# Dairy produce and eggs (HS2 04) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Dairy produce and eggs at HS2 04, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The dairy produce and eggs sector recorded $116.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $116.6B |
| Latest annual change | +0.7% |
| Active exporters | 191 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 32 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $26.0B | 4,927 | 31 |
| 1996 | $26.5B | 4,974 | 32 |
| 1997 | $25.5B | 5,141 | 32 |
| 1998 | $25.0B | 5,078 | 32 |
| 1999 | $28.1B | 5,511 | 32 |
| 2000 | $27.8B | 6,247 | 32 |
| 2001 | $29.6B | 6,413 | 32 |
| 2002 | $29.6B | 6,490 | 32 |
| 2003 | $36.0B | 6,808 | 32 |
| 2004 | $42.0B | 6,833 | 32 |
| 2005 | $44.5B | 6,987 | 32 |
| 2006 | $47.5B | 6,945 | 32 |
| 2007 | $61.2B | 7,056 | 32 |
| 2008 | $71.4B | 7,292 | 32 |
| 2009 | $58.7B | 7,494 | 32 |
| 2010 | $69.2B | 7,623 | 32 |
| 2011 | $82.4B | 7,541 | 32 |
| 2012 | $79.9B | 7,945 | 32 |
| 2013 | $91.4B | 7,875 | 32 |
| 2014 | $97.2B | 8,126 | 32 |
| 2015 | $75.4B | 8,277 | 32 |
| 2016 | $72.8B | 8,321 | 32 |
| 2017 | $85.0B | 8,243 | 32 |
| 2018 | $89.4B | 8,358 | 32 |
| 2019 | $89.0B | 8,399 | 32 |
| 2020 | $89.6B | 8,427 | 32 |
| 2021 | $100.2B | 8,762 | 32 |
| 2022 | $114.7B | 8,759 | 32 |
| 2023 | $112.6B | 8,727 | 32 |
| 2024 | $116.6B | 8,794 | 32 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +5.2%
- Five-year CAGR: +5.5%
- Historical peak: $116.6B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 82.8%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,233.5
- Importer concentration HHI: 742.2
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | New Zealand | China | $3.7B | -8.2% | 22 | 9,361 km | Yes |
| 2 | Netherlands | Germany | $3.7B | +4.9% | 31 | 579 km | Yes |
| 3 | Belarus | Russia | $2.5B | +5.5% | 31 | 678 km | Yes |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $2.5B | +8% | 29 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 5 | Germany | Netherlands | $2.3B | +2.9% | 32 | 579 km | Yes |
| 6 | Netherlands | Belgium | $2.1B | +9.5% | 32 | 174 km | Yes |
| 7 | Germany | Italy | $1.8B | +6.7% | 32 | 1,184 km | Yes |
| 8 | Netherlands | France | $1.4B | +8.6% | 32 | 431 km | Yes |
| 9 | France | Germany | $1.2B | -1.8% | 32 | 881 km | Yes |
| 10 | Italy | France | $1.2B | +8.9% | 32 | 1,106 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Germany | $13.4B | 175 | 32 |
| 2 | Netherlands | $13.1B | 182 | 32 |
| 3 | New Zealand | $12.3B | 162 | 32 |
| 4 | France | $8.8B | 173 | 32 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.8B | 162 | 32 |
| 6 | Italy | $6.5B | 165 | 32 |
| 7 | Belgium | $5.2B | 168 | 32 |
| 8 | Ireland | $4.6B | 142 | 32 |
| 9 | Poland | $4.1B | 151 | 32 |
| 10 | Denmark | $3.6B | 161 | 32 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Germany | $11.8B | 108 | 32 |
| 2 | China | $6.9B | 86 | 32 |
| 3 | France | $6.6B | 118 | 32 |
| 4 | Netherlands | $6.5B | 94 | 32 |
| 5 | Italy | $5.7B | 70 | 32 |
| 6 | Belgium | $5.0B | 102 | 32 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $4.7B | 90 | 32 |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.4B | 130 | 32 |
| 9 | Spain | $3.5B | 78 | 32 |
| 10 | Russia | $3.0B | 45 | 32 |

## HS6 products

- Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content not exceeding 1% (by weight) (HS6 040110)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) (HS6 040120)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 6% (by weight) (HS6 040130)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding 10% (HS6 040140)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10% (HS6 040150)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) (HS6 040210)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) (HS6 040221)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) (HS6 040229)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms (HS6 040291)
- Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms (HS6 040299)
- Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa (HS6 040310)
- Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa (HS6 040320)
- Dairy produce: buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit or cocoa (excluding yoghurt) (HS6 040390)
- Dairy produce: whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS6 040410)
- Dairy produce: natural milk constituents (excluding whey), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.c. in chapter 04 (HS6 040490)
- Dairy produce: butter and other fats and oils derived from milk (HS6 040500)
- Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter (HS6 040510)
- Dairy produce: dairy spreads (HS6 040520)
- Dairy produce: fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads) (HS6 040590)
- Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd (HS6 040610)
- Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered (HS6 040620)
- Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) (HS6 040630)
- Dairy produce: cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed) (HS6 040640)
- Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 (HS6 040690)
- Eggs: birds\' eggs, in the shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS6 040700)
- Birds\' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) (HS6 040711)
- Birds\' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) (HS6 040719)
- Birds\' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) (HS6 040721)
- Birds\' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) (HS6 040729)
- Birds\' eggs, in shell: preserved or cooked (HS6 040790)
- Eggs: birds\' eggs, yolks, dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS6 040811)
- Eggs: birds\' eggs, yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS6 040819)
- Eggs: birds\' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS6 040891)
- Eggs: birds\' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen, otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS6 040899)
- Honey: natural (HS6 040900)
- Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters (HS6 041000)
- Animal products: insects (HS6 041010)
- Animal products: edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included, other than insects (HS6 041090)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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