Trade lane
What Japan buys from Belgium.
Japan imported USD 3.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from Belgium in 2024, down 57 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Japan imported in these lines, and Belgium is its number 19 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Belgium dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 3.0bnfrom Belgium in 2024 (USD 7.1bn in 2022)
1 per centof Japan's imports in these lines, USD 431bn from every source
217product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#19Belgium's rank among Japan's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Japan paid Belgium for it at the border, Belgium's share of everything Japan imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 81 per cent of the lane.
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of Japan's imports57 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 4.9bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13.4m a tonne, 80 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 387m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 684,052 a tonne, 477 tonnesUSD 326min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 153m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 100min 2024 -
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Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390
Share of Japan's imports15 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 597k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 90min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,653 a tonne, 41,781 tonnesUSD 69min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 65min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of Japan's imports18 per cent, 11 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 13 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 18 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432
Share of Japan's imports11 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 120,872 a tonne, 351 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for...HS 380893
Share of Japan's imports12 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,938 a tonne, 7,160 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632
Share of Japan's imports27 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,249 a tonne, 2,036 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance...HS 381512
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 29 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 433,811 a tonne, 70 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 328 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 26 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in...HS 180620
Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,449 a tonne, 3,313 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,980 a tonne, 1,840 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.8m a tonne, 7.7 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 21min 2024 -
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Sulphates: of nickelHS 283324
Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,962 a tonne, 4,939 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,379 a tonne, 1,026 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of Japan's imports12 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,482 a tonne, 947 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 8.2 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 2024 -
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Garments: men's or boys', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 621040
Share of Japan's imports13 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 173,274 a tonne, 79 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 126,631 a tonne, 103 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250
Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,668 a tonne, 3,523 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 300339
Share of Japan's imports65 per cent, 6 source countriesChangefrom USD 944k in 2022Unit valueUSD 590,870 a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,010 a tonne, 2,061 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490
Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,760 a tonne, 1,105 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,016 a tonne, 500 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 830k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4.4m a tonne, 2.3 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,103 a tonne, 1,227 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Polysulphides, polysulphones and similar products of chemical synthesis n.e.c. in chapter 39: in primary formsHS 391190
Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 10min 2024 -
33
Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flash-bulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or...HS 847590
Share of Japan's imports15 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 319k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 10min 2024 -
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Amine-function compounds: aromatic amines and their derivatives: o-, m-, p-phenylenediamine, diaminotoluenes and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 292151
Share of Japan's imports14 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,601 a tonne, 3,547 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Projectors: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852862
Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 144,666 a tonne, 63 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 9min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary formsHS 390290
Share of Japan's imports12 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,611 a tonne, 3,340 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319
Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,334 a tonne, 1,313 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532
Share of Japan's imports35 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,310 a tonne, 1,917 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 263,772 a tonne, 31 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441011
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 678 a tonne, 11,932 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured)HS 220110
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 328 a tonne, 24,384 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives: isinglass: other glues of animal origin, excluding...HS 350300
Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,078 a tonne, 1,554 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Radar apparatusHS 852610
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 39 source countriesChangefrom USD 504k in 2022Unit valueUSD 334,594 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,647 a tonne, 328 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS 190410
Share of Japan's imports30 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,263 a tonne, 3,301 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 125,255 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 90 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,692 a tonne, 423 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
49
Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 79 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,490 a tonne, 323 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
50
Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 319,841 a tonne, 21 tonnesUSD 7min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 29m in 2024, up 328 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690USD 17m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590USD 12m in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590USD 21m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Belgium supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231USD 21m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in...HS 180620USD 28m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Belgium supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289USD 13m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Polysulphides, polysulphones and similar products of chemical synthesis n.e.c. in chapter 39: in primary formsHS 391190USD 10m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Amine-function compounds: aromatic amines and their derivatives: o-, m-, p-phenylenediamine, diaminotoluenes and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 292151USD 9m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250USD 13m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490USD 11m in 2024, up 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490USD 7m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410USD 69m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022). Belgium supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499USD 10m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319USD 8m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary formsHS 390690USD 6m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS 190410USD 7m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for...HS 380893USD 35m in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). Belgium supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150USD 58m in 2024, level with 2022 (USD 58m in 2022). Belgium supplies 18 per cent of the line.
Where Belgium dominates
Lines where Belgium supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Belgium ships at least 60 per cent of what Japan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 30033965 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 13m; 6 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, obtained from flat-rolled productsHS 72166179 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 15 source countries in all.
- Manganese oxides: excluding manganese dioxideHS 28209068 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 8 source countries in all.
- Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substancesHS 44119267 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 12 source countries in all.
- Photographic film: in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length not exceeding 200m (other than of paper...HS 37024382 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 1m; 6 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Belgium's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Japan at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241Belgium: USD 1.1bn at USD 13.4m a tonne. United States: USD 509m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 6.2m a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6.2m a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Belgium: USD 326m at USD 684,052 a tonne. France: USD 374m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 249,880 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 374,058 a tonne.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410Belgium: USD 69m at USD 1,653 a tonne. India: USD 10m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 1,310 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,809 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150Belgium: USD 58m at USD 4.6m a tonne. Ireland: USD 82m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 2.3m a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.5m a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Belgium: USD 44m at USD 2.5m a tonne. Denmark: USD 457m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 1.8m a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 670,116 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432Belgium: USD 42m at USD 120,872 a tonne. Spain: USD 36m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 43,495 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 184,592 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632Belgium: USD 31m at USD 15,249 a tonne. Italy: USD 23m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 6,226 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,053 a tonne.
- Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance...HS 381512Belgium: USD 30m at USD 433,811 a tonne. Thailand: USD 176m (54 per cent of the line) at USD 225,279 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 225,721 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131Belgium: USD 29m at USD 1.1m a tonne. Ireland: USD 53m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 670,257 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
- Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in...HS 180620Belgium: USD 28m at USD 8,449 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 31m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 2,292 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,980 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Belgium: USD 21m at USD 2.8m a tonne. China: USD 692m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 702,901 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 892,072 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Belgium: USD 17m at USD 17,482 a tonne. United States: USD 19m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 5,549 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,091 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Belgium: USD 15m at USD 1.8m a tonne. United States: USD 485m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
- Garments: men's or boys', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 621040Belgium: USD 14m at USD 173,274 a tonne. China: USD 41m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 24,939 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 91,517 a tonne.
- Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289Belgium: USD 13m at USD 126,631 a tonne. China: USD 381m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 86,527 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 189,652 a tonne.
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250Belgium: USD 13m at USD 3,668 a tonne. China: USD 81m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 1,972 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,107 a tonne.
- Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590Belgium: USD 12m at USD 6,010 a tonne. China: USD 96m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 3,006 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,766 a tonne.
- Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490Belgium: USD 11m at USD 9,760 a tonne. China: USD 40m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 4,943 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,383 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139Belgium: USD 10m at USD 4.4m a tonne. United States: USD 346m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 1.8m a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Belgium: USD 10m at USD 8,103 a tonne. China: USD 513m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 1,221 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,634 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Japan buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Japan with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Belgium's part of everything Japan imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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