# HS 030632 Live global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in live, fresh or chilled, lobsters (homarus spp.), whether in shell or not reached $1.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +10.3% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | +21% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | +7.6% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | $1.4B | +3% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | $1.4B | -4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | $1.6B | +13.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | $1.6B | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | -18.4% | -2% |
| 2021 | $2.0B | +52% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | $1.7B | -15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | $1.7B | +2% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $1.7B | +1.3% | -4.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $627.4M | +6.7% | 20 |
| USA | $335.1M | -2.4% | 23 |
| Canada | $242.6M | -4.8% | 14 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $93.7M | +13% | 28 |
| France | $89.0M | +11.1% | 19 |
| Italy | $65.2M | +4.7% | 17 |
| Spain | $57.0M | +5% | 14 |
| Republic of Korea | $35.3M | -8.6% | 4 |
| Belgium | $29.9M | +3% | 11 |
| Netherlands | $19.3M | +6.9% | 25 |
| Taiwan | $14.2M | -8% | 8 |
| Germany | $13.8M | +4.6% | 25 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._