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Belgium: trade by HS code

  • US$380.6bnExports 2024
  • US$438bnImports 2024
  • 5,494HS6 · Exports

EU Combined Nomenclature →

In 2024, exports from Belgium came to US$380.6bn and imports to US$438bn.

Its largest customer was the Netherlands and its largest supplier the Netherlands.

Goods entering Belgium are classified under the EU Combined Nomenclature.

Top exports

  1. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$19.7bn
  2. 3002.41Vaccines for human medicineUS$13.8bn
  3. 3002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleUS$9.7bn
  4. 2711.21Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gasUS$9.4bn
  5. 8703.80Other vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsionUS$6.4bn
  6. 8703.23Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 3000 cm3US$5.3bn
  7. 7102.39Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set: non-industrial, otherUS$5bn
  8. 2004.10Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by: potatoesUS$4.1bn
  9. 3826.00Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsUS$3.8bn
  10. 7102.31Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or brutedUS$3.4bn
  11. 8703.40Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$3.4bn
  12. 1806.20Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kgUS$2.7bn
  13. 8701.21With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)US$2.7bn
  14. 1905.90Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares: otherUS$2.1bn
  15. 7408.11Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mmUS$2.1bn
  16. 8703.32Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 2500 cm3US$2.1bn
  17. 2203.00Beer made from maltUS$1.8bn
  18. 8708.99Other parts and accessories: otherUS$1.7bn
  19. 1806.90Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: otherUS$1.6bn
  20. 7308.90Structures: otherUS$1.6bn

Top imports

  1. 2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUS$23bn
  2. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$20.1bn
  3. 2711.21Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gasUS$10.5bn
  4. 8703.80Other vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsionUS$8.9bn
  5. 8703.40Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$7.9bn
  6. 3002.41Vaccines for human medicineUS$6.8bn
  7. 3002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleUS$4.5bn
  8. 8704.21Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnesUS$3.9bn
  9. 8703.22Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000 cm3 but not exceeding 1500 cm3US$3.6bn
  10. 8703.60Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$3.5bn
  11. 7102.39Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set: non-industrial, otherUS$3.3bn
  12. 7102.31Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or brutedUS$3bn
  13. 3003.39Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: otherUS$2.8bn
  14. 3826.00Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsUS$2.8bn
  15. 2711.11Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gasUS$2.7bn
  16. 8703.23Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 3000 cm3US$2.7bn
  17. 9018.90Other instruments and appliancesUS$2.5bn
  18. 0901.11Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinatedUS$2.5bn
  19. 8542.39Electronic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, otherUS$2.4bn
  20. 3002.14Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleUS$2.3bn

Main buyers from Belgium

  1. Netherlands US$51.2bn
  2. Germany US$50.3bn
  3. France US$41.2bn
  4. Italy US$25bn
  5. United States US$22.6bn
  6. United Kingdom US$16.5bn
  7. Spain US$10bn
  8. Poland US$9.1bn
  9. Sweden US$7.9bn
  10. China US$6.2bn

Main suppliers of Belgium

  1. Netherlands US$83bn
  2. Germany US$55.7bn
  3. France US$44.9bn
  4. United States US$25.7bn
  5. China US$20.3bn
  6. Italy US$18.7bn
  7. United Kingdom US$16.7bn
  8. Ireland US$12.2bn
  9. Spain US$10.9bn
  10. Sweden US$8.3bn

Questions and answers

What does Belgium export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was medicaments: other (HS 3004.90), worth US$19.7bn.

Which customs tariff does Belgium apply?

Belgium applies the EU Combined Nomenclature.