EXHIBIT 23


             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Household International Netherlands B.V.:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report dated February 3, 1995, included in
this annual report on Form 10-K of Household International
Netherlands B.V. for the year ended December 31, 1994, into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statements No. 33-56599
and No. 33-50351 on Form S-3.

                                                                   
                              Arthur Andersen LLP                


Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 1995