# Meat (HS4 0203) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Meat at HS4 0203, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The meat subsector recorded $36.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $36.6B |
| Latest annual change | -2.6% |
| Active exporters | 132 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.4B | 1,428 | 6 |
| 1996 | $10.2B | 1,360 | 6 |
| 1997 | $9.3B | 1,406 | 6 |
| 1998 | $8.1B | 1,402 | 6 |
| 1999 | $9.3B | 1,560 | 6 |
| 2000 | $10.1B | 1,745 | 6 |
| 2001 | $11.4B | 1,758 | 6 |
| 2002 | $11.3B | 1,700 | 6 |
| 2003 | $12.9B | 1,841 | 6 |
| 2004 | $16.4B | 2,015 | 6 |
| 2005 | $18.3B | 1,972 | 6 |
| 2006 | $19.5B | 2,036 | 6 |
| 2007 | $21.2B | 2,109 | 6 |
| 2008 | $26.8B | 2,133 | 6 |
| 2009 | $23.7B | 2,136 | 6 |
| 2010 | $25.0B | 2,149 | 6 |
| 2011 | $29.8B | 2,237 | 6 |
| 2012 | $30.2B | 2,304 | 6 |
| 2013 | $30.2B | 2,365 | 6 |
| 2014 | $30.8B | 2,549 | 6 |
| 2015 | $25.1B | 2,623 | 6 |
| 2016 | $27.3B | 2,568 | 6 |
| 2017 | $29.5B | 2,528 | 6 |
| 2018 | $28.3B | 2,575 | 6 |
| 2019 | $32.4B | 2,633 | 6 |
| 2020 | $37.3B | 2,708 | 6 |
| 2021 | $37.4B | 2,626 | 6 |
| 2022 | $33.8B | 2,608 | 6 |
| 2023 | $36.4B | 2,673 | 6 |
| 2024 | $36.6B | 2,551 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $2.6B; growth +16.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $1.1B; growth -6.6%.
- Canada to Japan: $982.1M; growth -0.7%.
- Germany to Italy: $917.7M; growth +6.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $898.3M; growth -2.2%.
- Spain to Japan: $731.7M; growth +7.4%.
- Spain to Italy: $720.4M; growth +33.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $660.5M; growth +12%.
- Spain to France: $659.5M; growth +7%.
- Spain to China: $580.6M; growth -40.8%.

## HS6 products

- Meat: of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled (HS6 020311)
- Meat: of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, fresh or chilled (HS6 020312)
- Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled (HS6 020319)
- Meat: of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen (HS6 020321)
- Meat: of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen (HS6 020322)
- Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen (HS6 020329)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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