Trade lane

What South Korea buys from Belgium.

South Korea imported USD 1.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Belgium in 2024, down 46 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and Belgium is its number 22 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 1.3bnfrom Belgium in 2024 (USD 2.4bn in 2022)
under 1 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
148product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#22Belgium's rank among South Korea's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what South Korea paid Belgium for it at the border, Belgium's share of everything South Korea imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 74 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of South Korea's imports48 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5.1m a tonne, 42 tonnes
    USD 218min 2024
  2. 2

    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 South Korea's imports3 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 67,441 a tonne, 1,666 tonnes
    USD 112min 2024
  3. 3

    Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,319 a tonne, 5,866 tonnes
    USD 84min 2024
  4. 4

    Photographic goods: chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for useHS 370790

    Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 56min 2024
  5. 5

    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 South Korea's imports2 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.0m a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 42min 2024
  6. 6

    Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410

    Share of South Korea's imports18 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,614 a tonne, 24,665 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  7. 7

    Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 27,036 a tonne, 1,209 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  8. 8

    Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changeup 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 613,685 a tonne, 46 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  9. 9

    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 South Korea's imports23 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,360 a tonne, 3,972 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  10. 10

    Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance...HS 381512

    Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 287,775 a tonne, 80 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  11. 11

    Cyclic hydrocarbons: cyclanes, cyclenes and cycloterpenes, excluding cyclohexaneHS 290219

    Share of South Korea's imports22 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,949 a tonne, 7,093 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  12. 12

    Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,495 a tonne, 10,362 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  13. 13

    Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632

    Share of South Korea's imports26 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,540 a tonne, 1,738 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  14. 14

    Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490

    Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 86 source countries
    Changeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,837 a tonne, 2,296 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  15. 15

    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721912

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,615 a tonne, 5,111 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  16. 16

    Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changedown 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,037 a tonne, 767 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  17. 17

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 76 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,954 a tonne, 1,628 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  18. 18

    Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150

    Share of South Korea's imports15 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5.0m a tonne, 2.5 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  19. 19

    Compressors: air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towingHS 841440

    Share of South Korea's imports54 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 23,512 a tonne, 509 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  20. 20

    Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190

    Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,893 a tonne, 2,888 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  21. 21

    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 721921

    Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 331 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,677 a tonne, 2,088 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  22. 22

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323

    Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  23. 23

    Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 86 source countries
    Changeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,943 a tonne, 644 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  24. 24

    Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS 190410

    Share of South Korea's imports14 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,402 a tonne, 3,278 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  25. 25

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coilsHS 722540

    Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,487 a tonne, 3,097 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  26. 26

    Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxidesHS 282200

    Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 23,301 a tonne, 308 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  27. 27

    Pickling preparations for metal surfaces: soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materialsHS 381010

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 192 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,884 a tonne, 637 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  28. 28

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 119 source countries
    Changeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,282 a tonne, 1,585 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  29. 29

    Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,341 a tonne, 1,967 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  30. 30

    Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,553 a tonne, 2,505 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  31. 31

    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 South Korea's imports1 per cent, 75 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 128,571 a tonne, 48 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  32. 32

    Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330

    Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 100 source countries
    Changedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.8m a tonne, 2.1 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  33. 33

    Sulphates: of nickelHS 283324

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,235 a tonne, 1,331 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 34

    Projectors: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852862

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 406,059 a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 35

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 5min 2024
  36. 36

    Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 382100

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 198,669 a tonne, 27 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  37. 37

    Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powdersHS 810520

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 52,538 a tonne, 98 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  38. 38

    Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 85,395 a tonne, 58 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  39. 39

    Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its saltsHS 292121

    Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,642 a tonne, 2,864 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  40. 40

    Lubricating preparations: other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials, not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 340399

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,565 a tonne, 329 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  41. 41

    Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.2m a tonne, 1.4 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  42. 42

    Polyamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 3908, in primary formsHS 390890

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,329 a tonne, 593 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  43. 43

    Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changeup 165 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 63,310 a tonne, 66 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  44. 44

    Polyesters: n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, saturated, in primary formsHS 390799

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,491 a tonne, 282 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  45. 45

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  46. 46

    Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 125 source countries
    Changedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21,283 a tonne, 181 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyurethanes, cellularHS 392113

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 35,713 a tonne, 106 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 484,840 a tonne, 7.7 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 415 per cent on 2022 (USD 716k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,107 a tonne, 1,750 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690

    Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 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.

  1. 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 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  2. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 9m in 2024, up 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  3. Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340USD 84m in 2024, up 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  4. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632USD 15m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Belgium supplies 26 per cent of the line.
  5. Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 33m in 2024, up 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Belgium supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  6. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 112m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  7. 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 42m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  8. 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 25m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Belgium supplies 23 per cent of the line.
  9. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690USD 8m in 2024, up 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  10. Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531USD 7m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  11. Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490USD 13m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Belgium supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  12. Compressors: air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towingHS 841440USD 12m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Belgium supplies 54 per cent of the line.
  13. Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190USD 11m in 2024, up 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 10 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 South Korea imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. 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 37024363 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 8 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 South Korea 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.

  1. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241Belgium: USD 218m at USD 5.1m a tonne. United States: USD 101m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 989,461 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
  2. 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 112m at USD 67,441 a tonne. France: USD 266m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 40,731 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,647 a tonne.
  3. 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 42m at USD 3.0m a tonne. United States: USD 318m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 2.2m a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
  4. Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Belgium: USD 33m at USD 27,036 a tonne. China: USD 213m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 12,518 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,115 a tonne.
  5. 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 613,685 a tonne. Germany: USD 71m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 290,659 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 379,740 a tonne.
  6. 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 25m at USD 6,360 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 8m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 4,215 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,004 a tonne.
  7. Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance...HS 381512Belgium: USD 23m at USD 287,775 a tonne. United States: USD 70m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 159,148 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 154,205 a tonne.
  8. Cyclic hydrocarbons: cyclanes, cyclenes and cycloterpenes, excluding cyclohexaneHS 290219Belgium: USD 21m at USD 2,949 a tonne. China: USD 53m (57 per cent of the line) at USD 1,973 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,847 a tonne.
  9. Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129Belgium: USD 15m at USD 1,495 a tonne. Canada: USD 10m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 872 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,570 a tonne.
  10. Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490Belgium: USD 13m at USD 5,837 a tonne. China: USD 93m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 4,157 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,619 a tonne.
  11. Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Belgium: USD 13m at USD 7,954 a tonne. China: USD 494m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 1,769 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,089 a tonne.
  12. Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150Belgium: USD 13m at USD 5.0m a tonne. Ireland: USD 11m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 3.9m a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.3m a tonne.
  13. Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190Belgium: USD 11m at USD 3,893 a tonne. China: USD 30m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1,396 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,780 a tonne.
  14. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 721921Belgium: USD 10m at USD 4,677 a tonne. China: USD 19m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 2,452 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,523 a tonne.
  15. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Belgium: USD 8m at USD 12,943 a tonne. China: USD 22m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 7,393 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,101 a tonne.
  16. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coilsHS 722540Belgium: USD 8m at USD 2,487 a tonne. China: USD 56m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 951 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,386 a tonne.
  17. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Belgium: USD 7m at USD 4,282 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 32m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 3,108 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,027 a tonne.
  18. Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490Belgium: USD 6m at USD 128,571 a tonne. Japan: USD 76m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 85,065 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,508 a tonne.
  19. Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Belgium: USD 6m at USD 2.8m a tonne. Malaysia: USD 251m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.5m a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 996,646 a tonne.
  20. Sulphates: of nickelHS 283324Belgium: USD 6m at USD 4,235 a tonne. South Africa: USD 10m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 3,143 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,870 a tonne.
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 South Korea 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 South Korea 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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