# HS 071440 Taro (Colocasia Spp.) With High Star global trade...

Reported global trade in taro (colocasia spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets reached $188.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $101.5M | +3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | $115.7M | +13.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | $110.7M | -4.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | $105.2M | -4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | $126.1M | +19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | $140.4M | +11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | $158.7M | +13% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | $147.5M | -7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | $162.5M | +10.1% | +5% |
| 2022 | $178.5M | +9.9% | +4% |
| 2023 | $207.5M | +16.2% | +12% |
| 2024 | $188.1M | -9.4% | +5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $64.3M | +3.8% | 26 |
| Japan | $56.0M | +0.6% | 9 |
| New Zealand | $10.1M | +7.3% | 14 |
| Australia | $8.4M | +5.5% | 15 |
| Canada | $6.6M | +11.8% | 31 |
| United Arab Emirates | $5.3M | +11.9% | 18 |
| Malaysia | $5.3M | +16.8% | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | $4.3M | +14.9% | 10 |
| Netherlands | $4.2M | +10.7% | 37 |
| Viet Nam | $3.6M | -18% | 3 |
| United Kingdom | $3.3M | +21.8% | 25 |
| France | $3.3M | +21.2% | 35 |

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