Trade lane
What the United Arab Emirates buys from Belgium.
The United Arab Emirates imported USD 1.4bn of manufactured and processed goods from Belgium in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United Arab Emirates 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 1.4bnfrom Belgium in 2024 (USD 996m in 2022)
1 per centof the United Arab Emirates's imports in these lines, USD 201bn from every source
227product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#19Belgium's rank among the United Arab Emirates's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United Arab Emirates paid Belgium for it at the border, Belgium's share of everything the United Arab Emirates imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 53 per cent of the lane.
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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 the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 65,902 a tonne, 1,612 tonnesUSD 106min 2024 -
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Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 381121
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports12 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,035 a tonne, 11,948 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Pulleys and flywheels, including pulley blocksHS 848350
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports41 per cent, 58 source countriesChangefrom USD 382k in 2022Unit valueUSD 35,443 a tonne, 893 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports44 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 816,074 a tonne, 38 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports19 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,335 a tonne, 21,349 tonnesUSD 29min 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 the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,139 a tonne, 982 tonnesUSD 26min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.0m a tonne, 5.9 tonnesUSD 24min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports23 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 235,116 a tonne, 100 tonnesUSD 23min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports32 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,560 a tonne, 3,088 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 83,816 a tonne, 232 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports57 per cent, 15 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 645,133 a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Compressors: air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towingHS 841440
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports25 per cent, 36 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 24,970 a tonne, 662 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 285 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,327 a tonne, 1,013 tonnesUSD 16min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports58 per cent, 32 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 552,860 a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 15min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,895 a tonne, 7,691 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 550210
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 312 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,550 a tonne, 1,502 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,986 a tonne, 7,198 tonnesUSD 14min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 837,277 a tonne, 16 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Mastics: painters' fillingsHS 321410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,649 a tonne, 2,428 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 43,811 a tonne, 226 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised, endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cmHS 401035
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports38 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,662 a tonne, 243 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,551 a tonne, 359 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 362 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,493 a tonne, 470 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Beer: made from maltHS 220300
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,015 a tonne, 8,693 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,908 a tonne, 616 tonnesUSD 9min 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 the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 142,803 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports16 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 373 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 386,950 a tonne, 21 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machinery for soil preparation or cultivation or for rollers for lawns or sports-groundsHS 843290
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports53 per cent, 30 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valueUSD 57,605 a tonne, 139 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Silicones: in primary formsHS 391000
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,416 a tonne, 1,798 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,856 a tonne, 4,242 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 335 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 141,406 a tonne, 55 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
32
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 the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 865 a tonne, 8,890 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.1m a tonne, 1.2 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports8 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,179 a tonne, 6,268 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,784 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640411
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 50 source countriesChangefrom USD 661k in 2022Unit valueUSD 41,115 a tonne, 173 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
37
Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 406 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 111,838 a tonne, 63 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 83,250 a tonne, 83 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 269 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,161 a tonne, 592 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 217 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 223,431 a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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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 the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 75 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,300 a tonne, 103 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
42
Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400270
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports18 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 305 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,950 a tonne, 1,293 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
43
Rubber: vulcanised, endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 180 cmHS 401031
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports20 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 572k in 2022Unit valueUSD 40,652 a tonne, 155 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layerHS 700510
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports12 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 988 a tonne, 6,352 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
45
Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 23 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
46
Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,776 a tonne, 756 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
47
Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,469 a tonne, 353 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
48
Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,587 a tonne, 1,611 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
49
Glass mirrors: unframed, excluding rear-view mirrors for vehiclesHS 700991
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports24 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 113 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,261 a tonne, 4,567 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,081 a tonne, 709 tonnesUSD 6min 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.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 19m in 2024, up 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 26m in 2024, up 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 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 23m in 2024, up 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 23 per cent of the line.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999USD 10m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 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 23m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Belgium supplies 32 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 106m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022). Belgium supplies 5 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 15m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 10m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 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 9m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 14m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 4 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 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Lubricating preparations: other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials, not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 340399USD 6m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990USD 7m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Belgium supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 381121USD 48m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022). Belgium supplies 12 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 the United Arab Emirates imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
No line worth USD 1m or more where Belgium supplies 60 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports.
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 the United Arab Emirates 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.
- 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 106m at USD 65,902 a tonne. Saudi Arabia: USD 167m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 39,914 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 59,575 a tonne.
- Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 381121Belgium: USD 48m at USD 4,035 a tonne. China: USD 103m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 2,397 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,723 a tonne.
- Pulleys and flywheels, including pulley blocksHS 848350Belgium: USD 32m at USD 35,443 a tonne. Japan: USD 11m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 19,055 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 24,360 a tonne.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410Belgium: USD 29m at USD 1,335 a tonne. Canada: USD 6m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 967 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,377 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Belgium: USD 26m at USD 26,139 a tonne. United States: USD 2.3bn (36 per cent of the line) at USD 18,690 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,690 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420Belgium: USD 23m at USD 235,116 a tonne. India: USD 11m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 18,879 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 91,307 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Belgium: USD 19m at USD 83,816 a tonne. China: USD 39m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 32,822 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 154,428 a tonne.
- Compressors: air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towingHS 841440Belgium: USD 17m at USD 24,970 a tonne. China: USD 28m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 11,180 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,369 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Belgium: USD 16m at USD 15,327 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 36m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 8,539 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,304 a tonne.
- Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121Belgium: USD 15m at USD 1,895 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 68m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 777 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,618 a tonne.
- Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 550210Belgium: USD 14m at USD 9,550 a tonne. United States: USD 97m (73 per cent of the line) at USD 6,708 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,517 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Belgium: USD 14m at USD 837,277 a tonne. Germany: USD 50m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 429,228 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 505,464 a tonne.
- Mastics: painters' fillingsHS 321410Belgium: USD 11m at USD 4,649 a tonne. China: USD 11m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 1,959 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,182 a tonne.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Belgium: USD 10m at USD 43,811 a tonne. Japan: USD 68m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 32,557 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,205 a tonne.
- Rubber: vulcanised, endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cmHS 401035Belgium: USD 10m at USD 39,662 a tonne. China: USD 8m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 24,520 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,746 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Belgium: USD 10m at USD 26,551 a tonne. China: USD 85m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 8,942 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,794 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690Belgium: USD 9m at USD 19,493 a tonne. China: USD 175m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 3,804 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,674 a tonne.
- Beer: made from maltHS 220300Belgium: USD 9m at USD 1,015 a tonne. India: USD 25m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 807 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 984 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Belgium: USD 9m at USD 13,908 a tonne. China: USD 258m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 2,518 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,344 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 9m at USD 142,803 a tonne. Latvia: USD 43m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 103,822 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 350,744 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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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