# Meat (HS4 0204) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Meat at HS4 0204, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The meat subsector recorded $8.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +9.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $8.9B |
| Latest annual change | +9.2% |
| Active exporters | 124 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 9 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.0B | 1,060 | 9 |
| 1996 | $2.3B | 1,076 | 9 |
| 1997 | $2.2B | 1,087 | 9 |
| 1998 | $1.9B | 1,087 | 9 |
| 1999 | $2.1B | 1,191 | 9 |
| 2000 | $2.2B | 1,304 | 9 |
| 2001 | $2.3B | 1,259 | 9 |
| 2002 | $2.5B | 1,246 | 9 |
| 2003 | $3.0B | 1,333 | 9 |
| 2004 | $3.6B | 1,378 | 9 |
| 2005 | $4.0B | 1,480 | 9 |
| 2006 | $4.1B | 1,511 | 9 |
| 2007 | $4.3B | 1,526 | 9 |
| 2008 | $4.9B | 1,632 | 9 |
| 2009 | $4.8B | 1,704 | 9 |
| 2010 | $5.2B | 1,705 | 9 |
| 2011 | $6.2B | 1,766 | 9 |
| 2012 | $5.8B | 1,754 | 9 |
| 2013 | $6.3B | 1,781 | 9 |
| 2014 | $7.2B | 1,834 | 9 |
| 2015 | $6.2B | 1,919 | 9 |
| 2016 | $5.7B | 1,834 | 9 |
| 2017 | $6.9B | 1,911 | 9 |
| 2018 | $7.8B | 2,146 | 9 |
| 2019 | $7.8B | 2,031 | 9 |
| 2020 | $7.3B | 1,936 | 9 |
| 2021 | $8.8B | 1,906 | 9 |
| 2022 | $9.4B | 1,938 | 9 |
| 2023 | $8.5B | 2,000 | 9 |
| 2024 | $8.9B | 1,969 | 9 |

## Leading corridors

- Australia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.1B; growth +1.4%.
- Australia to China: $580.7M; growth -9.4%.
- New Zealand to China: $556.7M; growth -26.2%.
- United Kingdom to France: $550.0M; growth +10.5%.
- New Zealand to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $380.4M; growth +4.3%.
- New Zealand to United Kingdom: $239.8M; growth -1.3%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $190.4M; growth +6%.
- New Zealand to Netherlands: $164.1M; growth +7.8%.
- Australia to Malaysia: $162.2M; growth +1.2%.
- New Zealand to Germany: $152.0M; growth +3.2%.

## HS6 products

- Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled (HS6 020410)
- Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled (HS6 020421)
- Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled (HS6 020422)
- Meat: of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, fresh or chilled (HS6 020423)
- Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen (HS6 020430)
- Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), frozen (HS6 020441)
- Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen (HS6 020442)
- Meat: of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen (HS6 020443)
- Meat: of goats, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS6 020450)

## 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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