Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers market in Belgium: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 17 supply contracts for vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers through award notices on TED; the 12 of them that state a value (70.6%) add up to €34.6 million. Belgium imported €1.04 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8716 and 8707; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.9% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 34 companies have won 47 public supply contracts for vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers in Belgium, in 32 award notices from 27 public buyers.
  • 87.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Belgium; the most frequent foreign origin is Italy.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 31.9% of all awards.
  • 28.9% 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, "Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers market in Belgium", https://cresques.com/markets/be/342-vehicle-bodies-trailers-or-semi-trailers, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
34
since November 2023
Award notices
32
on TED
Public buyers
27
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€1B
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
47
in 32 award notices
Awarded value
€71.9M
from 83% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
34
with at least one award
Public buyers
27
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 11Nov–Dec 20232024: 151520242025: 171720252026: 14142026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20231
202415
202517
202614
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €17M€17MNov–Dec 20232024: €9M€9M20242025: €34.6M€34.6M20252026: €11.3M€11.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€17M
2024€9M
2025€34.6M
2026€11.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 34
  2. Environment and waste: 4
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 4
  4. Police, fire services and prisons: 2
  5. Culture, sport and religion: 1
  6. Hospitals and health services: 1
  7. Electricity utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration34
Environment and waste4
Armed forces and defence agencies4
Police, fire services and prisons2
Culture, sport and religion1
Hospitals and health services1
Electricity utilities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest17
    BE10
    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 17
  2. Prov. Brabant wallon6
    BE31
    Prov. Brabant wallon: 6
  3. Prov. Antwerpen5
    BE21
    Prov. Antwerpen: 5
  4. Prov. Hainaut5
    BE32
    Prov. Hainaut: 5
  5. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen4
    BE23
    Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 4
  6. Prov. Vlaams-Brabant3
    BE24
    Prov. Vlaams-Brabant: 3
  7. Prov. Namur3
    BE35
    Prov. Namur: 3
  8. Prov. Limburg (BE)1
    BE22
    Prov. Limburg (BE): 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest17
Prov. Brabant wallon6
Prov. Antwerpen5
Prov. Hainaut5
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen4
Prov. Vlaams-Brabant3
Prov. Namur3
Prov. Limburg (BE)1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 8.5%, Medium-sized 6.4%, Small 14.9%, SME (size not stated) 29.8%, Size not stated 40.4%Large companies: 4 (8.5%)Medium-sized: 3 (6.4%)Small: 7 (14.9%)15%SME (size not stated): 14 (29.8%)30%Size not stated: 19 (40.4%)40%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies4 · 8.5%
Medium-sized3 · 6.4%
Small7 · 14.9%
SME (size not stated)14 · 29.8%
Size not stated19 · 40.4%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Italy2
    Italy: 2
  2. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  3. France1
    France: 1
  4. Slovakia1
    Slovakia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Italy2
Netherlands2
France1
Slovakia1
Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)2023: €1.1B€1.1B20232024: €1B€1B20242025: €1B€1B2025
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Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)
2023€1.1B
2024€1B
2025€1B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Nivelles6
    Nivelles: 6
  2. Brussel5
    Brussel: 5
  3. Gosselies4
    Gosselies: 4
  4. Evere4
    Evere: 4
  5. Bruxelles4
    Bruxelles: 4
  6. Leuven3
    Leuven: 3
  7. Gent3
    Gent: 3
  8. Antwerpen2
    Antwerpen: 2
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Where the buyers are (city)
Nivelles6
Brussel5
Gosselies4
Evere4
Bruxelles4
Leuven3
Gent3
Antwerpen2

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8716, 8707 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Belgium

87.2%

Awards to companies registered in Belgium: 87.2%

6 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

31.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 31.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

28.9%

Lots with a single bid: 28.9%

Among 38 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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Questions

Who wins public contracts for vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers in Belgium?
34 companies won 32 contract award notices for these categories from 27 public buyers in Belgium since November 2023.
How big is the vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers market in Belgium?
In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 17 supply contracts for vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers through award notices on TED; the 12 of them that state a value (70.6%) add up to €34.6 million. Belgium imported €1.04 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8716 and 8707; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.9% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers meet buyers and distributors in Belgium?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Municipalia — Le Salon des Mandataires, Busworld Europe, IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.