Belgium is located on the continent of Europe and stands at rank eighteen for imports; Brussels is the capital. Belgium is a major importer of raw materials, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, oil products and transportation equipment. The average import value for Belgium is $310B.

The main imports are refined petroleum (around $33B), cars (around $28B), packaged medicaments (around $24B), crude petroleum (around $24B) and petroleum gas (around $18B). The import partners are Netherlands at around 20%, Germany at around 14%, France at around 10%, the US at around 6%, UK at 5.5% and Ireland at around 4%. The main imports are machinery, equipment, raw diamonds, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment and oil products.

Imports into Belgium averaged around 19300 EUR Million from 1993 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 31559.90 EUR Million in March of 2012 and a record low of 6975.70 EUR Million in July of 1993

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Belgium is located on the continent of Europe and stands at rank eighteen for imports; Brussels is the capital. Belgium is a major importer of raw materials, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, oil products and transportation equipment. The average import value for Belgium is $310B.

The main imports are refined petroleum (around $33B), cars (around $28B), packaged medicaments (around $24B), crude petroleum (around $24B) and petroleum gas (around $18B). The import partners are Netherlands at around 20%, Germany at around 14%, France at around 10%, the US at around 6%, UK at 5.5% and Ireland at around 4%. The main imports are machinery, equipment, raw diamonds, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment and oil products.

Imports into Belgium averaged around 19300 EUR Million from 1993 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 31559.90 EUR Million in March of 2012 and a record low of 6975.70 EUR Million in July of 1993.