Postbus 93002
NL-2509 AA Den Haag
 + 31 70 349 03 49



Economy & Regulations 


Belastingdienst
(Department of Inland Revenue)
 

+31 800 - 0543

Belastingdienst
kantoor Buitenland
(Foreign office of the Department of Inland Revenue)

P.O. Box 2865
NL-6401DJ Heerlen
+ 31 55 53 85 385

Douane
(Customs and Excise Department)
 

+31 45 574 30 31

NMa (mededingingsautoriteit)
(Netherlands Competition Authority)

Postbus 16326
NL-2500 BH Den Haag
+31 70 33 03 330

Taxation in the Netherlands  




Economy & Statistics 


AEX-Euronext
(stock exchange) 
  


CBS
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
(Statistics Netherlands)

P.O. Box 4481
NL-6401 CZ Heerlen
+31 45 57 06 000

CPB
Centraal Planbureau
(Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis) 

P.O. Box 80510
NL- 2508 GM Den Haag
+31 70 338 33 80

DNB
De Nederlandsche Bank
(Central Bank of The Netherlands)   

Postbus 98
NL-1000 AB Amsterdam
+31 20 524 91 11 

IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMF about the Netherlands 


NEI
Netherlands Economic Institute
(economic research and consulting)

P.O. Box 4175
NL-3006 AD Rotterdam
+31 10 45 38 800

OECD
Organisation for economic co-operation and development
(Public management information about the Netherlands) 


SER
Sociaal-Economische Raad
Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands
(advisory body of the Netherlands government)

P.O. Box 90405
NL-2509 LK Den Haag
+31 70 34 99 499

IMD
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst
(Immigration and Naturalization Services)

Postbus 3211
NL-2280 GE Rijswijk
+31 20 88 93 045

UWV
centrum voor reïntegratie en tijdelijk inkomen
(Centre Reintegration and Temporary Income)

Postbus 58285
NL-1040 HG Amsterdam
+31 113 75 03 50

ARBO
(certified occupational health service)

P.O. Box 85091
NL-3508 AB Utrecht
+ 31 30 29 96 444

CNV
Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond
(Christian Trade Union Federation) 

P.O. Box 2475
NL-3500 GL Utrecht
+ 31 30 75 11 001

CWI
Centrum voor werk en inkomen
(Centre for Work and Income)

P.O. Box 58191
NL-1040 HD Amsterdam
+31 20 75 15 000

FNV
Vakcentrale FNV
(Federation of Dutch Trade Unions)

Naritaweg 10
NL-1043 BX Amsterdam
+31 20 58 16 300



Exhibition centres and fairs 


Ahoy Rotterdam
(major convention center in Rotterdam)

 

P.O. Box 5106
NL- 3008 AC Rotterdam
+31 10 29 33 300   

Jaarbeurs Utrecht
(major convention center in Utrecht, central in The Netherlands)

P.O. Box  8500
NL-3503 RM Utrecht
+31 30 29 55 911
 

MECC Maastricht
(major convention center in Maastricht south of Netherland)

Postbus  1630
NL- 6201 BP Maastricht
+31 43 38 38 383

Netherlands Convention Bureau
(listings of congresses, conventions and exhibitions)


RAI Amsterdam
(major convention center in Amsterdam)

P.O.Box 77777
NL-1070 MS Amsterdam
+31 20 54 91 212



General


Wikipedia
about Life in the Netherlands; culture, economy, society, government and policies  


Yellow Pages
for local search




Governmental Institutions 


Ministerie Economische Zaken
(Ministry of Economic  Affairs)

Postbus 20105

NL-2500 EC Den Haag
+31 70 77 88 886 

Ministerie Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
(Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment)

Postbus 90801
NL-2509 LV Den Haag
+31 70 33 34 444

Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Postbus 20061
NL-2500 EB Den Haag
+31

Ministerie van Financiën
(Ministry of Finances)

Prinses Marijkestraat 3
NL-2595 TL Den Haag
+31 70 34 28 000 

Ministerie VROM
(Ministry of the Housing, Regional Development and the Environment)

Postbus 20951
NL-2500 EZ Den Haag
+31 70 33 93 939

Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
(Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport)

P.O. Box 20350
NL-2500 EJ Den Haag
+31 70 34 07 911

Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
(Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management)  

P.O. Box 20901
NL-2500 EX Den Haag
+31 70 35 16 171



Transport


Port of Amsterdam


Port of Rotterdam



NS - Dutch Railroad

(Trainschedule Holland by Train)
 
Tourism Netherlands
(Official site of Holland)  
 
Hotels.nl 
Website bookings, no booking fee
(Hotel.nl BV is based in Groningen The Netherlands)

Bookings.com
Online hotel reservations
(Bookings.com is a Priceline company with an office in Amsterdam)