Largest market shown
Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
$17.0B of latest reported imports and $20.7B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Belgium import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Belgium's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$417.3B2024 reported value
Import CAGR-0.7%Three-year reported change
GDP$671.4BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$56.6KLatest reported value
Trade openness130.6%Reported share of GDP
Belgium import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$417.3B in imports
Belgium recorded $417.3B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -0.7%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Belgium imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $417.3B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $17.0BLatest imports | +7.6% | 45 | 9524 | NLDSlowing | $21.3B |
| 2 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $16.1BLatest imports | +9.1% | 138 | 3913 | NLDDeclining | $20.9B |
| 3 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $10.4BLatest imports | +10.1% | 7 | 4004 | NORDeclining | $13.9B |
| 4 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $6.9BLatest imports | +20.4% | 36 | 4680 | IRLDeclining | $12.1B |
| 5 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $10.1BLatest imports | +44.4% | 40 | 2623 | CHNDeclining | $19.7B |
| 6 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.6BLatest imports | +8.9% | 114 | 1655 | ITADeclining | $24.0B |
| 7 | HS 300339Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale | $3.4BLatest imports | +39.2% | 12 | 9986 | IRLDeclining | $6.7B |
| 8 | HS 300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $5.2BLatest imports | +9.5% | 51 | 4446 | CHEGrowing | $6.8B |
| 9 | HS 870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $6.9BLatest imports | +34.7% | 34 | 1717 | FRADeclining | $13.5B |
| 10 | HS 270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $2.5BLatest imports | +28.0% | 31 | 5494 | NLDStable | $5.0B |
| 11 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $7.8BLatest imports | +8.9% | 65 | 1669 | NLDDeclining | $10.1B |
| 12 | HS 382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $3.2BLatest imports | +56.3% | 31 | 3442 | NLDDeclining | $6.3B |
| 13 | HS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $2.3BLatest imports | +5.9% | 65 | 4774 | FRADeclining | $2.7B |
| 14 | HS 870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $3.2BLatest imports | +38.1% | 35 | 1233 | DEUDeclining | $6.2B |
| 15 | HS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $4.2BLatest imports | +0.5% | 47 | 1973 | INDDeclining | $4.3B |
| 16 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.9BLatest imports | +3.7% | 79 | 5009 | NLDDeclining | $2.1B |
| 17 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $2.7BLatest imports | +9.4% | 13 | 3202 | RUSDeclining | $3.5B |
| 18 | HS 300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.6BLatest imports | +10.9% | 54 | 3308 | ITADeclining | $2.2B |
| 19 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $1.5BLatest imports | +5.6% | 97 | 4778 | NLDDeclining | $1.8B |
| 20 | HS 870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.1BLatest imports | +5.0% | 38 | 1678 | FRADeclining | $3.5B |
| 21 | HS 300214Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $2.3BLatest imports | +16.9% | 26 | 1537 | IRLGrowing | $3.7B |
| 22 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $1.6BLatest imports | +7.0% | 9 | 3866 | FRAGrowing | $2.0B |
| 23 | HS 270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $1.5BLatest imports | +20.0% | 30 | 2076 | NLDDeclining | $2.6B |
| 24 | HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $2.0BLatest imports | +7.4% | 97 | 1935 | BRADeclining | $2.5B |
| 25 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $3.1BLatest imports | +3.5% | 56 | 1445 | DEUDeclining | $3.4B |
| 26 | HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.4BLatest imports | +9.3% | 30 | 3777 | NLDDeclining | $1.8B |
| 27 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.7BLatest imports | +14.7% | 61 | 2146 | CHNDeclining | $2.6B |
| 28 | HS 847150Digital 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 | $1.3BLatest imports | +3.9% | 67 | 4446 | NLDDeclining | $1.4B |
| 29 | HS 300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $1.8BLatest imports | +11.6% | 77 | 2110 | USAGrowing | $2.4B |
| 30 | HS 851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $1.3BLatest imports | +5.1% | 103 | 3150 | NLDDeclining | $1.6B |
| 31 | HS 293711Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues | $400.4MLatest imports | +47.9% | 4 | 9998 | SWESlowing | $782.1M |
| 32 | HS 271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $905.7MLatest imports | +10.8% | 23 | 4786 | USASlowing | $1.2B |
| 33 | HS 720421Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $1.4BLatest imports | +8.3% | 41 | 2966 | DEUDeclining | $1.8B |
| 34 | HS 740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $1.6BLatest imports | +7.8% | 22 | 2348 | SWEDeclining | $2.0B |
| 35 | HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $817.5MLatest imports | +5.0% | 59 | 5553 | NLDDeclining | $947.4M |
| 36 | HS 720712Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $747.9MLatest imports | +3.3% | 18 | 6676 | RUSDeclining | $824.2M |
| 37 | HS 840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $751.8MLatest imports | -0.8% | 64 | 7878 | SWEDeclining | $734.7M |
| 38 | HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $1.2BLatest imports | +12.2% | 60 | 2067 | CIVDeclining | $1.7B |
| 39 | HS 290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | $745.6MLatest imports | +6.2% | 17 | 5590 | NLDDeclining | $892.5M |
| 40 | HS 870321Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $1.9BLatest imports | +9.9% | 50 | 1342 | CZEDeclining | $2.5B |
| 41 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.4BLatest imports | -1.8% | 90 | 1727 | DEUDeclining | $2.3B |
| 42 | HS 293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) | $1.3BLatest imports | +14.7% | 25 | 2316 | FRADeclining | $1.9B |
| 43 | HS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $677.8MLatest imports | +5.8% | 43 | 6039 | FRADeclining | $803.2M |
| 44 | HS 290121Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethylene | $1.5BLatest imports | +4.8% | 19 | 2123 | NLDGrowing | $1.8B |
| 45 | HS 841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $822.5MLatest imports | +8.4% | 22 | 4009 | USADeclining | $1.0B |
| 46 | HS 710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $2.9BLatest imports | -3.1% | 34 | 1380 | AREDeclining | $2.6B |
| 47 | HS 284329Silver compounds: excluding silver nitrates | $299.8MLatest imports | +28.7% | 16 | 9680 | GBRDeclining | $585.6M |
| 48 | HS 180310Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $694.9MLatest imports | +11.7% | 26 | 4301 | NLDDeclining | $967.3M |
| 49 | HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $864.1MLatest imports | +8.9% | 47 | 3506 | FRADeclining | $1.1B |
| 50 | HS 711292Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $963.2MLatest imports | +16.3% | 38 | 1949 | ZAFDeclining | $1.5B |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 7 | $36.7B | $36.7B | +13.3% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 7 | $39.7B | $29.2B | +16.8% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $24.0B | $16.3B | +9.0% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 7 | $30.6B | $16.2B | +19.1% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 4 | $7.2B | $5.0B | +7.4% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 5 | $5.0B | $3.9B | +4.6% |
| Chemical productsHS2 38 | 1 | $3.2B | $3.4B | +56.3% |
| Organic chemicalsHS2 29 | 4 | $4.0B | $2.7B | +18.4% |
| Precious stones and metalsHS2 71 | 3 | $8.0B | $2.6B | +4.6% |
| Cocoa and cocoa preparationsHS2 18 | 3 | $3.3B | $2.2B | +11.1% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 3 | $3.0B | $2.0B | +6.8% |
| Coffee, tea and spicesHS2 09 | 1 | $2.0B | $994.6M | +7.4% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 293711Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues | $400.4M | 4 | 9998 | SWE | 100.0% |
| HS 300339Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale | $3.4B | 12 | 9986 | IRL | 99.9% |
| HS 284329Silver compounds: excluding silver nitrates | $299.8M | 16 | 9680 | GBR | 98.4% |
| HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $17.0B | 45 | 9524 | NLD | 97.6% |
| HS 840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $751.8M | 64 | 7878 | SWE | 88.4% |
| HS 720712Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $747.9M | 18 | 6676 | RUS | 81.3% |
| HS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $677.8M | 43 | 6039 | FRA | 77.1% |
| HS 290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | $745.6M | 17 | 5590 | NLD | 72.3% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
NLD
Netherlands
15 screened products
$52.9BCalculated opportunity across these rowsIRL
Ireland
3 screened products
$15.7BCalculated opportunity across these rowsFRA
France
7 screened products
$9.8BCalculated opportunity across these rowsITA
Italy
2 screened products
$8.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
2 screened products
$8.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsNOR
Norway
1 screened products
$8.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHE
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
1 screened products
$4.4BCalculated opportunity across these rowsDEU
Germany
4 screened products
$4.0BCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Belgium import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Belgium's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Belgium.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.