Trade lane
What the United States buys from Belgium.
The United States imported USD 20bn of manufactured and processed goods from Belgium in 2024, down 10 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United States imported in these lines, and Belgium is its number 20 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 20bnfrom Belgium in 2024 (USD 22bn in 2022)
1 per centof the United States's imports in these lines, USD 2.6tn from every source
741product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#20Belgium's rank among the United States's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United States paid Belgium for it at the border, Belgium's share of everything the United States imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 76 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 States's imports6 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.0bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4.6bnin 2024 -
2
Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of the United States's imports34 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 5.6bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.3m a tonne, 951 tonnesUSD 3.2bnin 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 States's imports4 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.8bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 893 tonnesUSD 1.9bnin 2024 -
4
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 757m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,381 a tonne, 57,079 tonnesUSD 992min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,816 a tonne, 18,856 tonnesUSD 374min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of the United States's imports13 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 167m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,651 a tonne, 173,946 tonnesUSD 287min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 334m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 602,450 a tonne, 459 tonnesUSD 276min 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 States's imports7 per cent, 115 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 186m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,087 a tonne, 9,299 tonnesUSD 270min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 180m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 118 tonnesUSD 228min 2024 -
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Combine harvester-threshersHS 843351
Share of the United States's imports63 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 189m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,036 a tonne, 15,946 tonnesUSD 208min 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 States's imports27 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 101m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,041 a tonne, 65,674 tonnesUSD 200min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379
Share of the United States's imports19 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 169min 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 States's imports2 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 171m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 530,796 a tonne, 306 tonnesUSD 162min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339
Share of the United States's imports11 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 135min 2024 -
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Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249
Share of the United States's imports16 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 118min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933
Share of the United States's imports27 per cent, 36 source countriesChangefrom USD 7m in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,664 a tonne, 18,041 tonnesUSD 102min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 106 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,890 a tonne, 5,868 tonnesUSD 93min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.3m a tonne, 73 tonnesUSD 93min 2024 -
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Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acidsHS 280920
Share of the United States's imports24 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,400 a tonne, 65,113 tonnesUSD 91min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 121m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,381 a tonne, 26,819 tonnesUSD 91min 2024 -
21
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 States's imports6 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,405 a tonne, 13,798 tonnesUSD 88min 2024 -
22
Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,037 a tonne, 17,354 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 18 source countriesChangefrom USD 9m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,392 a tonne, 60,147 tonnesUSD 84min 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 the United States's imports31 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 141,914 a tonne, 586 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxideHS 850610
Share of the United States's imports12 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,668 a tonne, 10,482 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphateHS 310221
Share of the United States's imports22 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 116m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 275 a tonne, 283,867 tonnesUSD 78min 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 the United States's imports1 per cent, 119 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,323 a tonne, 8,579 tonnesUSD 71min 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 the United States's imports7 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,889 a tonne, 7,286 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
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Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 111 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 102m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,624 a tonne, 2,367 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532
Share of the United States's imports6 per cent, 88 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,270 a tonne, 9,059 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function: their ethers and esters: salts thereof, diethanolamine and its saltsHS 292212
Share of the United States's imports41 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,287 a tonne, 43,464 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 88 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 43,394 a tonne, 1,220 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 721921
Share of the United States's imports30 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,318 a tonne, 9,878 tonnesUSD 53min 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 States's importsunder 1 per cent, 152 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 499,178 a tonne, 104 tonnesUSD 52min 2024 -
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Beer: made from maltHS 220300
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 93 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,704 a tonne, 17,686 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Antimony oxidesHS 282580
Share of the United States's imports19 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,995 a tonne, 5,885 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Photographic film: in rolls, (other than for colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length exceeding...HS 370242
Share of the United States's imports47 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 46min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,576 a tonne, 2,192 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 85m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 290,591 a tonne, 153 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 114 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 366,033 a tonne, 121 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 66,252 a tonne, 662 tonnesUSD 44min 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 States's imports1 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 180,357 a tonne, 232 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
43
Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 100 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,414 a tonne, 12,137 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 169 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,614 a tonne, 1,908 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Cellulose ethers: (other than carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), in primary formsHS 391239
Share of the United States's imports16 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,638 a tonne, 4,523 tonnesUSD 39min 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 States's imports1 per cent, 132 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 62,194 a tonne, 617 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzeneHS 290220
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 936 a tonne, 40,428 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Peptones and their derivatives: other protein substances and their derivatives n.e.c. or included, hide powder, whether or not chromedHS 350400
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,783 a tonne, 5,434 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
49
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 States's imports6 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 25 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
50
Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of the United States's importsunder 1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,401 a tonne, 656 tonnesUSD 36min 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.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933USD 102m in 2024, from USD 7m in 2022. Belgium supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600USD 84m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. Belgium supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049USD 31m in 2024, up 391 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249USD 118m in 2024, up 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). Belgium supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 93m in 2024, up 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 300339USD 34m in 2024, up 229 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 25m in 2024, up 222 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS 843810USD 17m in 2024, up 173 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Pharmaceutical goods: chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicidesHS 300660USD 20m in 2024, up 159 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180USD 23m in 2024, up 146 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxideHS 850610USD 80m in 2024, up 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). Belgium supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 24m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type)HS 871639USD 33m in 2024, up 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690USD 18m in 2024, up 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Belgium supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910USD 20m in 2024, up 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Belgium supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841360USD 13m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Belgium supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: particle acceleratorsHS 854310USD 23m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Belgium supplies 52 per cent of the line.
- Propylene, other olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary formsHS 390290USD 10m in 2024, up 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Belgium supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931USD 200m in 2024, up 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 101m in 2022). Belgium supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)HS 281512USD 30m in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Belgium supplies 11 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 States imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Combine harvester-threshersHS 84335163 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 208m; 25 source countries in all.
- Zinc dustHS 79031069 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 27m; 11 source countries in all.
- Photographic film: for x-rays, in rolls, sensitised and unexposed (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles)HS 37021091 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 27m; 17 source countries in all.
- Amine-function compounds: aromatic monoamines and their derivatives, aniline and its saltsHS 29214172 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 26m; 10 source countries in all.
- Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)HS 29337191 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 11m; 10 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 the United States 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 3.2bn at USD 3.3m a tonne. Canada: USD 429m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 880,622 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.7m 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 1.9bn at USD 2.1m a tonne. France: USD 475m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 1.5m a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.9m a tonne.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410Belgium: USD 287m at USD 1,651 a tonne. Germany: USD 19m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 1,296 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,752 a tonne.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499Belgium: USD 276m at USD 602,450 a tonne. Switzerland: USD 361m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 168,763 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 478,848 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Belgium: USD 270m at USD 29,087 a tonne. South Korea: USD 99m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 20,464 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,739 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191Belgium: USD 228m at USD 1.9m a tonne. China: USD 719m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.0m a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.2m a tonne.
- Combine harvester-threshersHS 843351Belgium: USD 208m at USD 13,036 a tonne. Italy: USD 48m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 9,825 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,569 a tonne.
- Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931Belgium: USD 200m at USD 3,041 a tonne. China: USD 337m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 1,411 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,093 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Belgium: USD 162m at USD 530,796 a tonne. Spain: USD 106m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 234,868 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 849,171 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933Belgium: USD 102m at USD 5,664 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 72m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 2,489 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,586 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Belgium: USD 93m at USD 15,890 a tonne. Canada: USD 765m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 6,591 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,578 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112Belgium: USD 93m at USD 1.3m a tonne. Mexico: USD 83m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 667,965 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
- Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acidsHS 280920Belgium: USD 91m at USD 1,400 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 74m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 938 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,400 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Belgium: USD 91m at USD 3,381 a tonne. Canada: USD 366m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 1,550 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,159 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 88m at USD 6,405 a tonne. Canada: USD 1.1bn (75 per cent of the line) at USD 4,375 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,364 a tonne.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612Belgium: USD 87m at USD 5,037 a tonne. South Korea: USD 637m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 3,455 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,036 a tonne.
- Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600Belgium: USD 84m at USD 1,392 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 10m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 973 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,328 a tonne.
- Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxideHS 850610Belgium: USD 80m at USD 7,668 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 117m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 5,637 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,806 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 71m at USD 8,323 a tonne. Canada: USD 4.1bn (55 per cent of the line) at USD 4,989 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,457 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632Belgium: USD 65m at USD 8,889 a tonne. Mexico: USD 155m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 4,347 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,812 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United States 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 States 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 States 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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