# Belgium exports to the Netherlands: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Belgium reported $55.0B in goods exports to the Netherlands. 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 | $55.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 28.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 62 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 647 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $26.4B | 38.9% | Stable |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $13.3B | 18.4% | Stable |
| 3 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $6.9B | 85.6% | Critical 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 | $10.5B | 42.2% | Stable |
| 5 | 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $4.8B | 47% | Watch |
| 6 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $6.5B | 5.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $49.2B | 54.7% | Watch |
| 8 | 870790 | Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705 | $1.3B | 26% | High attention |
| 9 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $3.8B | 10.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.1B | 55.1% | Watch |

## 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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