The two tables demonstrate the volume of exports (millions of tonnes) transported through Rotterdam harbor in the Netherlands to different global locations from 2002 to 2012 and the percentage of tax enforced on these exports by the receiving nations.
Overall, the data for Europe was the highest, while the data for others were the lowest in the first table. Additionally, China was a nation that had the smallest rate of tax, whereas Europe was still the country with the biggest taxes within 10 years.
In terms of exports, between 2002 and 2012, Europe topped the list with 6900 and 6400 million tonnes. By contrast, others bottomed the list with 350 million tonnes. At the same time, the rate of China was approximately the same, with 2400 and 2300 tonnes. Furthermore, the data for Latin America and the USA was reduced by 300 million tons, decreased from 4200 to 3900, and 1800 to 1500 million tons. Moreover, the figure for Asia Pacific and Australasia in 2012 was higher than this figure in 2002 about 1600 million tons, with 2300 and 700 for Australasia, and 2500 and 800 for Asia Pacific.
Regarding tax, in 2002, the highest position belonged to Europe and Asia Pacific with 5 percent. In contrast, China was a tax-free country. During the same period, the rate of others was 2 percent which was twice as small as the rate of Australasia. In addition, The US had a tax rate 2% higher than Latin America, 3 and 1 percent respectively. In 2012, Europe had the biggest rate, with 8 percent. Meanwhile, the opposite was true for Australasia, with 1 percent. Many destinations like the USA, UK, China, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and others had similar figures, with 2 percent.