# Philippines exports to Belgium: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Philippines reported $135.1M 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 | $135.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 23 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 46.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $2.3B | 73.5% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $913.0M | 73.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $824.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 283699 | Carbonates: n.e.s. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontium | $31.1M | 20% | High attention |
| 5 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $1.5B | 50.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 330720 | Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants | $127.9M | 7.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 901831 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needles | $517.6M | 80.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 151319 | Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $53.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $662.2M | 73% | High attention |
| 10 | 901832 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for sutures | $119.7M | 79.6% | 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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