Latest trade
$11.5BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Animal origin products
sector trade overview
A clear view of the animal origin products economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.
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Refreshed 2026-07-20
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-8.4%Latest year on yearExporters
186Active reporting countriesImporters
198Active reporting countriesHS6 products
15Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$11.5B in trade, with -0.3% annualized growth over three years.
Animal origin products is recorded across 5,363 active corridors, with 186 exporters and 198 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalStable+0.4% five-year CAGR
Annual trend
Momentum across three decades
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Missing years remain unavailable rather than estimated. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where this sector moves
The leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported sector trade value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrazilBRA | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG | $390.9M | +12.6% | 5 | 18,061 km | No |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | ChinaCHN | $309.7M | -0.9% | 10 | 11,883 km | No |
| 3 | ChinaCHN | GermanyDEU | $264.0M | -1.6% | 12 | 8,415 km | No |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | MexicoMEX | $261.0M | +6.7% | 11 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 5 | ChinaCHN | Viet NamVNM | $239.0M | +7.1% | 10 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $223.5M | -2.7% | 12 | 11,883 km | No |
| 7 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $175.1M | +1.5% | 10 | 556 km | Yes |
| 8 | New ZealandNZL | ChinaCHN | $174.7M | +1.4% | 8 | 9,361 km | Yes |
| 9 | NetherlandsNLD | GermanyDEU | $163.1M | +0.2% | 12 | 579 km | Yes |
| 10 | ChinaCHN | JapanJPN | $141.5M | -7% | 12 | 1,763 km | No |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings are separated so scale on one side of the market is not mistaken for demand on the other. Check coverage ↗
Top exporters2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | $1.8B | 135 | 15 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.4B | 150 | 15 |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | $855.0M | 120 | 15 |
| 4 | BrazilBRA | $829.8M | 141 | 15 |
| 5 | NetherlandsNLD | $632.8M | 123 | 15 |
| 6 | PolandPOL | $477.2M | 99 | 15 |
| 7 | SpainESP | $419.7M | 111 | 15 |
| 8 | New ZealandNZL | $382.2M | 77 | 13 |
| 9 | CanadaCAN | $346.3M | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | AustraliaAUS | $333.4M | 86 | 14 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.2B | 113 | 15 |
| 2 | ChinaCHN | $1.2B | 94 | 15 |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | $1.1B | 112 | 15 |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG | $611.1M | 85 | 15 |
| 5 | Viet NamVNM | $566.4M | 79 | 15 |
| 6 | FranceFRA | $482.2M | 112 | 15 |
| 7 | NetherlandsNLD | $465.4M | 83 | 15 |
| 8 | JapanJPN | $448.4M | 71 | 15 |
| 9 | MexicoMEX | $343.8M | 34 | 15 |
| 10 | PolandPOL | $340.2M | 76 | 15 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 05.
17 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Animal products: hair, human, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured, and waste of human hairHS6 050100
Animal products: hair and bristles, of pigs, hogs or boars, and waste thereofHS6 050210
Animal products: badger hair and other brush making hair and waste of such bristles or hair, n.e.c. in heading no. 0502 (excluding horsehair)HS6 050290
Animal products: horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting materialHS6 050300
Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereofHS6 050400
Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservationHS6 050510
Animal products: skins and other parts of birds, feathers and down (not for stuffing), powder and waste of such, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservationHS6 050590
Animal products: ossein and bones treated with acidHS6 050610
Animal products: bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.s. in heading no. 0506HS6 050690
Animal products: ivory, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, ivory powder and wasteHS6 050710
Animal products: tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, waste and powder of these productsHS6 050790
Animal products: coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone etc., unworked or simply prepared (but not cut to shape), and powder and waste thereofHS6 050800
Animal products: natural sponges of animal originHS6 050900
Animal products: ambergris, castoreum, civet, musk, cantharides, bile (dried or not) glands and other animal products, for pharmaceutical purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preservedHS6 051000
Animal products: bovine semenHS6 051110
Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates and dead animals of chapter 3, unfit for human consumptionHS6 051191
Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5HS6 051199
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS2 classification. They are not company-level sales, retail quotes, or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.
Missing data
A missing observation remains unavailable. It is not filled, interpolated, or presented as a forecast.
Coverage: 1995–2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.