Specialised
logistics

Seamlessly integrated into the global logistics network and located at the very heart of Europe, Belgium is unique as the home to two CEIV Pharma-certified airports, as well as the world's first CEIV Pharma-certified seaport.

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Strategic location at the heart of Europe

Extensive transport networks. Two major CEIV Pharma-certified airports. And the world’s first seaport to meet European ‘Good Distribution Practice’ standards for the handling of biopharmaceuticals.

Belgium is a world-leading hub offering tailored cold chain infrastructure for the trade in medicines and vaccines and occupies a unique place at the heart of global logistics.

Over
€275m

in biopharmaceutical exports daily (2022)

Number
2

in European exports of biopharmaceuticals

Over
€100b

total annual exports (2022)

Taking vaccine exports to new heights

As Europe's most important pharmaceutical hub, more than one billion Covid vaccines have been shipped through Brussels Airport since 2020 thanks to the active partnership of numerous partners, state-of-the-art facilities, and years of expertise in the biopharmaceutical field.

Vaccine flights head off to more than 60 countries around the world every single day.