# Netherlands exports to Belgium: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Netherlands reported $91.8B in goods exports to Belgium. 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 | $91.8B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 62.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 77 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 667 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $17.0B | 7.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $16.1B | 10.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 271012 | Not reported | $7.8B | 0% | Stable |
| 4 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $2.5B | 0.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $3.2B | 33.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.9B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $1.5B | 15.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $10.4B | 88.4% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $10.1B | 8% | High attention |
| 10 | 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $1.3B | 0% | 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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