# Dairy produce (HS4 0406) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Dairy produce at HS4 0406, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The dairy produce subsector recorded $45.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $45.4B |
| Latest annual change | +2.6% |
| Active exporters | 169 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.7B | 2,681 | 5 |
| 1996 | $10.1B | 2,662 | 5 |
| 1997 | $9.4B | 2,701 | 5 |
| 1998 | $9.5B | 2,654 | 5 |
| 1999 | $10.5B | 2,838 | 5 |
| 2000 | $9.9B | 3,258 | 5 |
| 2001 | $10.7B | 3,295 | 5 |
| 2002 | $11.2B | 3,342 | 5 |
| 2003 | $13.6B | 3,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | $16.0B | 3,614 | 5 |
| 2005 | $16.9B | 3,646 | 5 |
| 2006 | $18.2B | 3,737 | 5 |
| 2007 | $21.9B | 3,756 | 5 |
| 2008 | $26.7B | 3,966 | 5 |
| 2009 | $22.9B | 4,156 | 5 |
| 2010 | $25.3B | 4,229 | 5 |
| 2011 | $29.0B | 4,118 | 5 |
| 2012 | $28.4B | 4,342 | 5 |
| 2013 | $31.7B | 4,235 | 5 |
| 2014 | $32.9B | 4,507 | 5 |
| 2015 | $26.9B | 4,621 | 5 |
| 2016 | $26.8B | 4,597 | 5 |
| 2017 | $30.3B | 4,645 | 5 |
| 2018 | $32.1B | 4,732 | 5 |
| 2019 | $32.5B | 4,779 | 5 |
| 2020 | $33.1B | 4,800 | 5 |
| 2021 | $36.6B | 4,991 | 5 |
| 2022 | $40.7B | 4,996 | 5 |
| 2023 | $43.6B | 4,975 | 5 |
| 2024 | $45.4B | 5,094 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Netherlands to Germany: $1.7B; growth +4.5%.
- Belarus to Russia: $1.2B; growth +4.2%.
- Germany to Italy: $1.2B; growth +7.6%.
- Italy to France: $1.1B; growth +9.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $937.1M; growth +22.4%.
- France to Germany: $890.7M; growth -1.1%.
- Italy to Germany: $858.0M; growth +5.2%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $666.7M; growth +6.8%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $666.1M; growth +3.5%.
- Austria to Germany: $549.7M; growth +4.5%.

## HS6 products

- Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd (HS6 040610)
- Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered (HS6 040620)
- Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) (HS6 040630)
- Dairy produce: cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed) (HS6 040640)
- Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 (HS6 040690)

## 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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