HS2 sector intelligence

Preparations of vegetables and fruit
sector trade overview

A clear view of the preparations of vegetables and fruit economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.

HS2 201995–2024 coverageGrowing
Explore the workspace Reported trade intelligence
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$87.5BGlobal sector value
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Annual change

+4.4%Latest year on year
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Exporters

198Active reporting countries
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Importers

200Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

52Classifications in sector

The sector read

$87.5B in trade, with +8.7% annualized growth over three years.

Preparations of vegetables and fruit is recorded across 11,453 active corridors, with 198 exporters and 200 importers in the latest available year.

Market signalGrowing+7.1% 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 ↗

Annual sector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $17.6B1996: $18.6B1997: $17.5B1998: $17.6B1999: $20.7B2000: $19.8B2001: $19.7B2002: $21.9B2003: $25.9B2004: $29.0B2005: $31.3B2006: $35.5B2007: $43.6B2008: $49.4B2009: $44.1B2010: $46.0B2011: $54.2B2012: $54.8B2013: $57.8B2014: $59.1B2015: $56.0B2016: $56.7B2017: $59.3B2018: $62.9B2019: $62.1B2020: $61.8B2021: $68.1B2022: $75.6B2023: $81.9B2024: $87.5B
Reported global trade by year.

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
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1CanadaCANUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$2.9B+12.3%48556 kmYes
2MexicoMEXUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$2.2B+12%463,359 kmYes
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACanadaCAN$1.7B+4.5%52556 kmYes
4ChinaCHNJapanJPN$1.6B+1.2%461,763 kmNo
5NetherlandsNLDGermanyDEU$1.4B+5.3%52579 kmYes
6BrazilBRAUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.2B+47.1%447,658 kmNo
7BelgiumBELFranceFRA$1.0B+11.3%52264 kmYes
8ItalyITAGermanyDEU$1.0B+5.6%521,184 kmYes
9BelgiumBELUnited KingdomGBR$1.0B+16.5%47321 kmYes
10ChinaCHNUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$991.8M+6.2%4511,883 kmNo

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
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1ChinaCHN$8.3B19352
2NetherlandsNLD$7.1B18452
3ItalyITA$6.0B18352
4BelgiumBEL$5.8B17852
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$5.7B17252
6SpainESP$4.8B17752
7BrazilBRA$4.0B14952
8GermanyDEU$3.9B16752
9TurkeyTUR$3.6B18552
10CanadaCAN$3.4B13652
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$14.6B14952
2GermanyDEU$7.3B14752
3FranceFRA$5.3B16952
4United KingdomGBR$5.3B13952
5JapanJPN$4.0B9752
6NetherlandsNLD$3.9B14152
7CanadaCAN$3.0B14952
8BelgiumBEL$2.6B12852
9ChinaCHN$2.4B11152
10ItalyITA$2.2B10852

HS6 product coverage

The classifications inside this sector

Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 20.

63 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
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Vegetable preparations: cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200110
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Vegetable preparations: onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200120
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Vegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins)HS6 200190
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Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200210
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Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200290
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Vegetable preparations: mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200310
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Vegetable preparations: truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200320
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Vegetable preparations: mushrooms other than of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS6 200390
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS6 200410
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Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables (excluding potatoes), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS6 200490
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Vegetable preparations: homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200510
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200520
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Vegetable preparations: sauerkrautHS6 200530
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Vegetable preparations: peas (pisum sativum), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200540
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Vegetable preparations: beans, shelled, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200551
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Vegetable preparations: beans, (not shelled), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200559
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Vegetable preparations: asparagus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200560
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Vegetable preparations: olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200570
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Vegetable preparations: sweetcorn (zea mays var. saccharata), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200580
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Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.s. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200590
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Vegetable preparations: bamboo shoots, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200591
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Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozenHS6 200599
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Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants: preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)HS6 200600
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Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes: homogenised, cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200710
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Jams, jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes: of citrus fruit, being cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200791
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Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes: of fruit or nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200799
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Nuts: ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200811
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Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures)HS6 200819
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Fruit: pineapples, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200820
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Fruit: citrus, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200830
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Fruit: pears, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200840
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Fruit: apricots, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200850
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Fruit: cherries, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200860
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Fruit: peaches, including nectarines, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200870
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Fruit: strawberries, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200880
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Fruit, palm hearts: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200891
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Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19), prepared or preserved in ways nes in heading no. 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, nesHS6 200892
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Fruit: cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium vitis-idaea), prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spiritHS6 200893
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Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19): prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in headings 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c.HS6 200897
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Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008HS6 200899
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Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200911
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Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200912
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Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200919
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Juice: grapefruit, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200920
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Juice: grapefruit, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200921
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Juice: grapefruit, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200929
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Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange or grapefruit), unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200930
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Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange or grapefruit),of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200931
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Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200939
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Juice: pineapple, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200940
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Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200941
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Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200949
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Juice: tomato, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200950
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Juice: grape (including grape must), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200960
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Juice: grape, of a Brix value not exceeding 30, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200961
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Juice: grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200969
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Juice: apple, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200970
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Juice: apple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200971
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Juice: apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200979
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Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200980
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Juice: cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos): Iingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200981
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Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200989
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Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS6 200990

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.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.

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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.