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This big European trading nation changed its name! Pay attention to shipping!

  • Author:MIKEY
  • Source:Sunny Worldwide Logistics
  • Release Date:2020-01-02
The Dutch government has stated that the country has not been called "the Netherlands" since January. Renamed "Nederland", pay attention to shipping! Pay attention to amendments when filling in customs declaration information and contracts! Going to use "Netherlands"! Attention must be paid to customs declaration information, manifests and contracts!


As of January 2020, Holland will no longer use Holland and will instead use the official country name Netherlands. According to reports, this is part of the Dutch government's plan to reshape the country's image, which is expected to cost $ 220,000.



According to the British "The Guardian", the Dutch government officially announced that in the future the name "Holland" (Netherlands) will no longer be used, and the official official name "the Netherlands" (Netherlands) will be used. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, citing EFE news agency, the rebranding of the brand is expected to cost nearly $ 320,000 and includes a logo combining the acronym NL with the Dutch national flower orange tulips.



Dutch national propaganda logo also changed from a bouquet of tulips and the word "Holland" to the word "NL"

The Dutch Tourism and Exhibition Committee previously used a bunch of orange tulips and the word "Holland" as a promotional sign, but now it has been unified into an uppercase "NL" character, which is the "Netherland" abbreviation. The move is considered beneficial to exports and attracting investment.

The US News & World Report website reported on the 27th that the name "Holland" actually refers to only two of the country's 12 provinces, namely Amsterdam's "North Holland Province" ", And the" South Holland Province "where Rotterdam and The Hague are located. However, it is reported that this name is often used to refer to the entire country.



The yellow area in the picture is the traditional "Netherlands"

In common use, Holland and Netherlands are often used interchangeably to describe this Western European country. From January, the Dutch government will officially cancel this nickname that has been used for more than 25 years. Instead, use only Netherlands in all literature and marketing materials vendors.

Why is the Netherlands so frustrated with "improvements"?

It was reported that a spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs had "spit" the Spanish EFE, "(now) we have only promoted Holland, a small part of the Netherlands, abroad. A bit weird. "It is reported that those places that really refer to the" Netherlands "are facing the problem of" over-tourism ", and this" renaming "plan is also for" drainage "-attracting tourists to other parts of the country .

The report revealed that the Dutch government hopes that before the 2020 Olympic Games and the 65th European Olympiad, why is it so active? The Netherlands is mainly hoping to reshape the international image and attract more international tourists. The fourth economic competitiveness.

The report also quoted the US financial news website "Quartz" as saying that the Dutch government will spend $ 223,000 to make its domestic companies, embassies, various government departments and universities use only its official name "Nederland" since January 2020. (Netherlands) "to refer to that country.

In addition to the name and trademark, EFE reports that the Dutch Ministry of Tourism will close its offices in Spain, Italy and Japan in the spring of 2020, replacing them with countries that send more frequent tourists to the Netherlands.

Can "Dutch" in Chinese be changed to "Nederland"?

It is very difficult to change "Netherlands" to "Netherlands" in Chinese. If you really want to do this, you need to formally propose it through the diplomatic channels of the Netherlands. After the two governments recognize it, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will formally issue a document to promote it throughout the country.

In other countries too, diplomatic channels and official media need to have the same caliber in order to make the application of the rename in various fields logical.

(The content is compiled from the shipping network)