BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE BAROMETER
After the first six months of 2024, Belgium ran a foreign trade surplus of about €8.5 billion, as opposed to a surplus of €1.8 billion after the equivalent period last year.Consult our statistics
Belgian economic missions
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Brazil
The Belgian Economic Mission to Brazil will take place from 22 November to 1 December 2024 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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India
The Belgian Economic Mission to India will take place from 1 to 8 March 2025 in New Delhi and Mumbai.
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United States (San Francisco and Los Angeles)
The Belgian Economic Mission to the United States (San Francisco and Los Angeles) will take place from 4 to 11 October 2025.
Trade4U
DISCOVER OUR TRADE4U APP
For whom?
The Trade4U application was developed to send targeted international opportunities to the subscribed companies. Nearly 500 more general to very specific sources are regularly checked to filter out the most interesting opportunities. In 2023, more than 17,500 trading opportunities were distributed.
Always new opportunities
These business opportunities are sent based on the company profile registered in the exporters' database. This identification is based on two criteria: the definition of the commercialised products and services on the one hand and the target markets (countries) on the other. Based on this, only the relevant information is disseminated. The company profile can be changed at any time.
Creating consortia
Available for iOS and Android, for smartphones and tablets, the application offers an essential function: creating consortia. Belgium consists mainly of SMEs, it is common that a company is not big enough to only respond to quotations issued by large international institutions. Once they agree to share contact information, a company can indicate its interest in an opportunity. The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency will connect the various interested parties. What's more, subscribers can participate free of charge in two major annual seminars organised by the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency.
News
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Visit of Mr Piet Demunter to our offices
DateToday we had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Piet Demunter, Acting CEO of Flanders Investment and Trade, to our offices. -
Trade4U seminar on business opportunities in Kazakhstan – Presentations
DateYesterday, we organised our second Trade4U seminar of the year, in cooperation with our partners, the FPS Foreign Affairs, Flanders Investment & Trade, the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency and hub.brussels. -
Trade4U seminar on business opportunities in Kazakhstan
DateThe Belgian Foreign Trade Agency, in close cooperation with Flanders Investment & Trade, the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency, hub.brussels and the FPS Foreign Affairs, has the pleasure of inviting you to their Trade4U seminar on 'Business Opportunities in Kazakhstan' on Tuesday, 10th September at 14h, at Club Prince Albert in Brussels.
Tradexplorer
Discover TRADEXPLORER, our new website containing all possible figures on foreign trade. You will find global indicators, reporting by product or country of your choice, as well as a data table generator to specify and export data.
