# HS 030743 Cuttle Fish And Squid global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen reached $6.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | $798.4M | +6.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | $682.0M | -14.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | $903.0M | +32.4% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | $1.2B | +34.9% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | $5.3B | +331.4% | +97.5% |
| 2018 | $5.8B | +11% | +86.2% |
| 2019 | $5.9B | +0.4% | +68.8% |
| 2020 | $5.2B | -10.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | $6.2B | +17.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $6.9B | +12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | $6.6B | -4.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | $6.6B | -0.3% | +2.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | $1.2B | +2.6% | 55 |
| China | $1.1B | +4.5% | 40 |
| Italy | $748.1M | +3.6% | 49 |
| Japan | $494.2M | -1.4% | 33 |
| Republic of Korea | $365.4M | +0.2% | 38 |
| Thailand | $364.9M | -3.2% | 36 |
| Viet Nam | $350.9M | +11.2% | 26 |
| USA | $299.5M | +5.1% | 36 |
| Portugal | $136.9M | -1.3% | 34 |
| Taiwan | $125.2M | -6.5% | 26 |
| Greece | $125.0M | +10.7% | 39 |
| Malaysia | $121.2M | +10.7% | 41 |

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