Onion · importers
Belgium ranks eighth of 96 at $2.9B for the vegetable chapter, and vegetables matter proportionally more to its import bill than to most larger economies.
| Market | HS 07 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $16.5B |
| Germany | $8.8B |
| United Kingdom | $5.2B |
| India | $5.1B |
| France | $4.8B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 07 (edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers); onion is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Total imports are $356.5B, and the chapter is 0.8% of them, the highest share in this set of top-ten markets. It ranks 21st among Belgium’s own import chapters, ahead of the positions seen in France, Italy or Spain. Vegetables carry real weight in the country’s import mix.
Mineral fuels, vehicles and pharmaceuticals still lead the bill.
The Netherlands is just above at $3.7B, and Italy just below at $2.7B. Belgium’s 3.1% share of reported world imports puts it in the upper half of the top ten. Its top overall source markets are the Netherlands, Germany, France and the USA, which shows how much of its trade runs across nearby borders.
A fresh onion may reach a Belgian buyer through a neighbouring port, so ask where the goods are cleared.
Onions need dry, ventilated conditions and careful curing before shipment. A buyer who resells across borders will care about arrival condition even more, because the goods travel again.
Make sure that specification, packaging and labelling are agreed before loading.
The $2.9B covers the whole of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, so onions are only one part. Re-exports and reporting gaps can affect where a country lands.
Confirm the current plant-health rules with the competent authority and fix Incoterm, currency, payment and port with the buyer. Customs shipment records for onions, read alongside this site’s free marketplace, will lead you to named importers.
Eighth of 96 markets at $2.9B in 2024, a 3.1% share of reported world imports. The Netherlands is above at $3.7B and Italy below at $2.7B.
It is 0.8% of $356.5B in imports and ranks 21st among its import chapters, a comparatively high place.
They show strong cross-border trade, so ask buyers whether goods arrive through another country's port.
Look up onion consignments in customs shipment records and read consignee names and declared values.
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