# Belgium exports to Costa Rica: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Belgium reported $74.2M in goods exports to Costa Rica. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $74.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 46.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 28.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $308.4M | 48.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $54.9M | 13.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $15.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $413.9M | 78% | Watch |
| 5 | 901839 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like | $330.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $20.4M | 89.2% | High attention |
| 7 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $32.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 902139 | Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints | $93.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.s. in heading no. 8414 | $18.1M | 31.2% | Watch |
| 10 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $158.8M | 0% | Stable |

## 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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