# Aquatic invertebrates (HS4 0308) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Aquatic invertebrates at HS4 0308, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The aquatic invertebrates subsector recorded $740.7M in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $740.7M |
| Latest annual change | -7.6% |
| Active exporters | 148 |
| Active importers | 151 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $390.5M | 1,103 | 8 |
| 1996 | $363.3M | 1,114 | 8 |
| 1997 | $347.1M | 1,188 | 8 |
| 1998 | $265.2M | 1,135 | 8 |
| 1999 | $307.1M | 1,232 | 8 |
| 2000 | $320.4M | 1,348 | 8 |
| 2001 | $301.7M | 1,396 | 8 |
| 2002 | $319.8M | 1,420 | 8 |
| 2003 | $311.9M | 1,442 | 8 |
| 2004 | $334.0M | 1,534 | 8 |
| 2005 | $295.2M | 1,479 | 8 |
| 2006 | $290.5M | 1,515 | 8 |
| 2007 | $295.5M | 1,604 | 8 |
| 2008 | $312.4M | 1,632 | 8 |
| 2009 | $289.2M | 1,652 | 8 |
| 2010 | $313.2M | 1,577 | 8 |
| 2011 | $353.0M | 1,606 | 8 |
| 2012 | $718.8M | 1,267 | 8 |
| 2013 | $824.6M | 1,329 | 8 |
| 2014 | $826.5M | 1,275 | 8 |
| 2015 | $753.5M | 1,315 | 8 |
| 2016 | $733.8M | 1,399 | 8 |
| 2017 | $805.1M | 1,394 | 8 |
| 2018 | $827.6M | 1,389 | 8 |
| 2019 | $875.8M | 1,500 | 8 |
| 2020 | $721.7M | 1,420 | 8 |
| 2021 | $824.2M | 1,397 | 8 |
| 2022 | $909.6M | 1,418 | 8 |
| 2023 | $848.8M | 1,480 | 8 |
| 2024 | $740.7M | 1,522 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Russia to Japan: $74.8M; growth +9.3%.
- Chile to Japan: $48.4M; growth -11.6%.
- Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $42.8M; growth -21.5%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $30.1M; growth +47.8%.
- Canada to China: $18.3M; growth -3.7%.
- Mexico to Republic of Korea: $17.7M; growth +15.5%.
- Japan to China, Macao SAR: $15.0M; growth +74.6%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $14.6M; growth -4.8%.
- China to Japan: $12.1M; growth -1.5%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $11.8M; growth -7.1%.

## HS6 products

- Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothurioidea), live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030811)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), frozen (HS6 030812)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process (HS6 030819)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled (HS6 030821)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), frozen (HS6 030822)
- Aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echichinus esculentus), frozen, dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking process (HS6 030829)
- Aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.), live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking (HS6 030830)
- Aquatic invertebrates: other than crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and jellyfish, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking (HS6 030890)

## 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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