Official customs data
France – Belgium trade
Last 12 published months: April 2023 – March 2024
From April 2023 to March 2024, France imported €54.9B of goods from Belgium and exported €47B there. This partner ranks number 2 among France's 234 trading partners, imports and exports combined.
France has a trade deficit of €7.9B with this partner.
Top import: Gaz naturel, à l'état gazeux, worth €14.5B (26.4% of imports).
Top export: Circuits intégrés électroniques (autres que sous forme de circuits intégrés à puces multi…, worth €2.7B (5.8% of exports).
- Imports
- €54.9B
- 33,340,705 t
- Exports
- €47B
- 29,238,258 t
- Trade balance
- −€7.9B
Monthly trend
Imports· March 2024: -30.5% year on yearExports· March 2024: -12.8% year on year
Value
| Imports | Exports | |
|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | €6.9B | €4.5B |
| April 2023 | €5.2B | €3.8B |
| May 2023 | €4.8B | €3.8B |
| June 2023 | €5B | €4.6B |
| July 2023 | €4.9B | €4.1B |
| August 2023 | €5.2B | €3.5B |
| September 2023 | €4B | €4.3B |
| October 2023 | €4.5B | €4.2B |
| November 2023 | €4.1B | €3.9B |
| December 2023 | €3.8B | €3.7B |
| January 2024 | €4.3B | €3.4B |
| February 2024 | €4.3B | €3.7B |
| March 2024 | €4.8B | €3.9B |
Top imported products
Top exported products
Most traded chapters
- 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation
- 72Iron and steel
- 39Plastics and articles thereof
- 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock
- 38Miscellaneous chemical products
- 85Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and television recorders and reproducers
- 30Pharmaceutical products
- 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances
Formalities to plan for
- No customs declaration: goods move freely within the single market.
- In France, monthly EMEBI return (statistics and VAT recapitulative statement) for dispatches and, above the threshold, intra-EU arrivals.
- Invoice showing both parties' EU VAT numbers, plus proof of transport for the VAT exemption.
- Excise goods (alcohol, tobacco, energy): electronic movement document in EMCS.
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