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Fish meal
HS4 0305 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-1.1%Latest year on yearExporters
170Active reporting countriesImporters
198Active reporting countriesHS6 products
23Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$6.6B in trade, with +2.1% annualized growth over three years.
Fish meal is recorded across 3,800 active corridors, with 170 exporters and 198 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where the subsector moves
Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolandPOL | GermanyDEU | $645.5M | +0.3% | 14 | 518 km | Yes |
| 2 | NorwayNOR | PortugalPRT | $205.2M | +23% | 10 | 2,741 km | Yes |
| 3 | Viet NamVNM | ChinaCHN | $194.1M | +23.4% | 10 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 4 | PolandPOL | ItalyITA | $167.5M | +6.1% | 9 | 1,317 km | Yes |
| 5 | SwedenSWE | PortugalPRT | $140.8M | -13.9% | 11 | 2,993 km | Yes |
| 6 | BelarusBLR | RussiaRUS | $132.6M | +4.5% | 13 | 678 km | Yes |
| 7 | NetherlandsNLD | PortugalPRT | $129.1M | +31.3% | 19 | 1,865 km | Yes |
| 8 | NorwayNOR | BrazilBRA | $112.6M | +6.8% | 7 | 10,610 km | No |
| 9 | PolandPOL | FranceFRA | $96.1M | +11% | 9 | 1,371 km | Yes |
| 10 | NorwayNOR | SwedenSWE | $85.4M | -10.9% | 17 | 418 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolandPOL | $1.1B | 68 | 22 |
| 2 | NorwayNOR | $946.3M | 116 | 22 |
| 3 | NetherlandsNLD | $409.7M | 108 | 23 |
| 4 | Viet NamVNM | $374.3M | 69 | 23 |
| 5 | GermanyDEU | $331.9M | 81 | 23 |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | $328.8M | 103 | 23 |
| 7 | DenmarkDNK | $312.0M | 76 | 23 |
| 8 | IcelandISL | $240.5M | 52 | 23 |
| 9 | LithuaniaLTU | $237.4M | 50 | 22 |
| 10 | SwedenSWE | $208.8M | 51 | 23 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | $954.5M | 65 | 23 |
| 2 | PortugalPRT | $705.2M | 31 | 23 |
| 3 | ItalyITA | $599.2M | 49 | 23 |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $463.8M | 84 | 23 |
| 5 | FranceFRA | $304.2M | 87 | 23 |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | $295.8M | 53 | 23 |
| 7 | SpainESP | $243.2M | 48 | 23 |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG | $208.6M | 102 | 23 |
| 9 | China, Macao SARMAC | $195.3M | 87 | 23 |
| 10 | RussiaRUS | $190.5M | 12 | 23 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 0305
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
24 classifications shownFish meal
Fish meal: fit for human consumptionHS6 030510
Fish: livers and roes, dried, smoked (whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process), salted or in brineHS6 030520
Fish: fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smokedHS6 030530
Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheadsHS6 030531
Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and MuraenolepididaeHS6 030532
Fish fillets: dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3HS6 030539
Fish: Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka/gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/kisutch/masou/rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and Danube salmon (hucho hucho), including fillets, smoked (whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process)HS6 030541
Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offalHS6 030542
Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offalHS6 030543
Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offalHS6 030544
Fish: smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offalHS6 030549
Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)HS6 030551
Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheadsHS6 030552
Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than codHS6 030553
Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfishHS6 030554
Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)HS6 030559
Fish: herrings (clupea harengas, clupea pallasii), salted or in brine but not dried or smokedHS6 030561
Fish: cod (gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus), salted or in brine but not dried or smokedHS6 030562
Fish: anchovies (engraulis spp.), salted or in brine but not dried or smokedHS6 030563
Fish: salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheadsHS6 030564
Fish: salted or in brine, but not dried or smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6HS6 030569
Fish: edible offal, shark finsHS6 030571
Fish: edible offal, fish heads, tails and mawsHS6 030572
Fish: edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and mawsHS6 030579
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
Missing data
Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.
Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09
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.