Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Belgium: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 56 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 24 of them that state a value (42.9%) add up to €6.84 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Belgium imported €529 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.1% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 51 companies have won 162 public supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Belgium, in 54 award notices from 50 public buyers.
- 90.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Belgium; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
- The five companies that win most often hold 48.8% of all awards.
- 22.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Belgium — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €99.6 billion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Belgium", https://cresques.com/markets/be/221-printed-books-brochures-and-leaflets, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 51
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 54
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 50
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €528.8M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Belgium: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 162
- in 54 award notices
- Awarded value
- €14M
- from 52% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 51
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 50
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 65 |
| 2025 | 56 |
| 2026 | 34 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €560K |
| 2024 | €3.5M |
| 2025 | €6.8M |
| 2026 | €3M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 129 |
| Universities, schools and research | 15 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 8 |
| Hospitals and health services | 5 |
| Social protection | 4 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 1 |
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen50BE25
- Prov. Antwerpen30BE21
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest28BE10
- Prov. Vlaams-Brabant21BE24
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen14BE23
- Prov. Limburg (BE)11BE22
- Prov. Liège3BE33
- Prov. Hainaut2BE32
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| Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 50 |
| Prov. Antwerpen | 30 |
| Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 28 |
| Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 21 |
| Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 14 |
| Prov. Limburg (BE) | 11 |
| Prov. Liège | 3 |
| Prov. Hainaut | 2 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 24 · 14.8% |
| Medium-sized | 18 · 11.1% |
| Small | 11 · 6.8% |
| Micro | 7 · 4.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 22 · 13.6% |
| Size not stated | 80 · 49.4% |
- Netherlands6
- France5
- Germany3
- Spain1
- ZMB1
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| Netherlands | 6 |
| France | 5 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Spain | 1 |
| ZMB | 1 |
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| 2023 | €522.9M |
| 2024 | €537.8M |
| 2025 | €528.8M |
- Brugge30
- Brussel23
- Gent10
- Turnhout9
- Leuven8
- Oostkamp7
- Antwerpen6
- Alsemberg5
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| Brugge | 30 |
| Brussel | 23 |
| Gent | 10 |
| Turnhout | 9 |
| Leuven | 8 |
| Oostkamp | 7 |
| Antwerpen | 6 |
| Alsemberg | 5 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 4901 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Belgium
90.1%
16 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
48.8%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
22.3%
Among 112 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV10 public contracts in total
- EBSCO Information Services SAS43 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Belgium
- Empack MechelenTrade fair · Mechelen, Belgium
- drupaTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- ICE EuropeTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- HispackTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARISTrade fair · Paris, France
- FACHPACKTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
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Which of these 51 companies could distribute your product?
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Belgium?
- 51 companies won 54 contract award notices for these categories from 50 public buyers in Belgium since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV, EBSCO Information Services SAS.
- How big is the printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Belgium?
- In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 56 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 24 of them that state a value (42.9%) add up to €6.84 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Belgium imported €529 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.1% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of printed books, brochures and leaflets meet buyers and distributors in Belgium?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Empack Mechelen, drupa, ICE Europe, Hispack, ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARIS, FACHPACK — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Belgium?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Belgium and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.