# Belgium exports to The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Belgium to The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Belgium reported $67.4M in goods exports to The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 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 | $67.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 29.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $12.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $32.6M | 47.1% | Stable |
| 3 | 690919 | Ceramic wares: for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, other than articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale or of porcelain or china | $363.0M | 66.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $36.4M | 20.8% | Watch |
| 5 | 711011 | Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form | $472.3M | 79.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $74.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 854720 | Insulating fittings: of plastics, for electrical machines, of insulating material only (except minor assembly parts), excluding those of heading no. 8546 | $62.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 271019 | Not reported | $779.5M | 65.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $13.1M | 57.6% | High attention |
| 10 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $12.6M | 38.8% | 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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