# HS 030749 Cuttle Fish And Squid global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in cuttle fish and squid, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) reached $340.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -5.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.9B | +1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | $4.0B | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | $3.9B | -2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | $4.4B | +13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | $900.9M | -79.5% | -39% |
| 2018 | $559.7M | -37.9% | -47.5% |
| 2019 | $457.8M | -18.2% | -52.9% |
| 2020 | $385.6M | -15.8% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | $386.1M | +0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | $407.6M | +5.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | $321.4M | -21.1% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | $340.9M | +6.1% | -4.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $64.6M | +28.8% | 15 |
| Thailand | $64.6M | +2.6% | 13 |
| USA | $36.3M | -8.2% | 27 |
| Republic of Korea | $33.7M | +2.1% | 14 |
| Malaysia | $23.6M | +3.6% | 17 |
| Japan | $21.3M | -11% | 17 |
| Italy | $17.7M | -12.2% | 31 |
| France | $10.8M | -2.6% | 29 |
| Spain | $9.1M | -23.6% | 23 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.8M | -8.4% | 15 |
| Singapore | $4.4M | -0.3% | 23 |
| Germany | $3.6M | +0.1% | 31 |

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