# HS 030772 Clams global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in clams, cockles, ark shells (arcidae, arcticidae, cardiidae, donacidae, hiatellidae, mactridae, mesodesmatidae, myidae, semelidae, solecurtidae, solenidae, tridacnidae and veneridae), whether in shell or not, frozen reached $208.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $114.6M | +20.9% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | $134.0M | +16.9% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | $108.4M | -19.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | $124.1M | +14.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | $133.7M | +7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | $170.9M | +27.9% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | $178.5M | +4.4% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | $154.9M | -13.2% | +5% |
| 2021 | $203.0M | +31% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | $212.4M | +4.7% | +6% |
| 2023 | $192.7M | -9.3% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | $208.4M | +8.1% | +0.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $62.9M | +1.6% | 7 |
| Japan | $35.1M | +0.1% | 11 |
| Spain | $21.1M | +8.5% | 15 |
| Italy | $16.8M | +17.1% | 17 |
| Malaysia | $13.6M | +18.7% | 15 |
| USA | $13.6M | -4.4% | 15 |
| Republic of Korea | $7.7M | -2.4% | 12 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $5.7M | +10.4% | 11 |
| Viet Nam | $4.8M | -4.5% | 11 |
| Thailand | $3.7M | +1.3% | 11 |
| France | $3.7M | +22.1% | 20 |
| Australia | $3.2M | +4.4% | 14 |

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