# Prepared meat and fish (HS2 16) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Prepared meat and fish at HS2 16, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The prepared meat and fish sector recorded $62.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $62.1B |
| Latest annual change | -1.7% |
| Active exporters | 194 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 42 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.0B | 4,890 | 42 |
| 1996 | $14.0B | 4,892 | 42 |
| 1997 | $14.1B | 5,068 | 42 |
| 1998 | $13.7B | 4,947 | 42 |
| 1999 | $14.5B | 5,209 | 42 |
| 2000 | $15.0B | 5,777 | 42 |
| 2001 | $15.7B | 5,881 | 42 |
| 2002 | $16.8B | 5,971 | 42 |
| 2003 | $19.2B | 6,121 | 42 |
| 2004 | $22.2B | 6,254 | 42 |
| 2005 | $25.0B | 6,437 | 42 |
| 2006 | $28.2B | 6,525 | 42 |
| 2007 | $32.0B | 6,706 | 42 |
| 2008 | $37.4B | 6,781 | 42 |
| 2009 | $33.8B | 6,906 | 42 |
| 2010 | $36.0B | 6,975 | 42 |
| 2011 | $43.5B | 7,057 | 42 |
| 2012 | $46.7B | 7,243 | 42 |
| 2013 | $48.4B | 7,411 | 42 |
| 2014 | $48.8B | 7,771 | 42 |
| 2015 | $43.6B | 7,544 | 42 |
| 2016 | $43.4B | 7,625 | 42 |
| 2017 | $47.2B | 7,626 | 42 |
| 2018 | $51.7B | 7,683 | 42 |
| 2019 | $50.4B | 7,893 | 42 |
| 2020 | $51.5B | 7,683 | 42 |
| 2021 | $56.0B | 7,792 | 42 |
| 2022 | $60.2B | 7,848 | 42 |
| 2023 | $59.8B | 7,954 | 42 |
| 2024 | $62.1B | 7,780 | 42 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +3.5%
- Five-year CAGR: +4.3%
- Historical peak: $62.1B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 69%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,293
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,514.4
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | Japan | $2.3B | -2.6% | 38 | 1,763 km | No |
| 2 | Thailand | Japan | $2.1B | -0.6% | 29 | 4,604 km | Yes |
| 3 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.3B | +2.8% | 32 | 556 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | Malaysia | $1.1B | +8.5% | 37 | 3,737 km | Yes |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $966.8M | -1.5% | 41 | 556 km | Yes |
| 6 | Thailand | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $911.9M | -0.9% | 32 | 13,951 km | No |
| 7 | Thailand | United Kingdom | $845.3M | +17.7% | 18 | 9,547 km | No |
| 8 | Indonesia | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $800.8M | -8.8% | 20 | 16,181 km | No |
| 9 | Viet Nam | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $783.0M | -1.1% | 31 | 14,306 km | No |
| 10 | Poland | United Kingdom | $748.6M | +8.5% | 27 | 1,453 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $9.5B | 190 | 42 |
| 2 | Thailand | $6.9B | 174 | 42 |
| 3 | Germany | $3.8B | 137 | 42 |
| 4 | Poland | $3.4B | 126 | 40 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.8B | 152 | 42 |
| 6 | Viet Nam | $2.8B | 129 | 42 |
| 7 | Spain | $2.8B | 152 | 42 |
| 8 | Netherlands | $2.3B | 146 | 42 |
| 9 | Italy | $2.0B | 158 | 41 |
| 10 | Ecuador | $1.6B | 88 | 37 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $7.5B | 119 | 42 |
| 2 | Japan | $6.1B | 73 | 42 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $5.4B | 100 | 42 |
| 4 | Germany | $4.0B | 108 | 42 |
| 5 | France | $3.4B | 121 | 42 |
| 6 | Netherlands | $2.3B | 83 | 42 |
| 7 | Spain | $2.1B | 95 | 42 |
| 8 | Italy | $2.0B | 77 | 41 |
| 9 | Canada | $1.7B | 106 | 41 |
| 10 | Belgium | $1.5B | 74 | 42 |

## HS6 products

- Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products (HS6 160100)
- Meat preparations: homogenised preparations of meat, meat offal blood or insects (HS6 160210)
- Meat preparations: of the prepared or preserved liver of any animal (excluding homogenised preparations) (HS6 160220)
- Meat preparations: of turkeys, prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) (HS6 160231)
- Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) (HS6 160232)
- Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) (HS6 160239)
- Meat preparations: of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations) (HS6 160241)
- Meat preparations: of swine, shoulders and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations) (HS6 160242)
- Meat preparations: of swine, meat or meat offal (including mixtures), prepared or preserved, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 (HS6 160249)
- Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations) (HS6 160250)
- Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.s. in heading no. 1602 (HS6 160290)
- Extracts and juices: of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS6 160300)
- Fish preparations: salmon, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160411)
- Fish preparations: herrings, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160412)
- Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160413)
- Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160414)
- Fish preparations: mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160415)
- Fish preparations: anchovies, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160416)
- Fish preparations: eels, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160417)
- Fish preparations: shark fins, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) (HS6 160418)
- Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 (HS6 160419)
- Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved (HS6 160420)
- Fish preparations: caviar and caviar substitutes (HS6 160430)
- Fish preparations: caviar (HS6 160431)
- Fish preparations: caviar substitutes, prepared from fish eggs (HS6 160432)
- Crustacean preparations: crab, prepared or preserved (HS6 160510)
- Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS6 160520)
- Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (HS6 160521)
- Crustacean preparations: shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (HS6 160529)
- Crustacean preparations: lobster, prepared or preserved (HS6 160530)
- Crustacean preparations: other than crab, shrimps, prawns, and lobsters, prepared or preserved (HS6 160540)
- Mollusc preparations: oysters, prepared or preserved (HS6 160551)
- Mollusc preparations: scallops, including queen scallops, prepared or preserved (HS6 160552)
- Mollusc preparations: mussels, prepared or preserved (HS6 160553)
- Mollusc preparations: cuttle fish and squid, prepared or preserved (HS6 160554)
- Mollusc preparations: octopus, prepared or preserved (HS6 160555)
- Mollusc preparations: clams, cockles and arkshells, prepared or preserved (HS6 160556)
- Mollusc preparations: abalone, prepared or preserved (HS6 160557)
- Mollusc preparations: snails, other than sea snails, prepared or preserved (HS6 160558)
- Mollusc preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 1605.5, prepared or preserved (HS6 160559)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers, prepared or preserved (HS6 160561)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins, prepared or preserved (HS6 160562)
- Aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish, prepared or preserved (HS6 160563)
- Aquatic invertebrates: other than crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and jellyfish, prepared or preserved (HS6 160569)
- Molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: prepared or preserved (excluding crustaceans) (HS6 160590)

## 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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