Trade lane
What Belgium buys from the United States.
Belgium imported USD 22bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United States in 2024, down 2 per cent on 2022. That is 7 per cent of everything Belgium imported in these lines, and the United States is its number 4 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United States 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 22bnfrom the United States in 2024 (USD 22bn in 2022)
7 per centof Belgium's imports in these lines, USD 310bn from every source
833product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#4the United States's rank among Belgium's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Belgium paid the United States for it at the border, the United States'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 60 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 Belgium's imports12 per cent, 117 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.1bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2.3bnin 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of Belgium's imports13 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 324m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 865min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Belgium's imports25 per cent, 94 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 677m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32,327 a tonne, 19,493 tonnesUSD 630min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Belgium's imports32 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 480m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 48,274 a tonne, 12,017 tonnesUSD 580min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of Belgium's imports29 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 263 per cent on 2022 (USD 146m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 337 tonnesUSD 530min 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 imports11 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 453m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 315 tonnesUSD 476min 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 imports61 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 530m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,019 a tonne, 425,442 tonnesUSD 434min 2024 -
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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 imports52 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 25m in 2022Unit valueUSD 236,073 a tonne, 1,789 tonnesUSD 422min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Belgium's imports38 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 130m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 222 tonnesUSD 383min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of Belgium's imports37 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 287m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 278 tonnesUSD 341min 2024 -
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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 imports9 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 404m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,661 a tonne, 11,334 tonnesUSD 314min 2024 -
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Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610
Share of Belgium's imports29 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 235m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 351,105 a tonne, 810 tonnesUSD 284min 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 imports18 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 233 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 257,362 a tonne, 934 tonnesUSD 240min 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 imports27 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 281m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,431 a tonne, 153,424 tonnesUSD 220min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of Belgium's imports40 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 182m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 47 tonnesUSD 219min 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 imports9 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 857m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.4m a tonne, 87 tonnesUSD 208min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Belgium's imports22 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,943 a tonne, 41,086 tonnesUSD 203min 2024 -
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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 imports27 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 132m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,963 a tonne, 3,718 tonnesUSD 189min 2024 -
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Non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives: other non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2931.4HS 293149
Share of Belgium's imports79 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 170m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,185 a tonne, 58,596 tonnesUSD 187min 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 Belgium's imports21 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 245m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 182min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of Belgium's imports20 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 156m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,823 a tonne, 95,013 tonnesUSD 173min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethyleneHS 290121
Share of Belgium's imports11 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 653m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 901 a tonne, 183,153 tonnesUSD 165min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Belgium's imports6 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,001 a tonne, 8,516 tonnesUSD 153min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of Belgium's imports18 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 141m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 765,825 a tonne, 199 tonnesUSD 153min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)HS 290511
Share of Belgium's imports35 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 76m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 273 a tonne, 545,092 tonnesUSD 149min 2024 -
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Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 840721
Share of Belgium's imports72 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 174m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,465 a tonne, 3,835 tonnesUSD 148min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333
Share of Belgium's imports22 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 134m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,210 a tonne, 7,190 tonnesUSD 145min 2024 -
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Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400270
Share of Belgium's imports71 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 436 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,321 a tonne, 43,148 tonnesUSD 143min 2024 -
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Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)HS 290531
Share of Belgium's imports50 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 254m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 827 a tonne, 173,104 tonnesUSD 143min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of Belgium's imports21 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 125m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 64,200 a tonne, 2,229 tonnesUSD 143min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: vinyl acetateHS 291532
Share of Belgium's imports46 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 177m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 898 a tonne, 157,844 tonnesUSD 142min 2024 -
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Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611
Share of Belgium's imports28 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 142m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,855 a tonne, 46,990 tonnesUSD 134min 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 Belgium's imports31 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 247m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 130min 2024 -
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Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810
Share of Belgium's imports32 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,701 a tonne, 22,285 tonnesUSD 127min 2024 -
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Cellulose acetates: non-plasticised, in primary formsHS 391211
Share of Belgium's imports94 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,926 a tonne, 43,326 tonnesUSD 127min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturatedHS 290110
Share of Belgium's imports75 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 142m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 127min 2024 -
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Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195
Share of Belgium's imports30 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 149 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,005 a tonne, 8,945 tonnesUSD 125min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acidHS 291521
Share of Belgium's imports66 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 176m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 398 a tonne, 310,191 tonnesUSD 123min 2024 -
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Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710
Share of Belgium's imports57 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 116m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,485 a tonne, 6,894 tonnesUSD 121min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129
Share of Belgium's imports37 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 152m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,394 a tonne, 86,022 tonnesUSD 120min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Belgium's imports1 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,169 a tonne, 6,910 tonnesUSD 119min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Belgium's imports14 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 100m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,256 a tonne, 4,315 tonnesUSD 118min 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 imports7 per cent, 99 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 126m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 339,067 a tonne, 333 tonnesUSD 113min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of acrylic acidHS 291612
Share of Belgium's imports33 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,459 a tonne, 44,378 tonnesUSD 109min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: cyclohexaneHS 290211
Share of Belgium's imports19 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 108m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,188 a tonne, 83,983 tonnesUSD 100min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of Belgium's imports33 per cent, 55 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 104m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 540,623 a tonne, 179 tonnesUSD 97min 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 Belgium's imports20 per cent, 74 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 101m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 583,307 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of Belgium's imports17 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 168m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 889,924 a tonne, 106 tonnesUSD 94min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary formsHS 390290
Share of Belgium's imports60 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,064 a tonne, 29,497 tonnesUSD 90min 2024 -
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Tractors: track-layingHS 870130
Share of Belgium's imports96 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,277 a tonne, 4,281 tonnesUSD 87min 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.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390USD 422m in 2024, from USD 25m in 2022. The United States supplies 52 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190USD 85m in 2024, from USD 11m in 2022. The United States supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400270USD 143m in 2024, up 436 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022). The United States supplies 71 per cent of the line.
- Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transportHS 860900USD 22m in 2024, up 293 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212USD 530m in 2024, up 263 per cent on 2022 (USD 146m in 2022). The United States supplies 29 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 240m in 2024, up 233 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022). The United States supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 550210USD 58m in 2024, up 228 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The United States supplies 96 per cent of the line.
- Inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2825HS 282590USD 21m in 2024, up 219 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 53 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 383m in 2024, up 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 130m in 2022). The United States supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180USD 20m in 2024, up 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United States supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703HS 870390USD 30m in 2024, up 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United States supplies 58 per cent of the line.
- Tractors: track-layingHS 870130USD 87m in 2024, up 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). The United States supplies 96 per cent of the line.
- Aldehydes: acyclic, without other oxygen function, n.e.c. in item no. 2912.1HS 291219USD 27m in 2024, up 170 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United States supplies 35 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214USD 37m in 2024, up 168 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United States supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 865m in 2024, up 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 324m in 2022). The United States supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 870195USD 125m in 2024, up 149 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022). The United States supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers: with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane...HS 291020USD 53m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). The United States supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811USD 38m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). The United States supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499USD 203m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022). The United States supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829USD 21m in 2024, up 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 1 per cent of the line.
Where the United States dominates
Lines where the United States supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United States ships at least 60 per cent of what Belgium imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 39014061 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 434m; 30 source countries in all.
- Non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives: other non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2931.4HS 29314979 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 187m; 28 source countries in all.
- Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 84072172 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 148m; 24 source countries in all.
- Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40027071 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 143m; 29 source countries in all.
- Cellulose acetates: non-plasticised, in primary formsHS 39121194 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 127m; 12 source countries in all.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturatedHS 29011075 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 127m; 28 source countries in all.
- Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acidHS 29152166 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 123m; 32 source countries in all.
- Propylene, other olefin polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary formsHS 39029060 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 90m; 30 source countries in all.
- Tractors: track-layingHS 87013096 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 87m; 11 source countries in all.
- Spray guns and similar appliancesHS 84242070 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 62m; 47 source countries in all.
- Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 55021096 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 58m; 8 source countries in all.
- Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: n.e.c. in item no. 2903.91, 2903.92, 2903.93 and 2903.94HS 29039975 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 44m; 21 source countries in all.
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)HS 29094175 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 40m; 17 source countries in all.
- Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, other than copolymersHS 39059974 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 40m; 25 source countries in all.
- Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 75051292 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 38m; 19 source countries in all.
- Turbo-propellers: of a power exceeding 1100kWHS 84112275 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 31m; 8 source countries in all.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in item no. 4810.31 and 4810.32, in rolls or sheetsHS 48103980 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 29m; 15 source countries in all.
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404HS 34059077 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 27m; 37 source countries in all.
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycolHS 29094366 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 25m; 14 source countries in all.
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or...HS 54024584 per cent of Belgium's imports of the line, USD 20m; 18 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 the United States'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.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The United States: USD 630m at USD 32,327 a tonne. Spain: USD 13m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 23,778 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 81,301 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839The United States: USD 580m at USD 48,274 a tonne. Poland: USD 6m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 22,726 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 61,171 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212The United States: USD 530m at USD 1.6m a tonne. Germany: USD 218m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 426,251 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 649,911 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 300215The United States: USD 476m at USD 1.5m a tonne. Italy: USD 105m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 588,261 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390The United States: USD 422m at USD 236,073 a tonne. Ireland: USD 211m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 59,148 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 64,820 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United States: USD 383m at USD 1.7m a tonne. Norway: USD 12m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 715,461 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190The United States: USD 341m at USD 1.2m a tonne. Germany: USD 207m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 572,923 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 722,651 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 870360The United States: USD 314m at USD 27,661 a tonne. Germany: USD 906m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 18,673 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,696 a tonne.
- Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610The United States: USD 284m at USD 351,105 a tonne. Poland: USD 66m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 141,615 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 343,010 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 847150The United States: USD 240m at USD 257,362 a tonne. Germany: USD 57m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 171,151 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 285,180 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120The United States: USD 220m at USD 1,431 a tonne. Qatar: USD 25m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 1,101 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,393 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150The United States: USD 219m at USD 4.6m a tonne. Malaysia: USD 244m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 2.4m a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.7m a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499The United States: USD 203m at USD 4,943 a tonne. Germany: USD 283m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 1,907 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,725 a tonne.
- Non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives: other non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2931.4HS 293149The United States: USD 187m at USD 3,185 a tonne. India: USD 11m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 1,565 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,811 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110The United States: USD 173m at USD 1,823 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 130m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 1,406 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,621 a tonne.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethyleneHS 290121The United States: USD 165m at USD 901 a tonne. Italy: USD 9m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 677 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,052 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The United States: USD 153m at USD 18,001 a tonne. France: USD 127m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 11,504 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,806 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131The United States: USD 153m at USD 765,825 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 244m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 358,464 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 817,275 a tonne.
- Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 840721The United States: USD 148m at USD 38,465 a tonne. Japan: USD 35m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 27,880 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,465 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333The United States: USD 145m at USD 20,210 a tonne. Luxembourg: USD 10m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 11,689 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,309 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 the United States'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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