Trade lane

What Belgium buys from Ireland.

Belgium imported USD 12bn of manufactured and processed goods from Ireland in 2024, down 25 per cent on 2022. That is 4 per cent of everything Belgium imported in these lines, and Ireland is its number 8 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Ireland 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 12bnfrom Ireland in 2024 (USD 16bn in 2022)
4 per centof Belgium's imports in these lines, USD 310bn from every source
144product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#8Ireland's rank among Belgium's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Belgium paid Ireland for it at the border, Ireland's share of everything Belgium imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 97 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

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

    Share of Belgium's imports57 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 7.7bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 3.9bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 300339

    Share of Belgium's imports100 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changefrom USD 411m in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 2.8bnin 2024
  3. 3

    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 Belgium's imports6 per cent, 117 source countries
    Changeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 642m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 81,987 a tonne, 15,042 tonnes
    USD 1.2bnin 2024
  4. 4

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214

    Share of Belgium's imports23 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 44.0m a tonne, 12 tonnes
    USD 526min 2024
  5. 5

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of Belgium's imports11 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changefrom USD 5m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 3.7m a tonne, 73 tonnes
    USD 267min 2024
  6. 6

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Belgium's imports78 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 911m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 262min 2024
  7. 7

    Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399

    Share of Belgium's imports58 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 295m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 254min 2024
  8. 8

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210

    Share of Belgium's imports65 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changeup 210 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 250min 2024
  9. 9

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359

    Share of Belgium's imports25 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 620m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 214min 2024
  10. 10

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Belgium's imports25 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 181m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 174,076 a tonne, 1,224 tonnes
    USD 213min 2024
  11. 11

    Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390

    Share of Belgium's imports26 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changefrom USD 21m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 59,148 a tonne, 3,574 tonnes
    USD 211min 2024
  12. 12

    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 Belgium's imports4 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 775m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 195min 2024
  13. 13

    Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379

    Share of Belgium's imports15 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 326 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 174min 2024
  14. 14

    Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719

    Share of Belgium's imports94 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 408m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 48.7m a tonne, 2.0 tonnes
    USD 95min 2024
  15. 15

    Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499

    Share of Belgium's imports13 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 87min 2024
  16. 16

    Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750

    Share of Belgium's imports24 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 170,836 a tonne, 412 tonnes
    USD 70min 2024
  17. 17

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 94 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 45,609 a tonne, 1,355 tonnes
    USD 62min 2024
  18. 18

    Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen functionHS 292250

    Share of Belgium's imports35 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 44min 2024
  19. 19

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339

    Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 148m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 43min 2024
  20. 20

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Belgium's imports11 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 300,900 a tonne, 129 tonnes
    USD 39min 2024
  21. 21

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

    Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 27min 2024
  22. 22

    Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139

    Share of Belgium's imports5 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 316,153 a tonne, 83 tonnes
    USD 26min 2024
  23. 23

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392010

    Share of Belgium's imports4 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,071 a tonne, 8,272 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  24. 24

    Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)HS 252310

    Share of Belgium's imports27 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 51 a tonne, 360,959 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  25. 25

    Allobarbital (INN), amobarbital (INN), barbital (INN), butalbital (INN), butobarbital, cyclobarbital (INN), methylphenobarbital (INN), pentobarbital (INN)...HS 293353

    Share of Belgium's imports99 per cent, 5 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 17min 2024
  26. 26

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

    Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 164,744 a tonne, 104 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  27. 27

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 99 source countries
    Changedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 71,751 a tonne, 236 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  28. 28

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

    Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 107 source countries
    Changedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,427 a tonne, 6,399 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  29. 29

    Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789

    Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changefrom USD 287k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 172,302 a tonne, 88 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  30. 30

    WhiskiesHS 220830

    Share of Belgium's imports7 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,501 a tonne, 2,008 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  31. 31

    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 Belgium's imports4 per cent, 86 source countries
    Changeup 455 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,744 a tonne, 1,082 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  32. 32

    Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441012

    Share of Belgium's imports19 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 592 a tonne, 23,892 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  33. 33

    Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVAHS 850421

    Share of Belgium's imports19 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,501 a tonne, 1,446 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  34. 34

    Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 300693

    Share of Belgium's imports17 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 11min 2024
  35. 35

    Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590

    Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 67,678 a tonne, 155 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  36. 36

    Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

    Share of Belgium's imports4 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changefrom USD 892k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 109,200 a tonne, 94 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  37. 37

    Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149

    Share of Belgium's imports7 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 187,113 a tonne, 52 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  38. 38

    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 Belgium's imports1 per cent, 99 source countries
    Changedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 396,173 a tonne, 24 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  39. 39

    Beer: made from maltHS 220300

    Share of Belgium's imports8 per cent, 101 source countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,359 a tonne, 6,571 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  40. 40

    Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710

    Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,383 a tonne, 919 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  41. 41

    Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110

    Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,500 a tonne, 1,322 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  42. 42

    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 Belgium's imports1 per cent, 102 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 87,843 a tonne, 95 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  43. 43

    Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housingHS 847160

    Share of Belgium's imports4 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changefrom USD 325k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  44. 44

    Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and...HS 290351

    Share of Belgium's imports29 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,721 a tonne, 404 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  45. 45

    Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mmHS 441114

    Share of Belgium's imports7 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 539 a tonne, 14,700 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  46. 46

    Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589

    Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 75 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 7.7 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  47. 47

    Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, sterols and inositolsHS 290613

    Share of Belgium's imports62 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changefrom USD 250k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  48. 48

    Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504HS 850450

    Share of Belgium's imports8 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
  49. 49

    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 Belgium's imports1 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 174,611 a tonne, 41 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  50. 50

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832

    Share of Belgium's imports5 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 39,694 a tonne, 169 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239USD 267m in 2024, from USD 5m in 2022. Ireland supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  2. Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390USD 211m in 2024, from USD 21m in 2022. Ireland supplies 26 per cent of the line.
  3. Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 300339USD 2.8bn in 2024, from USD 411m in 2022. Ireland supplies 100 per cent of the line.
  4. Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379USD 174m in 2024, up 326 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022). Ireland supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  5. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210USD 250m in 2024, up 210 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022). Ireland supplies 65 per cent of the line.
  6. Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVAHS 850421USD 12m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  7. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 1.2bn in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 642m in 2022). Ireland supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  8. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 17m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  9. Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499USD 27m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  10. Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mmHS 441114USD 8m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  11. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 26m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Ireland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  12. WhiskiesHS 220830USD 15m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  13. Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750USD 70m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022). Ireland supplies 24 per cent of the line.
  14. Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589USD 8m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  15. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 213m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 181m in 2022). Ireland supplies 25 per cent of the line.
  16. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 62m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  17. Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149USD 10m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  18. Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin, including dyeing extracts not animal black, whether or not chemically defined: preparations based on colouring matter of...HS 320300USD 6m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  19. Printed matter: trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the likeHS 491110USD 7m in 2024, up 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  20. Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441012USD 14m in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Ireland supplies 19 per cent of the line.
Where Ireland dominates

Lines where Ireland supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Ireland ships at least 60 per cent of what Belgium imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail saleHS 300339100 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 2.8bn; 12 source countries in all.
  2. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 29359078 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 262m; 30 source countries in all.
  3. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 33021065 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 250m; 65 source countries in all.
  4. Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 29371994 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 95m; 21 source countries in all.
  5. Allobarbital (INN), amobarbital (INN), barbital (INN), butalbital (INN), butobarbital, cyclobarbital (INN), methylphenobarbital (INN), pentobarbital (INN)...HS 29335399 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 17m; 5 source countries in all.
  6. Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, sterols and inositolsHS 29061362 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 8m; 17 source countries in all.
  7. Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders: other than diesel-electric poweredHS 86029099 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 3m; 4 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 Ireland's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Belgium 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. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Ireland: USD 1.2bn at USD 81,987 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 656m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 27,858 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 65,208 a tonne.
  2. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214Ireland: USD 526m at USD 44.0m a tonne. South Korea: USD 333m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 9.6m a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11.0m a tonne.
  3. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Ireland: USD 267m at USD 3.7m a tonne. Germany: USD 51m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 847,396 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.3m a tonne.
  4. Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390Ireland: USD 211m at USD 59,148 a tonne. India: USD 40m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 24,822 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 64,820 a tonne.
  5. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Ireland: USD 62m at USD 45,609 a tonne. United States: USD 630m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 32,327 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 81,301 a tonne.
  6. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Ireland: USD 39m at USD 300,900 a tonne. France: USD 11m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 195,859 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 310,899 a tonne.
  7. Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392010Ireland: USD 25m at USD 3,071 a tonne. Italy: USD 24m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2,140 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,720 a tonne.
  8. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Ireland: USD 17m at USD 164,744 a tonne. Spain: USD 40m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 69,762 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 329,116 a tonne.
  9. Electrical static convertersHS 850440Ireland: USD 17m at USD 71,751 a tonne. Germany: USD 191m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 57,290 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 58,492 a tonne.
  10. Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789Ireland: USD 15m at USD 172,302 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 12m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 129,711 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 222,121 a tonne.
  11. WhiskiesHS 220830Ireland: USD 15m at USD 7,501 a tonne. Italy: USD 8m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 5,934 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,048 a tonne.
  12. Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690Ireland: USD 15m at USD 13,744 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 40m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 10,610 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 37,095 a tonne.
  13. Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substancesHS 441012Ireland: USD 14m at USD 592 a tonne. Poland: USD 20m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 466 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 481 a tonne.
  14. Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVAHS 850421Ireland: USD 12m at USD 8,501 a tonne. Turkey: USD 19m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 6,023 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,359 a tonne.
  15. Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590Ireland: USD 11m at USD 67,678 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 158m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 15,355 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,763 a tonne.
  16. Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790Ireland: USD 10m at USD 109,200 a tonne. France: USD 11m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 80,595 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 257,368 a tonne.
  17. Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149Ireland: USD 10m at USD 187,113 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 32m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 70,524 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 175,321 a tonne.
  18. Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Ireland: USD 9m at USD 396,173 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 761m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 199,610 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 289,234 a tonne.
  19. Beer: made from maltHS 220300Ireland: USD 9m at USD 1,359 a tonne. Germany: USD 16m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 859 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,345 a tonne.
  20. Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710Ireland: USD 9m at USD 9,383 a tonne. China: USD 126m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 6,211 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,537 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 Belgium 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 Ireland's part of everything Belgium 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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