BELGIAN BOAT SHOWS 2016 Picturers and Market Information

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Belgium Boat Shows

Belgium is listed in the NMMA Power Boat International Resource Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BELGIUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

 

The Belgian maritime pleasure industry market is relatively small (100–150 businesses) and is mainly made up of small and medium-sized enterprises (97 percent of businesses are SMEs). The pleasure boat industry is still recovering from the recent economic crisis.

The boating market in Belgium is dominated by imported boats. Canada, the United States, and China are the most important exporting countries to Belgium. In general, most of China’s exports are inflatable boats, the United States is exporting sport boats and motor yachts with and without outboard motor mostly shorter than 7.5 m and most of Canada’s exports are in the larger (larger than 7.5 m and more than 100 kg) segment with an outboard motor.

As confirmed by studies related to pleasure crafts (excluding inflatable boats under 100 kg) and sail boats, Belgium is a transit country. Most of the crafts are coming from Canada, the United States, and China, and are heading for France, the Netherlands and Germany.

 

The market for used boats/second-hand yachts shows stronger interest. Carefully maintained secondhand boats are becoming more attractive for newcomers, as well as price sensitive customers. This trend is also benefiting companies specializing in boat repair, maintenance, and services, especially in a climate of economic stress and decreasing prices for boats, as investment in boats allows owners to retain the value of their boats.

 

Top 10 Import Sources, 2004–09			Top 10 Export Destinations, 2004–09
Country	# Boats	Country		# Boats
Canada	9933	France		7819
United States	9767	The Netherlands		3846
China	4128	Germany		3144
France	2550	United Kingdom		2628
Denmark	2401	Spain		1666
Portugal	733	Italy		1508
The Netherlands	550	Portugal		1229
Spain	439	Sri Lanka		729
Tunis	416	Greece		535
Italy	370	Hungary		412

 

 

 

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