Belgium

Belgium Imports 2023

Complete list of Belgium's 219 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$471.62B
Total imports (2023)
#14
Global import rank
219
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Belgium imported $471.62 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #14 largest importer. Goods came from 219 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 71.4% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $21.97 billion 4.7% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

219 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Netherlands$86.79B18.40%
2Germany$61.46B13.03%
3France$50.42B10.69%
4USA$33.83B7.17%
5China$21.99B4.66%
6Italy$19.94B4.23%
7United Kingdom$19.48B4.13%
8Ireland$19.01B4.03%
9Spain$13.84B2.93%
10Norway$9.76B2.07%
11Poland$8.99B1.91%
12Sweden$8.24B1.75%
13Japan$7.99B1.69%
14Austria$7.66B1.62%
15India$6.91B1.47%
16Switzerland$6.46B1.37%
17Czechia$5.44B1.15%
18Qatar$5.29B1.12%
19Türkiye$4.45B0.94%
20Hungary$3.97B0.84%
21South Africa$3.86B0.82%
22Russian Federation$3.73B0.79%
23Canada$3.50B0.74%
24Brazil$3.45B0.73%
25Rep. of Korea$3.19B0.68%
26Mexico$2.68B0.57%
27Singapore$2.53B0.54%
28Finland$2.50B0.53%
29Other Asia, nes$2.38B0.50%
30Romania$2.25B0.48%
31Denmark$1.99B0.42%
32Portugal$1.96B0.42%
33Saudi Arabia$1.95B0.41%
34Slovakia$1.86B0.40%
35United Arab Emirates$1.80B0.38%
36Luxembourg$1.72B0.36%
37Bulgaria$1.60B0.34%
38Malaysia$1.58B0.33%
39Thailand$1.44B0.31%
40Indonesia$1.35B0.29%
41Australia$1.20B0.26%
42Angola$1.11B0.24%
43Israel$1.03B0.22%
44Botswana$1.03B0.22%
45Chile$928.13M0.20%
46Viet Nam$893.37M0.19%
47Costa Rica$810.86M0.17%
48Algeria$738.77M0.16%
49Morocco$656.60M0.14%
50Greece$622.54M0.13%
51Côte d'Ivoire$569.68M0.12%
52Colombia$541.02M0.11%
53Lithuania$511.78M0.11%
54Slovenia$507.79M0.11%
55Namibia$432.82M0.09%
56Peru$431.03M0.09%
57Bangladesh$415.84M0.09%
58Nigeria$413.90M0.09%
59Estonia$407.82M0.09%
60Trinidad and Tobago$395.73M0.08%
61Ukraine$369.61M0.08%
62Egypt$327.89M0.07%
63Pakistan$324.57M0.07%
64North Macedonia$324.42M0.07%
65Argentina$322.85M0.07%
66Serbia$321.74M0.07%
67New Zealand$281.92M0.06%
68China, Hong Kong SAR$281.44M0.06%
69Kazakhstan$273.09M0.06%
70Croatia$269.39M0.06%
71Tunisia$265.62M0.06%
72Latvia$261.38M0.06%
73Kuwait$230.94M0.05%
74Cambodia$226.59M0.05%
75Lesotho$223.84M0.05%
76Ghana$218.88M0.05%
77Sri Lanka$210.37M0.04%
78Zimbabwe$202.12M0.04%
79Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$202.03M0.04%
80Honduras$194.33M0.04%
81Ecuador$181.76M0.04%
82Philippines$168.72M0.04%
83Cameroon$160.09M0.03%
84Equatorial Guinea$158.13M0.03%
85United Rep. of Tanzania$146.65M0.03%
86Bahrain$140.24M0.03%
87Myanmar$131.55M0.03%
88Dominican Rep.$118.28M0.03%
89Guatemala$114.97M0.02%
90Malawi$106.02M0.02%
91Gabon$101.02M0.02%
92Dem. Rep. of the Congo$97.54M0.02%
93Armenia$94.69M0.02%
94Nicaragua$90.95M0.02%
95Uruguay$83.27M0.02%
96Iraq$81.27M0.02%
97Jordan$74.47M0.02%
98Sierra Leone$72.50M0.02%
99Iceland$67.08M0.01%
100Azerbaijan$63.37M0.01%
101Oman$61.22M0.01%
102Georgia$60.36M0.01%
103Kenya$55.98M0.01%
104Ethiopia$54.58M0.01%
105Bosnia Herzegovina$53.90M0.01%
106Senegal$51.14M0.01%
107Malta$44.89M0.01%
108Uzbekistan$43.87M0.01%
109Uganda$41.82M0.01%
110Liberia$39.21M0.01%
111Mauritius$37.95M0.01%
112Cyprus$37.20M0.01%
113Tajikistan$34.07M0.01%
114Libya$31.98M0.01%
115Togo$30.41M0.01%
116Papua New Guinea$30.16M0.01%
117Mozambique$28.84M0.01%
118Iran$28.00M0.01%
119El Salvador$27.93M0.01%
120Lebanon$26.66M0.01%
121Lao People's Dem. Rep.$25.66M0.01%
122Cuba$25.15M0.01%
123Zambia$23.83M0.01%
124Congo$23.46M0.00%
125Venezuela$20.56M0.00%
126Madagascar$20.48M0.00%
127Rep. of Moldova$19.55M0.00%
128Paraguay$15.16M0.00%
129Guyana$13.21M0.00%
130Burkina Faso$12.09M0.00%
131Central African Rep.$9.81M0.00%
132Kyrgyzstan$9.35M0.00%
133Eswatini$9.03M0.00%
134Guinea$8.62M0.00%
135Panama$7.44M0.00%
136Benin$6.61M0.00%
137Albania$5.68M0.00%
138Belarus$4.91M0.00%
139Rwanda$4.89M0.00%
140China, Macao SAR$3.56M0.00%
141Turkmenistan$3.49M0.00%
142Burundi$2.96M0.00%
143Nepal$2.86M0.00%
144Bonaire$2.70M0.00%
145Suriname$2.05M0.00%
146Sudan$1.94M0.00%
147Bahamas$1.68M0.00%
148Montenegro$1.67M0.00%
149Cabo Verde$1.64M0.00%
150Haiti$1.64M0.00%
151Yemen$1.37M0.00%
152Andorra$1.19M0.00%
153Belize$861,4480.00%
154Jamaica$797,2950.00%
155San Marino$758,3680.00%
156Mauritania$628,2860.00%
157State of Palestine$615,5390.00%
158French Polynesia$605,0300.00%
159Seychelles$604,6190.00%
160Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$517,0400.00%
161Afghanistan$502,4460.00%
162New Caledonia$412,4380.00%
163Syria$395,9870.00%
164Mali$391,5430.00%
165Mongolia$363,2290.00%
166Sao Tome and Principe$317,8800.00%
167Brunei Darussalam$313,2230.00%
168Dominica$307,2580.00%
169Niger$290,6840.00%
170Gambia$278,8080.00%
171Maldives$233,0420.00%
172Norfolk Isds$192,0530.00%
173Br. Virgin Isds$156,9150.00%
174Fiji$151,4230.00%
175Somalia$138,6440.00%
176Saint Maarten$113,3170.00%
177Saint Helena$109,0860.00%
178Cocos Isds$99,6030.00%
179Barbados$97,4510.00%
180Timor-Leste$89,7340.00%
181Christmas Isds$76,5430.00%
182Tokelau$61,8650.00%
183Wallis and Futuna Isds$60,6710.00%
184Djibouti$53,2360.00%
185Gibraltar$40,0520.00%
186Saint Kitts and Nevis$38,3970.00%
187Saint Pierre and Miquelon$38,0590.00%
188Curaçao$36,8910.00%
189Comoros$33,8250.00%
190Saint Barthélemy$27,9200.00%
191Grenada$10,1610.00%
192Saint Lucia$10,1550.00%
193Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$9,6140.00%
194Pitcairn$8,2890.00%
195Greenland$6,8850.00%
196Aruba$6,7160.00%
197Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$5,6940.00%
198American Samoa$4,4060.00%
199Solomon Isds$4,2880.00%
200South Sudan$3,3750.00%
201Vanuatu$3,3670.00%
202Bhutan$2,5530.00%
203Turks and Caicos Isds$2,5130.00%
204Cayman Isds$2,5120.00%
205Guam$2,3070.00%
206Chad$2,0480.00%
207FS Micronesia$1,8510.00%
208Bermuda$1,3610.00%
209Anguilla$1,2340.00%
210Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$1,0650.00%
211Antigua and Barbuda$9510.00%
212Tonga$8350.00%
213Nauru$7400.00%
214N. Mariana Isds$5230.00%
215Montserrat$2190.00%
216Marshall Isds$1050.00%
217Tuvalu$580.00%
218Eritrea$260.00%
219Samoa$50.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$21.97B4.66%
2300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$19.86B4.21%
3270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$17.69B3.75%
4300220Vaccines: for human medicine$15.58B3.30%
5271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$12.94B2.74%
6870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$8.64B1.83%
7293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$7.34B1.56%
8870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$6.03B1.28%
9271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$5.96B1.26%
10870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$5.76B1.22%
11710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$5.46B1.16%
12300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$4.66B0.99%
13710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$4.61B0.98%
14854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$4.38B0.93%
15870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$4.29B0.91%
16850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$4.05B0.86%
17271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$3.29B0.70%
18870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$3.28B0.70%
19870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$3.28B0.69%
20300214Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$3.24B0.69%
21901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.83B0.60%
22382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$2.66B0.56%
23870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$2.53B0.54%
24300339Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale$2.50B0.53%
25870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$2.35B0.50%
26293339Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3$2.21B0.47%
27271600Electrical energy$2.19B0.46%
28870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.93B0.41%
29870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$1.86B0.39%
30851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.80B0.38%
31901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$1.74B0.37%
32847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$1.72B0.37%
33842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$1.71B0.36%
34851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$1.68B0.36%
35740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining$1.65B0.35%
36300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.64B0.35%
37270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)$1.59B0.34%
38854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.56B0.33%
39290121Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethylene$1.55B0.33%
40240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped$1.50B0.32%
41740400Copper: waste and scrap$1.48B0.31%
42300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$1.42B0.30%
43270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$1.42B0.30%
44293711Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues$1.39B0.29%
45090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$1.39B0.29%
46392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.30B0.28%
47040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$1.28B0.27%
48850440Electrical static converters$1.24B0.26%
49330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$1.17B0.25%
50711292Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$1.13B0.24%
51190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$1.13B0.24%
52720421Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel$1.10B0.23%
53854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$1.06B0.22%
54902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$1.04B0.22%
55293359Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives, loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol, and salts thereof) n.e.c. in 2933.5$1.04B0.22%
56382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.02B0.22%
57720712Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section$991.18M0.21%
58401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$987.14M0.21%
59230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$964.93M0.20%
60711299Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds$938.30M0.20%
61210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$929.40M0.20%
62840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$919.04M0.19%
63870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$907.77M0.19%
64732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$899.49M0.19%
65120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$892.23M0.19%
66300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$891.26M0.19%
67853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$881.10M0.19%
68220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$863.48M0.18%
69293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933$857.06M0.18%
70720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$841.79M0.18%
71848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$822.54M0.17%
72382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$822.10M0.17%
73300610Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers$820.86M0.17%
74841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$815.75M0.17%
75100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$803.50M0.17%
76902131Artificial parts of the body$797.56M0.17%
77870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$795.22M0.17%
78870490Vehicles: for transport of goods, n.e.c. in heading no. 8704$769.33M0.16%
79721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$763.34M0.16%
80841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$763.15M0.16%
81340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$756.51M0.16%
82390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$754.35M0.16%
83870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$749.42M0.16%
84070190Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled$742.67M0.16%
85390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$732.38M0.16%
86220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$731.28M0.16%
87270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$723.38M0.15%
88730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$694.99M0.15%
89870850Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof$694.86M0.15%
90842129Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2$683.59M0.14%
91640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$675.07M0.14%
92950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$670.16M0.14%
93843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$669.04M0.14%
94842710Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motor$669.02M0.14%
95701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$665.77M0.14%
96293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$662.93M0.14%
97842139Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines$650.19M0.14%
98381121Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$648.08M0.14%
99300390Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)$646.63M0.14%
100854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$644.68M0.14%