# Animal origin products (HS2 05) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Animal origin products at HS2 05, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The animal origin products sector recorded $11.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.5B |
| Latest annual change | -8.4% |
| Active exporters | 186 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 15 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.7B | 3,215 | 15 |
| 1996 | $3.9B | 3,274 | 15 |
| 1997 | $3.9B | 3,361 | 15 |
| 1998 | $3.7B | 3,347 | 15 |
| 1999 | $3.6B | 3,602 | 15 |
| 2000 | $3.8B | 3,894 | 15 |
| 2001 | $3.6B | 3,985 | 15 |
| 2002 | $3.8B | 4,099 | 15 |
| 2003 | $4.2B | 4,166 | 15 |
| 2004 | $4.9B | 4,351 | 15 |
| 2005 | $5.3B | 4,494 | 15 |
| 2006 | $5.5B | 4,546 | 15 |
| 2007 | $6.1B | 4,633 | 15 |
| 2008 | $7.5B | 4,624 | 15 |
| 2009 | $6.9B | 4,860 | 15 |
| 2010 | $7.4B | 4,841 | 15 |
| 2011 | $9.2B | 4,905 | 15 |
| 2012 | $9.7B | 5,179 | 15 |
| 2013 | $10.6B | 5,206 | 15 |
| 2014 | $11.0B | 5,234 | 15 |
| 2015 | $9.2B | 5,356 | 15 |
| 2016 | $8.8B | 5,270 | 15 |
| 2017 | $10.2B | 5,351 | 15 |
| 2018 | $11.5B | 5,352 | 15 |
| 2019 | $11.3B | 5,336 | 15 |
| 2020 | $10.2B | 5,140 | 15 |
| 2021 | $11.6B | 5,449 | 15 |
| 2022 | $12.3B | 5,377 | 15 |
| 2023 | $11.9B | 5,499 | 15 |
| 2024 | $11.5B | 5,363 | 15 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: -0.3%
- Five-year CAGR: +0.4%
- Historical peak: $12.3B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 75.9%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,468.3
- Importer concentration HHI: 2,049.8
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Brazil | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $390.9M | +12.6% | 5 | 18,061 km | No |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | China | $309.7M | -0.9% | 10 | 11,883 km | No |
| 3 | China | Germany | $264.0M | -1.6% | 12 | 8,415 km | No |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $261.0M | +6.7% | 11 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 5 | China | Viet Nam | $239.0M | +7.1% | 10 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 6 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $223.5M | -2.7% | 12 | 11,883 km | No |
| 7 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $175.1M | +1.5% | 10 | 556 km | Yes |
| 8 | New Zealand | China | $174.7M | +1.4% | 8 | 9,361 km | Yes |
| 9 | Netherlands | Germany | $163.1M | +0.2% | 12 | 579 km | Yes |
| 10 | China | Japan | $141.5M | -7% | 12 | 1,763 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $1.8B | 135 | 15 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.4B | 150 | 15 |
| 3 | Germany | $855.0M | 120 | 15 |
| 4 | Brazil | $829.8M | 141 | 15 |
| 5 | Netherlands | $632.8M | 123 | 15 |
| 6 | Poland | $477.2M | 99 | 15 |
| 7 | Spain | $419.7M | 111 | 15 |
| 8 | New Zealand | $382.2M | 77 | 13 |
| 9 | Canada | $346.3M | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Australia | $333.4M | 86 | 14 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.2B | 113 | 15 |
| 2 | China | $1.2B | 94 | 15 |
| 3 | Germany | $1.1B | 112 | 15 |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $611.1M | 85 | 15 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | $566.4M | 79 | 15 |
| 6 | France | $482.2M | 112 | 15 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $465.4M | 83 | 15 |
| 8 | Japan | $448.4M | 71 | 15 |
| 9 | Mexico | $343.8M | 34 | 15 |
| 10 | Poland | $340.2M | 76 | 15 |

## HS6 products

- Animal products: hair, human, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured, and waste of human hair (HS6 050100)
- Animal products: hair and bristles, of pigs, hogs or boars, and waste thereof (HS6 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 material (HS6 050300)
- Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof (HS6 050400)
- Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation (HS6 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 preservation (HS6 050590)
- Animal products: ossein and bones treated with acid (HS6 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. 0506 (HS6 050690)
- Animal products: ivory, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, ivory powder and waste (HS6 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 products (HS6 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 thereof (HS6 050800)
- Animal products: natural sponges of animal origin (HS6 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 preserved (HS6 051000)
- Animal products: bovine semen (HS6 051110)
- Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates and dead animals of chapter 3, unfit for human consumption (HS6 051191)
- Animal products: n.e.s. in chapter 5 (HS6 051199)

## 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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