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Belgium: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Belgium at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 438.0 billionGrowth −9.9% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BE:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 380.6 billionGrowth −5.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BE:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,228Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory53,407Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 33.0 billion−9.0%BACI:BE:8703:1:2024
23004 MedicamentsUSD 23.2 billion−2.9%BACI:BE:3004:1:2024
32709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 23.0 billion+4.1%BACI:BE:2709:1:2024
42710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 19.4 billion−10.4%BACI:BE:2710:1:2024
53002 Human bloodUSD 16.0 billion−38.0%BACI:BE:3002:1:2024
62711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 15.3 billion−34.2%BACI:BE:2711:1:2024
78708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 8.0 billion−12.8%BACI:BE:8708:1:2024
87102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 6.9 billion−32.5%BACI:BE:7102:1:2024
99018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 5.6 billion−4.1%BACI:BE:9018:1:2024
108704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 5.1 billion−15.8%BACI:BE:8704:1:2024
118471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 4.3 billion+26.8%BACI:BE:8471:1:2024
128517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 4.2 billion+16.4%BACI:BE:8517:1:2024
132707 Oils and other products of the distillation of highUSD 3.8 billion+11.5%BACI:BE:2707:1:2024
143003 MedicamentsUSD 3.7 billion+5.0%BACI:BE:3003:1:2024
158542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 3.5 billion−39.5%BACI:BE:8542:1:2024
169021 Orthopaedic appliancesUSD 3.5 billion−3.0%BACI:BE:9021:1:2024
172933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atomUSD 3.1 billion−74.0%BACI:BE:2933:1:2024
180901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 2.9 billion+51.3%BACI:BE:0901:1:2024
193826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereofUSD 2.8 billion−30.6%BACI:BE:3826:1:2024
203901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 2.7 billion+5.4%BACI:BE:3901:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 33.4 billion−8.6%BACI:BE:2710:2:2024
23002 Human bloodUSD 25.5 billion−6.2%BACI:BE:3002:2:2024
33004 MedicamentsUSD 22.6 billion+12.2%BACI:BE:3004:2:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 21.4 billion−9.0%BACI:BE:8703:2:2024
52711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 10.3 billion−37.4%BACI:BE:2711:2:2024
67102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 8.5 billion−21.5%BACI:BE:7102:2:2024
78708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 5.0 billion−14.3%BACI:BE:8708:2:2024
81806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaUSD 5.0 billion+26.9%BACI:BE:1806:2:2024
92004 Vegetables preparationsUSD 4.4 billion+0.0%BACI:BE:2004:2:2024
103901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 4.1 billion+1.0%BACI:BE:3901:2:2024
113826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereofUSD 3.8 billion+12.8%BACI:BE:3826:2:2024
121905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 3.2 billion−1.3%BACI:BE:1905:2:2024
137219 Stainless steelUSD 3.1 billion−6.4%BACI:BE:7219:2:2024
148701 TractorsUSD 3.1 billion−14.4%BACI:BE:8701:2:2024
153902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary formsUSD 3.1 billion+4.9%BACI:BE:3902:2:2024
169018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 2.9 billion−4.6%BACI:BE:9018:2:2024
177210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 2.8 billion−5.7%BACI:BE:7210:2:2024
188704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 2.5 billion−14.9%BACI:BE:8704:2:2024
199021 Orthopaedic appliancesUSD 2.5 billion+8.5%BACI:BE:9021:2:2024
207208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 2.5 billion−7.4%BACI:BE:7208:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Belgium with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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