# Molluscs (HS4 0307) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Molluscs at HS4 0307, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The molluscs subsector recorded $14.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $14.3B |
| Latest annual change | -2.5% |
| Active exporters | 170 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 28 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.9B | 2,703 | 28 |
| 1996 | $5.0B | 2,789 | 28 |
| 1997 | $4.9B | 2,825 | 28 |
| 1998 | $4.4B | 2,839 | 28 |
| 1999 | $4.8B | 2,973 | 28 |
| 2000 | $5.0B | 3,404 | 28 |
| 2001 | $4.9B | 3,435 | 28 |
| 2002 | $5.2B | 3,510 | 28 |
| 2003 | $5.7B | 3,566 | 28 |
| 2004 | $6.3B | 3,730 | 28 |
| 2005 | $6.8B | 3,753 | 28 |
| 2006 | $7.3B | 3,889 | 28 |
| 2007 | $7.9B | 3,967 | 28 |
| 2008 | $8.3B | 4,196 | 28 |
| 2009 | $7.7B | 4,169 | 28 |
| 2010 | $9.2B | 4,101 | 28 |
| 2011 | $11.9B | 4,208 | 28 |
| 2012 | $10.4B | 3,973 | 27 |
| 2013 | $10.6B | 3,904 | 27 |
| 2014 | $11.2B | 3,926 | 27 |
| 2015 | $10.9B | 3,956 | 27 |
| 2016 | $12.0B | 4,103 | 27 |
| 2017 | $13.1B | 3,931 | 28 |
| 2018 | $13.8B | 4,080 | 28 |
| 2019 | $13.0B | 4,093 | 28 |
| 2020 | $11.1B | 3,861 | 28 |
| 2021 | $14.0B | 4,008 | 28 |
| 2022 | $15.2B | 4,077 | 28 |
| 2023 | $14.3B | 4,071 | 28 |
| 2024 | $14.3B | 4,136 | 28 |

## Leading corridors

- Morocco to Spain: $668.5M; growth -3.8%.
- Spain to Italy: $507.8M; growth -1.7%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $480.7M; growth +1.5%.
- Indonesia to China: $404.5M; growth +14.9%.
- China to Japan: $373.3M; growth -1.7%.
- Mauritania to Spain: $275.4M; growth +8.4%.
- Morocco to Italy: $253.5M; growth -0.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $248.8M; growth +7.2%.
- Viet Nam to Republic of Korea: $248.0M; growth +2.8%.
- World excl. Intra-EU to Spain: $232.3M; growth -0.7%.

## HS6 products

- Molluscs: oysters, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) (HS6 030710)
- Molluscs: oysters, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030711)
- Molluscs: oysters, whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030712)
- Molluscs: oysters, whether in shell or not, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030719)
- Molluscs: scallops (including queen scallops of the genera pecten, chlamys or placopecten), live, fresh or chilled (whether in shell or not) (HS6 030721)
- Molluscs: scallops, whether in shell or not, including queen scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen (HS6 030722)
- Molluscs: scallops, whether in shell or not, including queen scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030729)
- Molluscs: mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030731)
- Molluscs: mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030732)
- Molluscs: mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030739)
- Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled (whether in shell or not) (HS6 030741)
- Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030742)
- Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030743)
- Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) (HS6 030749)
- Molluscs: octopus (octopus spp.), live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030751)
- Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen (HS6 030752)
- Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030759)
- Molluscs: snails (other than sea snails), live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not) (HS6 030760)
- Molluscs: clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030771)
- Molluscs: clams, cockles, ark shells (Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030772)
- Molluscs: clams, cockles, ark shells (Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, other than live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030779)
- Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030781)
- Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030782)
- Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030783)
- Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen (HS6 030784)
- Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030787)
- Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030788)
- Molluscs: abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process (HS6 030789)
- Molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: live, fresh or chilled (whether in shell or not), n.e.s. in heading no. 0307 (HS6 030791)
- Molluscs: n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen (HS6 030792)
- Molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: frozen, dried, salted or in brine (whether in shell or not), n.e.s. in heading no. 0307 (HS6 030799)

## 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/)
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