Trade in goods with USA SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)
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Belgium trade flows with USA by SITC*) product sections during 2024/10 - 2025/2

*) Standard International Trade Classification (classification system is maintained by the United Nations)


Share of USA's2024/10
%		2024/11
%		2024/12
%		2025/1
%		2025/2
%
Export1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6
Import0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6
Trade in Goods1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9

USA's foreign trade with Belgium, exports to Belgium and imports from Belgium in February 2025


The text of the following analysis is produced by a computer program.

In February Belgium was USA's 21. most important foreign trade partner. In February 2025 Belgium represented 0.9 per cent of USA's foreign trade in goods, 1.6 % of USA's exports and 0.6 % of imports. $4.3 billion worth of trade was 9.0 per cent lower than in February of the previous year. During the month, the balance of trade with Belgium was $918 million of surplus.

The value of imports from Belgium decreased by 12.5 per cent compared to in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $1.7 billion in February 2025. Major product categories of imports from Belgium were Sitc541 (medicinal and pharmaceutical products, other than medicaments of group 542), representing 19.3 percent of imports, Sitc334 (petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude); preparations, n.e.s., containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the prepar) 13.7 % and Sitc542 (medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)) 11.0 % of the imports.

The value of exports to Belgium declined by 6.5 per cent compared to in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $2.6 billion in February 2025. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc542 (medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)), which represented a share of 6.0 per cent of total exports, Sitc872 (instruments and appliances, n.e.s., for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes) 5.6 % and Sitc667 (pearls and precious or semiprecious stones, unworked or worked) 5.3 % of the exports.

Development during January-February 2025

During January-February 2025, the value of trade in goods between countries was lower than during the corresponding period in the previous year. The value of the trade was $8.7 billion, a decrease of 4.0 %. During January-February the value of imports was $3.6 billion. The export value was $5.1 billion. Compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the value of imports during this period increased by 0.1 %. The largest product group in terms of imports has been Sitc541 (medicinal and pharmaceutical products, other than medicaments of group 542), worth $788 million. In export the largest value had Sitc542 (medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)), worth being $296 million. The value of exports during this period decreased by 6.8 %. The trade balance between USA and Belgiumin between January and February was in surplus for USA. The timing surplus was $1.4 billion.


Table: USA's export to Belgium (BE) during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 38.3 1.5 47.5 1.8 40.0 1.7 35.0 1.4 38.2 1.5
01. Meat and meat preparations 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.7 0.1
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0
03. Fish and fish preparations 1.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.0
04. Cereals and cereal preparations 6.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.0
05. Vegetables and fruit 14.6 0.6 27.7 1.0 27.0 1.2 23.8 1.0 24.7 0.9
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 6.2 0.2 8.4 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 1.2 0.0
08. Feeding stuff for animals 4.5 0.2 4.6 0.2 5.2 0.2 3.5 0.1 4.4 0.2
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 4.2 0.2 3.6 0.1 3.2 0.1 4.5 0.2 3.6 0.1
1. Beverages and tobacco 2.6 0.1 18.3 0.7 17.5 0.7 14.0 0.6 14.7 0.6
11. Beverages 2.1 0.1 2.9 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.2 0.0 3.0 0.1
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures 0.5 0.0 15.5 0.6 15.6 0.7 12.8 0.5 11.7 0.4
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 96.9 3.7 112.9 4.2 99.6 4.3 90.3 3.6 102.0 3.9
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic) 21.0 0.8 26.9 1.0 28.5 1.2 28.2 1.1 29.1 1.1
24. Cork and wood 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0
25. Pulp and waste paper 5.9 0.2 9.7 0.4 9.4 0.4 8.7 0.3 8.5 0.3
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 8.4 0.3 10.4 0.4 5.6 0.2 7.8 0.3 4.9 0.2
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 5.6 0.2 5.1 0.2 3.5 0.1 5.3 0.2 6.7 0.3
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 52.8 2.0 57.0 2.1 50.4 2.2 37.0 1.5 47.7 1.8
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 2.0 0.1 2.8 0.1 1.4 0.1 2.7 0.1 3.5 0.1
3. Mineral fuels etc 317.4 12.1 223.3 8.3 266.6 11.4 235.2 9.5 191.6 7.3
32. Coal,coke and briquettes 10.1 0.4 19.4 0.7 11.6 0.5 00 3.6 0.1
33. Petroleum and products 237.8 9.0 91.6 3.4 195.8 8.4 70.3 2.8 81.9 3.1
34. Gas,natural and manufactured 69.5 2.6 112.3 4.2 59.1 2.5 164.9 6.6 106.2 4.1
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 4.9 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0
41. Animal oils and fats 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc. 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 933.0 35.5 1,076.3 40.1 850.7 36.4 983.8 39.6 947.5 36.3
51. Organic chemicals 290.3 11.0 257.0 9.6 275.3 11.8 335.6 13.5 296.1 11.4
52. Inorganic chemicals 21.2 0.8 29.8 1.1 21.8 0.9 36.3 1.5 19.5 0.7
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 25.6 1.0 37.6 1.4 25.6 1.1 23.0 0.9 24.1 0.9
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 235.7 9.0 364.5 13.6 189.9 8.1 258.5 10.4 263.6 10.1
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 24.7 0.9 23.8 0.9 26.0 1.1 21.1 0.9 22.7 0.9
56. Fertilizers,manufactured 3.9 0.2 3.5 0.1 0.4 0.0 6.6 0.3 13.7 0.5
57. Plastics in primary forms 220.1 8.4 222.9 8.3 196.0 8.4 182.6 7.4 201.5 7.7
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 24.0 0.9 28.1 1.0 26.8 1.1 30.9 1.2 24.4 0.9
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 87.5 3.3 109.1 4.1 88.8 3.8 89.1 3.6 81.8 3.1
6. Basic manufactures 269.5 10.3 210.2 7.8 136.8 5.9 206.8 8.3 208.6 8.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 9.6 0.4 10.4 0.4 5.0 0.2 4.6 0.2 5.7 0.2
63. Wood and cork manufactures 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 0.0
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 5.9 0.2 5.4 0.2 5.4 0.2 4.2 0.2 7.5 0.3
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 17.0 0.6 17.3 0.6 13.2 0.6 16.4 0.7 17.8 0.7
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 204.2 7.8 143.1 5.3 87.3 3.7 156.4 6.3 146.2 5.6
67. Iron and steel 2.6 0.1 3.9 0.1 2.9 0.1 4.1 0.2 4.4 0.2
68. Non-ferrous metals 13.7 0.5 12.8 0.5 8.4 0.4 7.9 0.3 9.2 0.4
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 15.9 0.6 16.0 0.6 13.7 0.6 12.1 0.5 16.6 0.6
7. Machinery,transport equipment 600.7 22.9 639.6 23.8 581.8 24.9 543.5 21.9 689.2 26.4
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 49.4 1.9 54.9 2.0 105.9 4.5 52.3 2.1 83.2 3.2
72. Machinery for specialized industries 41.8 1.6 59.2 2.2 54.4 2.3 40.7 1.6 56.1 2.2
73. Metal working machinery 13.9 0.5 13.4 0.5 9.9 0.4 9.2 0.4 15.7 0.6
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 91.1 3.5 118.3 4.4 99.6 4.3 83.7 3.4 89.9 3.4
75. Office machines and adp machines 50.4 1.9 49.7 1.8 27.4 1.2 47.6 1.9 48.9 1.9
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 30.3 1.2 23.7 0.9 28.7 1.2 27.4 1.1 21.2 0.8
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 82.5 3.1 94.2 3.5 89.0 3.8 86.9 3.5 108.6 4.2
78. Road vehicles 202.7 7.7 175.0 6.5 113.5 4.9 116.8 4.7 232.3 8.9
79. Other transport equipment 38.7 1.5 51.3 1.9 53.5 2.3 78.9 3.2 33.2 1.3
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 318.5 12.1 306.1 11.4 289.7 12.4 324.3 13.1 353.4 13.6
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs 1.3 0.0 2.2 0.1 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
82. Furniture and parts thereof 1.3 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.7 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.6 0.1
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1.3 0.1 2.9 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.8 0.1 3.9 0.1
85. Footwear 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 176.3 6.7 184.3 6.9 168.4 7.2 159.9 6.4 167.8 6.4
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. 7.1 0.3 5.5 0.2 4.0 0.2 4.4 0.2 5.1 0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 130.1 5.0 108.9 4.1 110.9 4.8 155.4 6.3 173.2 6.6
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 51.3 2.0 51.7 1.9 46.9 2.0 49.2 2.0 62.1 2.4
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 1.8 0.1 1.8 0.1 2.3 0.1 2.2 0.1 12.1 0.5
97. Gold,non-monetary 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 00 1.1 0.0
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind 48.7 1.9 49.4 1.8 43.9 1.9 45.6 1.8 48.7 1.9
0-9. All groups combined 2,628.4 100.0 2,687.1 100.0 2,334.5 100.0 2,482.8 100.0 2,607.7 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from Belgium (BE) to USA during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 97.2 4.4 124.6 5.7 105.5 4.9 89.4 4.6 87.3 5.2
00. Live animals 7.9 0.4 10.2 0.5 11.0 0.5 12.2 0.6 14.6 0.9
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs 1.1 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1
04. Cereals and cereal preparations 15.1 0.7 21.3 1.0 15.0 0.7 13.4 0.7 12.7 0.7
05. Vegetables and fruit 34.8 1.6 43.3 2.0 42.9 2.0 32.7 1.7 32.8 1.9
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey 3.5 0.2 3.7 0.2 2.4 0.1 2.6 0.1 2.2 0.1
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 27.8 1.3 34.3 1.6 26.4 1.2 19.9 1.0 18.0 1.1
08. Feeding stuff for animals 2.7 0.1 2.7 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.2 0.1 1.4 0.1
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 4.1 0.2 7.3 0.3 4.6 0.2 5.1 0.3 4.6 0.3
1. Beverages and tobacco 3.7 0.2 5.6 0.3 4.0 0.2 6.0 0.3 2.3 0.1
11. Beverages 3.7 0.2 5.0 0.2 4.0 0.2 5.6 0.3 2.2 0.1
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures 00 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 3.8 0.2 4.9 0.2 3.4 0.2 3.2 0.2 3.3 0.2
24. Cork and wood 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 1.3 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.7 0.1
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.7 0.0
3. Mineral fuels etc 39.6 1.8 75.1 3.4 13.2 0.6 132.4 6.8 236.8 14.0
33. Petroleum and products 39.6 1.8 75.1 3.4 13.2 0.6 132.4 6.8 236.8 14.0
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 4.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 12.3 0.6 6.0 0.3 12.7 0.7
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc. 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.6 5.7 0.3 12.5 0.7
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 1,209.5 54.7 1,221.7 56.1 1,329.8 61.4 830.9 42.5 714.2 42.3
51. Organic chemicals 90.0 4.1 61.3 2.8 44.6 2.1 86.5 4.4 57.9 3.4
52. Inorganic chemicals 34.2 1.5 25.3 1.2 25.7 1.2 34.1 1.7 44.2 2.6
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 9.1 0.4 10.0 0.5 8.7 0.4 6.8 0.3 7.4 0.4
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 997.7 45.1 1,031.9 47.4 1,172.5 54.2 629.0 32.2 512.1 30.3
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 7.4 0.3 7.8 0.4 5.4 0.3 10.0 0.5 9.4 0.6
56. Fertilizers,manufactured 9.1 0.4 8.6 0.4 3.0 0.1 10.9 0.6 10.7 0.6
57. Plastics in primary forms 28.3 1.3 40.1 1.8 35.3 1.6 18.1 0.9 30.7 1.8
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 7.7 0.3 9.0 0.4 9.5 0.4 6.3 0.3 5.4 0.3
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 26.1 1.2 27.7 1.3 25.1 1.2 29.2 1.5 36.5 2.2
6. Basic manufactures 254.6 11.5 236.4 10.9 267.1 12.3 288.8 14.8 187.4 11.1
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 1.3 0.1 2.3 0.1 2.6 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.8 0.1
63. Wood and cork manufactures 7.4 0.3 6.4 0.3 3.1 0.1 4.1 0.2 4.2 0.2
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 4.7 0.2 5.4 0.2 4.3 0.2 5.6 0.3 3.8 0.2
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 16.6 0.8 14.3 0.7 14.1 0.7 14.0 0.7 10.4 0.6
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 132.6 6.0 104.8 4.8 126.3 5.8 95.7 4.9 96.9 5.7
67. Iron and steel 40.6 1.8 21.2 1.0 31.9 1.5 28.8 1.5 17.1 1.0
68. Non-ferrous metals 39.8 1.8 68.4 3.1 70.9 3.3 121.0 6.2 43.6 2.6
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 11.6 0.5 13.4 0.6 13.7 0.6 18.2 0.9 9.4 0.6
7. Machinery,transport equipment 277.1 12.5 281.7 12.9 267.6 12.4 216.5 11.1 239.9 14.2
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 27.6 1.2 18.8 0.9 9.3 0.4 30.1 1.5 18.1 1.1
72. Machinery for specialized industries 25.8 1.2 28.4 1.3 40.3 1.9 23.2 1.2 30.8 1.8
73. Metal working machinery 2.6 0.1 3.4 0.2 7.6 0.4 5.8 0.3 3.3 0.2
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 65.7 3.0 59.0 2.7 57.2 2.6 42.1 2.2 44.0 2.6
75. Office machines and adp machines 2.4 0.1 4.4 0.2 2.1 0.1 4.2 0.2 2.7 0.2
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 23.3 1.1 20.8 1.0 28.1 1.3 32.5 1.7 19.4 1.1
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 35.1 1.6 27.2 1.2 26.8 1.2 18.2 0.9 35.3 2.1
78. Road vehicles 90.8 4.1 116.9 5.4 93.2 4.3 56.5 2.9 82.9 4.9
79. Other transport equipment 3.9 0.2 2.9 0.1 3.0 0.1 3.9 0.2 3.5 0.2
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 192.9 8.7 111.9 5.1 62.3 2.9 89.2 4.6 95.4 5.6
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs 2.3 0.1 3.2 0.1 2.6 0.1 2.2 0.1 1.8 0.1
82. Furniture and parts thereof 2.8 0.1 3.2 0.1 2.8 0.1 3.4 0.2 4.1 0.2
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 11.4 0.5 11.8 0.5 17.3 0.8 8.9 0.5 17.5 1.0
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. 4.1 0.2 7.7 0.4 2.3 0.1 5.8 0.3 4.2 0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 171.5 7.8 85.4 3.9 36.7 1.7 68.1 3.5 67.0 4.0
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 129.1 5.8 115.8 5.3 99.1 4.6 293.3 15.0 110.7 6.6
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 115.1 5.2 108.0 5.0 91.7 4.2 286.2 14.6 91.5 5.4
97. Gold,non-monetary 5.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 00 0.3 0.0 11.7 0.7
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry 7.7 0.3 7.5 0.3 7.4 0.3 6.8 0.3 7.5 0.4
0-9. All groups combined 2,211.5 100.0 2,178.1 100.0 2,164.3 100.0 1,955.5 100.0 1,690.0 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Year level (Sitc)

Data of last published Quartal (Sitc)

The amount realized in the beginning of 2025 (Sitc)


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