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In 2025 the United States exported $36.3 billion of goods to Belgium and imported $27.2 billion from there. Belgium ranked 16th among US export markets and 22nd among sources of US imports.

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7 ports in Belgium recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$36.3BUp 5.9% on 2024 ($34.3 billion)
US imports, 2025
$27.2BDown 2.2% on 2024 ($27.8 billion)
Goods balance
$9.1BUS surplus
Export market rank
16thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
22ndAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Belgium

Pharmaceutical products (chapter 30) led US exports to Belgium at $6.7 billion, 19% of the total. The top three chapters made up 40%.

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products$6.7 billion18.6%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$3.9 billion10.7%
  3. 29Organic chemicals$3.8 billion10.5%
  4. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$3.4 billion9.3%
  5. 39Plastics$3.2 billion8.9%

US imports from Belgium

Pharmaceutical products (chapter 30) led US imports from Belgium at $11.8 billion, 44% of the total. The top three chapters made up 61%.

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products$11.8 billion43.6%
  2. 98Special classification provisions$2.6 billion9.5%
  3. 71Precious stones, metals and jewelry$2.3 billion8.3%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$1.3 billion4.6%
  5. 27Mineral fuels and oils$1.2 billion4.6%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Belgium, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Belgium requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Belgium.

Exports through the port, 2025
$1.9B5.3% of the US total with Belgium
Leading export goods
PlasticsHS chapter 39, $340.2 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$539.3M2.0% of the US total with Belgium
Leading import goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $109.8 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Belgium

5 ports in Belgium have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Zeebrugge records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 14 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Belgium: Bruges and Nieuwpoort.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.