Import and Export Legislation

As Belgium is a member of the EU customs union, the rules on the importation of goods applicable in Belgium are based on the international treaties establishing the European Union and its implementing regulations and directives.

Though now of much lesser importance, Belgium is also bound by the Economic Union Treaty with Luxembourg of 1922 and the Benelux Economic Union Treaty of 1960.

In 1968, Belgium adopted the European Common Customs Tariff establishing a unified list of products and corresponding import duties for each product on the list. The customs rates and quotas vary according to the product and its country of origin. These rates are published in the so-called TARIC (an abbreviation for the Integrated Tariff of the European Union).