# Belgium exports to Benin: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Belgium to Benin, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BEL-BEN/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Belgium reported $69.9M in goods exports to Benin. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $69.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 64.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 50.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $115.3M | 66.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $25.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $52.2M | 7.8% | Stable |
| 4 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $90.8M | 98.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $62.4M | 30% | High attention |
| 6 | 271019 | Not reported | $217.5M | 97% | High attention |
| 7 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $66.1M | 66.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $17.8M | 86% | Watch |
| 9 | 851762 | Communication 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 | $24.0M | 51.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $51.2M | 72.4% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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