In this section, you will find a country brief with an economic overview and highlighted business opportunities, and market research for the wine industry, applied specifically to New Zealand companies interested in doing business in Belgium.
Belgium country brief
Belgium is the second most densely populated country in Europe behind the Netherlands and has a very well developed and extensive infrastructure.
As well as being a member of the European Union (EU), Belgium is a member of the Benelux Economic Union (along with the Netherlands and Luxembourg), which allows free movement of workers, capital, services and goods in the region.
Belgium is an important transit and distribution centre for other EU countries. The economy is heavily dependent on trade.
Belgium’s imports from New Zealand are dominated by meat and dairy products. The other major export is wool, most of which supplies Belgium’s large carpet manufacturing industry.
