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Customs Information
Belgium
Certificate of residence "Model 2", obtainable from the local municipal hall
-Copy of passport showing photo and signature
-Attestation of shippers employer
-Customs declaration provided by Interdean Interconex to be filled out and signed by shipper
-Packing inventory made up by origin partner
Diplomats can bring their goods into Belgium without any problem when
their embassy (or European Union) delivers a document 136F prior
to the arrival of goods. If all documents are not available on the day of
arrival of the goods in Belgium, importation can be done on a temporary
basis provided a customs guarantee based on the customs value
of the goods, is deposited.
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Transportation
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Belgium |
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Railways:
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Total: 3,518 km
standard gauge: 3,518 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2003)
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Highways:
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Total: 149,028 km
Paved: 116,540 km (including 1,729 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 32,488 km (2002)
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Waterways:
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2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2003)
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Pipelines:
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Gas 1,485 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2004)
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Ports and Harbors:
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Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge
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Merchant Marine:
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Total: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,146,301 GRT/1,588,184 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 15, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 17, petroleum tanker 9
foreign-owned: 12 (Denmark 4, France 4, Greece 4)
registered in other countries: 101 (2005)
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Airports:
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43 (2004 est.)
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Airports -
with paved runways:
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Total: 25
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)
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Airports -
with unpaved runways:
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Total: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 16 (2004 est.)
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Heliports:
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1 (2004 est.)
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Geography
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Australia
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Location:
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Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
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Geographic Coordinates:
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50 50 N, 4 00 E
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Map References:
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Europe
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Area:
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Total: 30,528 sq km
Land: 38,278 sq km
Water: 250 sq km
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Area Comparative:
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About the size of Maryland
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Land Boundaries:
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Total: 1,385 km
Border Countries: France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km
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Coastline:
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66.5 km
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Maritime Claims:
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive Economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limit
Continental Shelf: median line with neighbors
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Climate:
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Temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy |
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Terrain:
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Flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast.
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Elevation Extremes:
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Iowest point: North Sea 0 m
Highest point: Signal de Botrange 694 m
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Natural Resources:
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Coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates.
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Land Use:
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Arable land: 23.28%
Permanent crops: 0.4%
Other: 76.32%
Note: includes Luxembourg (2001)
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Irrigated Land:
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40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.)
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Natural Hazards:
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Flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes.
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Environment - current issues:
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The environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry, extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federal and regional responsibilities (now resolved) have slowed progress in tackling environmental challenges.
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Environment - international agreements:
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Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands.
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants.
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Geography - Note: |
crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO.
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