What Saudi Arabia buys from Belgium.
Saudi Arabia imported USD 1.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from Belgium in 2024, down 7 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Saudi Arabia 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.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Saudi Arabia paid Belgium for it at the border, Belgium's share of everything Saudi Arabia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 72 per cent of the lane.
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports31 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 127m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,303 a tonne, 106,620 tonnesUSD 139min 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports24 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 467m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 937,700 a tonne, 126 tonnesUSD 118min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 102 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 44,393 a tonne, 2,323 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, butene (butylene) and isomers thereofHS 290123
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports83 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 102m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,506 a tonne, 64,554 tonnesUSD 97min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports35 per cent, 16 source countriesChangefrom USD 12k in 2022Unit valueUSD 252,557 a tonne, 314 tonnesUSD 79min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports29 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,529 a tonne, 8,096 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports41 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,916 a tonne, 29,471 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesHS 391810
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports43 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,302 a tonne, 19,712 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports26 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 283,249 a tonne, 123 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports9 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 41,109 a tonne, 763 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 87 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 84,280 a tonne, 349 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports33 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 749,249 a tonne, 37 tonnesUSD 28min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 177 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 473,923 a tonne, 58 tonnesUSD 28min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.3m a tonne, 9.8 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3904HS 390490
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports71 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,428 a tonne, 8,395 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,840 a tonne, 5,240 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substancesHS 390421
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports35 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,372 a tonne, 7,942 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Poultry incubators and broodersHS 843621
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports62 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 163 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,381 a tonne, 1,139 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 242 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,287 a tonne, 278 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,914 a tonne, 1,764 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports1 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.3m a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 201,379 a tonne, 71 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Organo-sulphur compounds: methionineHS 293040
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports29 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,703 a tonne, 4,978 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 381121
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports10 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,284 a tonne, 4,095 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports33 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 491 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 681,456 a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports37 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,888 a tonne, 4,131 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,345 a tonne, 1,400 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium sulphateHS 310430
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports60 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 755 a tonne, 13,169 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,767 a tonne, 2,042 tonnesUSD 10min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 138,617 a tonne, 63 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifricesHS 330610
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports16 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,042 a tonne, 350 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturatedHS 290110
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports16 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,313 a tonne, 3,637 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,193 a tonne, 3,752 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports62 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 59 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment: for roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (excluding those of heading no. 8608)HS 853080
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports28 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 330 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 129,829 a tonne, 59 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,202 a tonne, 615 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports5 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 311 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 376,824 a tonne, 17 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,846 a tonne, 1,692 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 12 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
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Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes: of fruit or nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing...HS 200799
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports11 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,827 a tonne, 1,302 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
43
Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their...HS 381519
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valueUSD 84,855 a tonne, 73 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Brushes: toothbrushesHS 960321
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports22 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 75,917 a tonne, 81 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 3.5 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports8 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,310 a tonne, 4,507 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
47
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Saudi Arabia's importsunder 1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,974 a tonne, 209 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
48
Oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations, other prepared additives for mineral oils or liquids used as mineral oils (including...HS 381190
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports9 per cent, 36 source countriesChangefrom USD 436k in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,079 a tonne, 1,842 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Mastics: painters' fillingsHS 321410
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 56 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,905 a tonne, 1,153 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,910 a tonne, 1,403 tonnesUSD 5min 2024
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.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 28m in 2024, up 177 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Poultry incubators and broodersHS 843621USD 18m in 2024, up 163 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 62 per cent of the line.
- Organo-sulphur compounds: methionineHS 293040USD 13m in 2024, up 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 31m in 2024, up 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Belgium supplies 9 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 61m in 2024, up 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Belgium supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 14m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121USD 16m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 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 9m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490USD 10m in 2024, up 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610USD 28m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Belgium supplies 33 per cent of the line.
- Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740USD 12m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies 37 per cent of the line.
- Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesHS 391810USD 45m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Belgium supplies 43 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 35m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Belgium supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690USD 20m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 103m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410USD 139m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 127m in 2022). Belgium supplies 31 per cent of the line.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 6m in 2024, up 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432USD 5m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- 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 300215USD 23m in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
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 Saudi Arabia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, butene (butylene) and isomers thereofHS 29012383 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 97m; 8 source countries in all.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3904HS 39049071 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 20m; 15 source countries in all.
- Poultry incubators and broodersHS 84362162 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 18m; 18 source countries in all.
- Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 29359062 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 8m; 22 source countries in all.
- Amine-function compounds: aromatic monoamines and their derivatives: salts thereof: n.e.c. in item no. 2921.4HS 29214975 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 14 source countries in all.
- Weaving machines (looms): for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30cm, shuttleless typeHS 84463076 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 1m; 6 source countries in all.
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 Saudi Arabia 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 118m at USD 937,700 a tonne. Ireland: USD 61m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 644,022 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 708,828 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 103m at USD 44,393 a tonne. Italy: USD 72m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 24,277 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,845 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 79m at USD 252,557 a tonne. United States: USD 62m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 43,738 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 122,010 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 61m at USD 7,529 a tonne. Jordan: USD 50m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 5,533 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,533 a tonne.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129Belgium: USD 56m at USD 1,916 a tonne. Qatar: USD 9m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 1,532 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,752 a tonne.
- Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesHS 391810Belgium: USD 45m at USD 2,302 a tonne. China: USD 19m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 988 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,509 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420Belgium: USD 35m at USD 283,249 a tonne. Italy: USD 13m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 126,936 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 74,071 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Belgium: USD 31m at USD 41,109 a tonne. Italy: USD 57m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 25,385 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,840 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Belgium: USD 29m at USD 84,280 a tonne. China: USD 45m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 29,375 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 84,459 a tonne.
- Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610Belgium: USD 28m at USD 749,249 a tonne. United States: USD 12m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 196,288 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 283,213 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Belgium: USD 28m at USD 473,923 a tonne. France: USD 122m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 258,546 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 339,094 a tonne.
- 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 300215Belgium: USD 23m at USD 2.3m a tonne. United States: USD 163m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 1.7m a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3904HS 390490Belgium: USD 20m at USD 2,428 a tonne. South Korea: USD 6m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 1,163 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,098 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Belgium: USD 20m at USD 3,840 a tonne. China: USD 11m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 2,847 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,091 a tonne.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substancesHS 390421Belgium: USD 19m at USD 2,372 a tonne. United States: USD 8m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 1,157 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,579 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410Belgium: USD 17m at USD 61,287 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 72m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 31,516 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 83,674 a tonne.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121Belgium: USD 16m at USD 8,914 a tonne. Spain: USD 49m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 5,224 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,329 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Belgium: USD 14m at USD 1.3m a tonne. China: USD 908m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 126,104 a tonne, 90 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 355,739 a tonne.
- Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219Belgium: USD 14m at USD 201,379 a tonne. Germany: USD 221m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 83,257 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 118,820 a tonne.
- Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490Belgium: USD 10m at USD 7,345 a tonne. China: USD 25m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 3,488 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,011 a tonne.
What Saudi Arabia buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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.
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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