Domeinen Roerende Zaken

What Domeinen Roerende Zaken does

Domeinen Roerende Zaken (DRZ) is a directorate (government service) of the Dutch Ministry of Finance that performs two legally mandated functions: it acts as the statutory custodian ("wettelijke bewaarder") of goods seized by Dutch law enforcement and judicial authorities, and it processes surplus goods ("overtollige goederen") from Dutch central government agencies. For seized goods, DRZ executes decisions of the Public Prosecutor, judges, or tax inspectors to store, destroy, return, or sell the items, with proceeds used to pay fines, compensate victims, or flow to the state treasury when assets were purchased with proceeds of crime. For surplus goods, DRZ maximizes reuse and resale value before residual material is recycled, returning net proceeds to the originating agency or to the treasury. The organization operates roughly 140 staff across five Dutch sites — Apeldoorn (HQ and postal), Bleiswijk (storage), Hoogeveen (main ICT processing facility), Soesterberg (vehicle valuation), and Ulicoten (BRZO/Seveso-certified site for seized fireworks) — and processes more than 200,000 items per year.

DRZ's commercial footprint is built around two online auction channels: a proprietary portal at verkoop.domeinenrz.nl for vehicles and vessels, and a long-standing outsourcing partnership with Onlineveilingmeester.nl (in place since November 2020, renewed for multiple years from November 2024, and being expanded in July 2025 to absorb DRZ's own vehicle and vessel auctions). Supporting infrastructure includes a digital appointment scheduling system (afspraak.domeinenrz.nl) and the internal rijksmarktplaats.nl redistribution platform used by government agencies for inter-departmental reuse of office furniture, which alone generates approximately EUR 6 million in annual procurement savings. Specialized processing capability exists at the Hoogeveen facility, where ICT devices are sorted by processor age, data-wiped using AIVD-certified software for reusable units, and shredded under Weeelabex European standards for obsolete units.

DRZ's "customers" are almost entirely Dutch public-sector entities: the Openbaar Ministerie, Nationale Politie, FIOD, ILenT, ISZW, NVWA, CJIB, and Belastingdienst. Revenue is collected transactionally — a 15% buyer's premium on auction wins with a EUR 65 minimum bid, plus late-pickup fees of EUR 25 per working day and EUR 250 damage liability per lot — but DRZ is not a commercial enterprise and does not retain earnings; proceeds are passed through to the treasury, the originating agency, victims, or fine recipients. The closest commercial analog is a regulated asset-disposition and auction operator with a government-monopoly franchise, rather than a venture-backed business.

Name

Domeinen Roerende Zaken

Legal name

Domeinen Roerende Zaken

Website

https://domeinenrz.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Domeinen Roerende Zaken (DRZ) is a directorate of the Dutch Ministry of Finance that serves as the statutory custodian of seized goods and processor of surplus central-government assets, selling items through its own online portal and via partner Onlineveilingmeester.nl to recover value for the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Asset Management Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Fund Custody & Depositary Services (UCITS/AIFMD & Mutual Funds) (FSAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Government asset disposal
• Seized goods auctions
• Surplus goods processing
• ICT recycling services
• Government logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Sale of Seized Goods: DRZ sells goods seized by law enforcement (police, FIOD, etc.) on behalf of the Public Prosecutor. Proceeds are used to pay fines or compensate victims. If goods were purchased with illegal money, proceeds go to the state treasury.
2. Sale of Surplus Government Goods: DRZ processes and sells surplus goods from government agencies. Revenue minus sales costs is paid back to the originating government service, reducing need for taxpayer funding.
3. Taxation Support Services: DRZ supports Belastingdienst with vehicle valuation for BPM (motor vehicle tax) purposes and handles seized vehicles from tax debts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Domeinen Roerende Zaken is the statutory custodian of goods seized by Dutch law enforcement and the statutory processor of surplus government goods. It stores, values, recycles, destroys, or sells these goods via open online auctions, returning proceeds to the state treasury, to victims, or toward fine payments. Services are delivered through in-house storage facilities and an online auction platform supplemented by the partner Onlineveilingmeester.nl.

Product overview

Domeinen Roerende Zaken (DRZ) operates as a government service under the Ministry of Finance, managing two core categories of goods: (1) surplus government goods and (2) seized goods from criminal proceedings. The product portfolio includes DRZ's own online auction platform (verkoop.domeinenrz.nl) for vehicles and vessels, outsourced auction services via Onlineveilingmeester.nl for other goods, ICT recycling and data destruction services at Hoogeveen, an internal government redistribution platform (rijksmarktplaats.nl), and BPM vehicle reassessment services. DRZ also provides appointment scheduling for goods pickup through afspraak.domeinenrz.nl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Vehicle and Vessel Auction Catalog Online auction catalog and bidding platform operated by DRZ for vehicles and vessels, accessible to registered public buyers; offers viewing of lot details, online bidding, and tracking of auction outcomes.
• Online Auction Services via Onlineveilingmeester.nl Outsourced online auction service for DRZ's surplus and seized goods (excluding vehicles and vessels), provided through a multi-year partnership with Onlineveilingmeester.nl since November 2020. The partnership was renewed in November 2024 and expanded in 2025 to cover vehicles and vessels.
• ICT Recycling and Data Destruction Services Processing service for ICT equipment that combines AIVD-certified data wiping for reusable devices with Weeelabex-compliant shredding for non-reusable devices, followed by sorting and resale or raw material recovery, delivered at the Hoogeveen facility.
• BPM Vehicle Reassessment Service Physical inspection service supporting the Belastingdienst with BPM (motor vehicle tax) valuation of imported vehicles, plus custody and processing of vehicles seized from tax debts.
• Beslagloket (Seizure Information Point) National information point that provides citizens with guidance and answers when their goods have been seized in criminal proceedings, jointly operated by Nationale Politie, Openbaar Ministerie, and DRZ.
• Rijksmarktplaats.nl Government Redistribution Platform Internal government redistribution platform enabling Dutch government agencies to reuse surplus office furniture and equipment among themselves, generating approximately 6 million euros in annual savings.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Onlineveilingmeester.nlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 25 November 2024Onlineveilingmeester.nl has been DRZ's online auction partner since November 2020. The partnership was renewed in November 2024 for multiple years. The platform handles online sales of seized and surplus goods including vehicles, vessels, and other items. Starting summer 2025, Onlineveilingmeester.nl will also handle vehicle and vessel auctions previously done through DRZ's own platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Auction.com: US-based online auction platform for distressed and government-related assets. Comparable as a large-scale online auction marketplace with overlapping asset categories, primarily real estate.
• GovDeals: US government surplus auction platform serving federal, state, and local agencies. Comparable as a large-scale government-surplus-focused auction marketplace, though at significantly larger scale and in a different jurisdiction.
• Bidsquare: Online auction aggregator serving multiple categories including vehicles and seized goods. Comparable as a multi-category online auction platform with government-relevant asset offerings.

Others

• Rijksvastgoedbedrijf (RVB): Dutch government agency responsible for managing state-owned real estate and asset portfolios. Adjacent comparable as a Dutch state-owned entity managing government assets, though focused on real estate rather than movable goods.
• Catawiki: Dutch-headquartered online auction platform for collectibles, art, and special items. Comparable as a Dutch online auction marketplace, though focused on higher-value collectibles rather than mass government surplus.

Regional players

• ILT (Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport): Dutch inspection agency authorized to seize goods with DRZ as custodian. Comparable as a sister Dutch enforcement agency participating in the same seizure-to-custody value chain.
• NVWA (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit): Dutch food and consumer product safety authority that seizes non-compliant goods with DRZ as custodian. Comparable as another Dutch enforcement agency participating in the seizure-to-custody workflow.

Direct peers

• Troostwijk Auctions: Major Dutch industrial auction house that handles online and on-site auctions of business assets, surplus goods, and seized items. Comparable as a large-scale Dutch auction operator with overlapping asset categories.
• BVA Auctions: Dutch online auction platform for business asset liquidation, including vehicles, machinery, and inventory. Comparable as an online auction operator serving similar asset categories in the Netherlands.
• Onlineveilingmeester.nl: Dutch online auction platform that has been DRZ's primary sales partner since 2020, handling auctioned seized and surplus goods. Directly comparable as the execution channel for DRZ's auction operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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