Trade lane
What Belgium buys from Taiwan.
Belgium imported USD 1.9bn of manufactured and processed goods from Taiwan in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Belgium imported in these lines, and Taiwan is its number 22 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Taiwan dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.9bnfrom Taiwan in 2024 (USD 1.8bn in 2022)
1 per centof Belgium's imports in these lines, USD 310bn from every source
191product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#22Taiwan's rank among Belgium's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Belgium paid Taiwan for it at the border, Taiwan'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 72 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 222m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 287min 2024 -
2
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 imports16 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,193 a tonne, 103,882 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
3
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 imports33 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 180 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 702 a tonne, 134,730 tonnesUSD 95min 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 imports10 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 296m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 90min 2024 -
5
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933
Share of Belgium's imports29 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 285 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,612 a tonne, 14,844 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
6
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 imports40 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 6m in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,634 a tonne, 12,859 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.7m a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
8
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 imports12 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 647 a tonne, 56,945 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, copolymersHS 390591
Share of Belgium's imports54 per cent, 14 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 6,130 a tonne, 5,929 tonnesUSD 36min 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 imports12 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,575 a tonne, 22,009 tonnesUSD 35min 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 Belgium's imports2 per cent, 99 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 439,678 a tonne, 76 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 24 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 32,772 a tonne, 894 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491
Share of Belgium's imports28 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 135,692 a tonne, 205 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloysHS 721061
Share of Belgium's imports23 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,102 a tonne, 24,892 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,539 a tonne, 1,088 tonnesUSD 21min 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 imports14 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 602 a tonne, 35,233 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 721932
Share of Belgium's imports27 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 175 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,960 a tonne, 5,235 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of Belgium's imports50 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 118 source countriesChangeup 236 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,218 a tonne, 1,135 tonnesUSD 18min 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, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720827
Share of Belgium's imports26 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 697 a tonne, 24,269 tonnesUSD 17min 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 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837
Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 583 a tonne, 28,871 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes...HS 820559
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 125 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,966 a tonne, 1,101 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 102 source countriesChangeup 263 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,523 a tonne, 3,500 tonnesUSD 16min 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 exceeding 10mmHS 720836
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 19 source countriesChangefrom USD 809k in 2022Unit valueUSD 787 a tonne, 19,005 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Poly(vinyl alcohol): whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groupsHS 390530
Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,184 a tonne, 6,323 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 61 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 44,053 a tonne, 300 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 18 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 1,400 a tonne, 8,853 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
28
Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of Belgium's imports2 per cent, 75 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 224,711 a tonne, 53 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 515,698 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
30
Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499
Share of Belgium's imports15 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,326 a tonne, 335 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Polyesters: n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, saturated, in primary formsHS 390799
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,322 a tonne, 8,765 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS 720918
Share of Belgium's imports14 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 890 a tonne, 12,924 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Glass: rear-view mirrors for vehiclesHS 700910
Share of Belgium's imports9 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,651 a tonne, 543 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 98 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 64,418 a tonne, 152 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
35
Cosmetic and toilet preparations: lip make-upHS 330410
Share of Belgium's imports9 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 69,984 a tonne, 140 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
36
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 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838
Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 538 a tonne, 16,972 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
37
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 721913
Share of Belgium's imports38 per cent, 18 source countriesChangefrom USD 704k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,729 a tonne, 3,339 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
38
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of Belgium's importsunder 1 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 64k in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,305 a tonne, 1,079 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
39
Ketones: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic, without other oxygen function, cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanonesHS 291422
Share of Belgium's imports17 per cent, 17 source countriesChangefrom USD 18k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,373 a tonne, 6,402 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of acrylic acidHS 291612
Share of Belgium's imports3 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,514 a tonne, 5,701 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
41
Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of Belgium's importsunder 1 per cent, 87 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,962 a tonne, 941 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless...HS 851769
Share of Belgium's imports7 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 241,640 a tonne, 35 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
43
Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 115 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,238 a tonne, 804 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
44
Steel, stainless: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730640
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,783 a tonne, 1,653 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
45
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721922
Share of Belgium's imports12 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 115 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,476 a tonne, 1,762 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
46
Tools: for working in the hand, pneumatic, rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion)HS 846711
Share of Belgium's imports8 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,438 a tonne, 322 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
47
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721912
Share of Belgium's imports40 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 427 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,583 a tonne, 2,129 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
48
Rubber: synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400219
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 190k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,701 a tonne, 2,793 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
49
Dyes: carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereonHS 320418
Share of Belgium's imports43 per cent, 14 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 36,096 a tonne, 204 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
50
Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone), prednisolone...HS 293729
Share of Belgium's imports10 per cent, 18 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 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.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934USD 47m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. Taiwan supplies 40 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933USD 54m in 2024, up 285 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 18m in 2024, up 236 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 720916USD 95m in 2024, up 180 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 33 per cent of the line.
- 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 720917USD 37m in 2024, up 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 721932USD 21m in 2024, up 175 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 27 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 124m in 2024, up 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Poly(vinyl alcohol): whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groupsHS 390530USD 14m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloysHS 721061USD 27m in 2024, up 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 23 per cent of the line.
- Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes...HS 820559USD 16m in 2024, up 125 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 12m in 2024, up 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 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 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837USD 17m in 2024, up 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 721070USD 35m in 2024, up 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS 720918USD 12m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless...HS 851769USD 8m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: lip make-upHS 330410USD 10m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan 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 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838USD 9m in 2024, up 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239USD 287m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 222m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 12 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 10m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Tools: for working in the hand, pneumatic, rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion)HS 846711USD 8m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
Where Taiwan dominates
Lines where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan ships at least 60 per cent of what Belgium imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
No line worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent of Belgium's imports.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Taiwan'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.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049Taiwan: USD 124m at USD 1,193 a tonne. Germany: USD 163m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 847 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 854 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933Taiwan: USD 54m at USD 3,612 a tonne. France: USD 37m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 2,547 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,794 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934Taiwan: USD 47m at USD 3,634 a tonne. Thailand: USD 19m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 2,892 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,723 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232Taiwan: USD 39m at USD 2.7m a tonne. France: USD 120m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 1.7m a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.0m a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plasticsHS 721070Taiwan: USD 35m at USD 1,575 a tonne. France: USD 97m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 1,119 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,297 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Taiwan: USD 33m at USD 439,678 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 761m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 199,610 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 289,234 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140Taiwan: USD 29m at USD 32,772 a tonne. Thailand: USD 25m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 22,479 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,988 a tonne.
- Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491Taiwan: USD 28m at USD 135,692 a tonne. China: USD 35m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 101,163 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 136,728 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloysHS 721061Taiwan: USD 27m at USD 1,102 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 34m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 819 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 925 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 720839Taiwan: USD 21m at USD 602 a tonne. Germany: USD 5m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 464 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 653 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 721932Taiwan: USD 21m at USD 3,960 a tonne. Italy: USD 13m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 2,935 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,935 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Taiwan: USD 18m at USD 16,218 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 252m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 7,101 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,827 a tonne.
- Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes...HS 820559Taiwan: USD 16m at USD 14,966 a tonne. China: USD 15m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 5,557 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,120 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815Taiwan: USD 16m at USD 4,523 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 43m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 2,037 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,767 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 exceeding 10mmHS 720836Taiwan: USD 15m at USD 787 a tonne. Turkey: USD 6m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 628 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 657 a tonne.
- Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200Taiwan: USD 13m at USD 44,053 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 71m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 16,890 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 25,736 a tonne.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550Taiwan: USD 12m at USD 1,400 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 183m (83 per cent of the line) at USD 989 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 966 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Taiwan: USD 12m at USD 224,711 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 377m (72 per cent of the line) at USD 168,988 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 144,237 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150Taiwan: USD 12m at USD 515,698 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 865m (63 per cent of the line) at USD 278,489 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 285,180 a tonne.
- Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499Taiwan: USD 12m at USD 35,326 a tonne. France: USD 6m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 17,841 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 35,704 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 Taiwan'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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