🇧🇪 Country Profile

Belgium

Fast-growing pharmaceutical trade with Belgium

🇧🇪 $403M

Dual-source profile. Both series show HS Chapter 30 (finished pharmaceutical products) aligned to calendar year (Jan–Dec). Eurostat records what Belgium imports from India. DGCIS records what India exports to Belgium. Category and product detail from DGCIS.

$403M

Scale

Belgium's healthcare system receives $403M in Indian pharmaceutical products each year — affordable, quality medicine.

71%

Medicine

Primarily medicines (71%), supplemented by medicine ingredients and surgical & hospital supplies.

3.0×

Trajectory

Rapid expansion: Belgium's imports of Indian pharmaceutical products have grown 3.0× over the past decade, from $134M to $403M.

Context

Part of India's pharmaceutical supply network across Europe.

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Impact

Indian pharmaceutical companies have both exported to and invested directly in Belgium — building trade and operational presence.

Non-Chapter-30 pharma categories from DGCIS (487-code basket)

Medicines $368M (71.2%) Medicine Ingredients $134M (25.9%) Surgical & Hospital Supplies $13.6M (2.6%) Traditional & Herbal $1.4M (0.3%) Vaccines $0.20M (0.0%)

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients DGCIS India-side

India also supplied $161M in active pharmaceutical ingredients and bulk drugs to Belgium in 2025 (India-reported, DGCIS).

Total RBI-approved ODI commitments by Indian pharmaceutical companies into Belgium: $1.6M across 3 filings (2013-2025).