Trade lane
What Belgium buys from South Korea.
Belgium imported USD 3.7bn of manufactured and processed goods from South Korea in 2024, down 15 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Belgium imported in these lines, and South Korea is its number 15 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where South Korea 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 3.7bnfrom South Korea in 2024 (USD 4.3bn in 2022)
1 per centof Belgium's imports in these lines, USD 310bn from every source
245product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#15South Korea's rank among Belgium's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Belgium paid South Korea for it at the border, South Korea'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 76 per cent of the lane.
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Belgium's imports29 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 627m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,244 a tonne, 70,156 tonnesUSD 368min 2024 -
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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 imports14 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 258 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9.6m a tonne, 35 tonnesUSD 333min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 188 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,988 a tonne, 12,286 tonnesUSD 233min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,462 a tonne, 6,385 tonnesUSD 195min 2024 -
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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 Belgium's imports2 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 269m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,202 a tonne, 10,220 tonnesUSD 145min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 224m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,485 a tonne, 8,067 tonnesUSD 93min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049
Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 970 a tonne, 76,844 tonnesUSD 75min 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 Belgium's imports11 per cent, 104 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,824 a tonne, 10,180 tonnesUSD 69min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 390230
Share of Belgium's imports15 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,054 a tonne, 64,411 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Belgium's imports20 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 78m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,634 a tonne, 10,195 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 721070
Share of Belgium's imports22 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 167m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 905 a tonne, 71,761 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,784 a tonne, 4,818 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 720851
Share of Belgium's imports16 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 588 a tonne, 103,530 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 720916
Share of Belgium's imports19 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 759 a tonne, 72,044 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740
Share of Belgium's imports38 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 267 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,122 a tonne, 23,941 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: vinyl acetateHS 291532
Share of Belgium's imports16 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 906 a tonne, 54,148 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
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Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910
Share of Belgium's imports15 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,390 a tonne, 33,713 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of Belgium's imports7 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,268 a tonne, 36,786 tonnesUSD 47min 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 Belgium's imports1 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.7m a tonne, 13 tonnesUSD 47min 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 Belgium's imports2 per cent, 31 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 1,337 a tonne, 32,156 tonnesUSD 43min 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 Belgium's imports8 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 225 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,907 a tonne, 22,043 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839
Share of Belgium's imports25 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 677 a tonne, 55,007 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 115 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,448 a tonne, 1,581 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Styrene polymers: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, in primary formsHS 390330
Share of Belgium's imports48 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,966 a tonne, 16,511 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,196 a tonne, 23,174 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 720917
Share of Belgium's imports9 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 841 a tonne, 32,894 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,832 a tonne, 12,876 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Tools: plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 820900
Share of Belgium's imports15 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 905,556 a tonne, 26 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
29
Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210
Share of Belgium's imports17 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,645 a tonne, 8,523 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
30
Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrudedHS 722830
Share of Belgium's imports13 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 845 a tonne, 25,813 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
31
Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, n.e.c. in...HS 291829
Share of Belgium's imports42 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,914 a tonne, 7,353 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
32
Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloysHS 721061
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 925 a tonne, 23,156 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
33
Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,647 a tonne, 975 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
34
Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 550320
Share of Belgium's imports22 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,107 a tonne, 18,748 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
35
Cyclic hydrocarbons: o-xyleneHS 290241
Share of Belgium's imports14 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 935 a tonne, 21,448 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
36
Styrene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3903HS 390390
Share of Belgium's imports24 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,511 a tonne, 7,833 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
37
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or moreHS 720825
Share of Belgium's imports30 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 823 a tonne, 23,545 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
38
Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902HS 381700
Share of Belgium's imports30 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,544 a tonne, 12,484 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
39
Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,622 a tonne, 3,403 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920HS 292029
Share of Belgium's imports55 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,229 a tonne, 4,185 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
42
Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710
Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,727 a tonne, 2,457 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
43
Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 113 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,853 a tonne, 788 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
44
Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ)HS 381239
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,399 a tonne, 2,848 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
45
Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,692 a tonne, 1,191 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
46
Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391990
Share of Belgium's imports4 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,854 a tonne, 1,688 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Pumps: vacuumHS 841410
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 57,498 a tonne, 258 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
48
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,570 a tonne, 9,160 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
49
Epoxide resins: in primary formsHS 390730
Share of Belgium's imports19 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,791 a tonne, 7,914 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 58 source countriesChangefrom USD 204k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 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.
- Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740USD 51m in 2024, up 267 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). South Korea supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- 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 300214USD 333m in 2024, up 258 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022). South Korea supplies 14 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 42m in 2024, up 225 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). South Korea supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 233m in 2024, up 188 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022). South Korea supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 195m in 2024, up 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022). South Korea supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not...HS 720852USD 14m in 2024, up 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). South Korea supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210USD 23m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). South Korea supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231USD 17m in 2024, up 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). South Korea supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391990USD 15m in 2024, up 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). South Korea supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339USD 12m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). South Korea supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999USD 16m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). South Korea supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360USD 21m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). South Korea supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210USD 47m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022). South Korea supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 720851USD 61m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022). South Korea supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920HS 292029USD 18m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). South Korea supplies 55 per cent of the line.
- Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ)HS 381239USD 15m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). South Korea supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400219USD 11m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). South Korea supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839USD 37m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). South Korea supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321USD 62m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022). South Korea supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar: parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or...HS 902290USD 13m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). South Korea supplies 10 per cent of the line.
Where South Korea dominates
Lines where South Korea supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where South Korea ships at least 60 per cent of what Belgium imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dimethyl terephthalateHS 29173768 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 5m; 7 source countries in all.
- Machine-tools: hot forming machines, hot hammers, for working metalHS 84621971 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 1m; 12 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 South Korea'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.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952South Korea: USD 368m at USD 5,244 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 7m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 4,066 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,957 a tonne.
- 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 300214South Korea: USD 333m at USD 9.6m a tonne. United States: USD 208m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 2.4m a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11.0m a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380South Korea: USD 233m at USD 18,988 a tonne. China: USD 2.2bn (25 per cent of the line) at USD 9,345 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,313 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760South Korea: USD 195m at USD 30,462 a tonne. China: USD 559m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 21,639 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 47,432 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049South Korea: USD 75m at USD 970 a tonne. China: USD 23m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 482 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 854 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149South Korea: USD 69m at USD 6,824 a tonne. China: USD 67m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2,232 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,501 a tonne.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951South Korea: USD 68m at USD 6,634 a tonne. France: USD 11m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 5,018 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,433 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321South Korea: USD 62m at USD 12,784 a tonne. Luxembourg: USD 25m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 6,167 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,277 a tonne.
- Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740South Korea: USD 51m at USD 2,122 a tonne. China: USD 7m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 1,683 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,605 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 300215South Korea: USD 47m at USD 3.7m a tonne. Germany: USD 695m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 3.0m a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600South Korea: USD 43m at USD 1,337 a tonne. Thailand: USD 51m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 898 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,282 a tonne.
- Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931South Korea: USD 42m at USD 1,907 a tonne. Portugal: USD 39m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 931 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,033 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839South Korea: USD 37m at USD 677 a tonne. Germany: USD 5m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 464 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 653 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899South Korea: USD 34m at USD 21,448 a tonne. France: USD 315m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 7,664 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,445 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 720917South Korea: USD 28m at USD 841 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 37m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 647 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 747 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140South Korea: USD 24m at USD 1,832 a tonne. United States: USD 434m (61 per cent of the line) at USD 1,019 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,744 a tonne.
- Tools: plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 820900South Korea: USD 23m at USD 905,556 a tonne. Israel: USD 79m (52 per cent of the line) at USD 311,662 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 320,398 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210South Korea: USD 23m at USD 2,645 a tonne. China: USD 38m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 1,971 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,729 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360South Korea: USD 21m at USD 21,647 a tonne. China: USD 198m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 10,519 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,696 a tonne.
- Styrene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3903HS 390390South Korea: USD 20m at USD 2,511 a tonne. Germany: USD 18m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 1,393 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,959 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Belgium 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 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 South Korea'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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