# HS 030771 Clams global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in clams, cockles and ark shells (families arcidae, arcticidae, cardiidae, donacidae, hiatellidae, mactridae, mesodesmatidae, myidae, semelidae, solecurtidae, solenidae, tridacnidae and veneridae), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled reached $490.8M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $375.3M | +1.1% | +2% |
| 2014 | $426.9M | +13.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | $439.6M | +3% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | $422.2M | -4% | +4% |
| 2017 | $478.2M | +13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | $479.4M | +0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | $476.7M | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | $425.9M | -10.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $469.2M | +10.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | $424.7M | -9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | $441.1M | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | $490.8M | +11.2% | +1.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | $107.9M | +2.9% | 20 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $67.9M | +1.1% | 21 |
| China | $67.4M | +7.7% | 15 |
| Republic of Korea | $61.1M | -0.7% | 4 |
| Italy | $53.3M | +34.5% | 19 |
| Japan | $32.5M | -18% | 11 |
| Thailand | $21.9M | +7.2% | 17 |
| USA | $18.3M | -0.2% | 16 |
| France | $10.3M | +1.8% | 25 |
| Singapore | $7.6M | +9.4% | 19 |
| Netherlands | $7.1M | -11.6% | 31 |
| Germany | $4.1M | +5% | 28 |

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