HS4 subsector intelligence

Animal products
HS4 0505 trade overview

A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.

HS4 05051995-2024 coverageStable
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$1.8BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+1.2%Latest year on year
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Exporters

99Active reporting countries
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Importers

142Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

2Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$1.8B in trade, with +1.6% annualized growth over three years.

Animal products is recorded across 1,078 active corridors, with 99 exporters and 142 importers.

Annual trend

Subsector momentum over time

Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗

Annual subsector tradeReported global trade from 1995 to 2024.1995: $787.4M1996: $743.3M1997: $753.2M1998: $624.4M1999: $609.8M2000: $784.4M2001: $656.1M2002: $672.0M2003: $667.6M2004: $874.8M2005: $929.7M2006: $948.3M2007: $945.6M2008: $871.4M2009: $703.1M2010: $992.5M2011: $1.4B2012: $1.7B2013: $2.3B2014: $2.2B2015: $1.4B2016: $1.2B2017: $1.4B2018: $1.9B2019: $2.0B2020: $1.3B2021: $1.7B2022: $1.8B2023: $1.6B2024: $1.8B
Reported global trade by year.

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
RankExporterImporterTrade valueGrowthHS6DistanceFTA
1ChinaCHNViet NamVNM$221.9M+6.2%22,732 kmYes
2TaiwanTWNChinaCHN$130.8M+22.3%2688 kmNo
3ChinaCHNUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$78.3M+0.2%211,883 kmNo
4ChinaCHNBangladeshBGD$62.4M+12.1%13,168 kmNo
5Viet NamVNMChinaCHN$46.7M-2.9%22,732 kmYes
6ChinaCHNMyanmarMMR$38.1M+23.6%23,017 kmYes
7PolandPOLItalyITA$35.2M+32.6%21,317 kmYes
8ChinaCHNIndonesiaIDN$31.5M-7.3%24,425 kmYes
9ChinaCHNTaiwanTWN$31.0M-22.8%2688 kmNo
10PolandPOLChinaCHN$30.9M+60.1%17,985 kmNo

Market structure

Where supply and demand concentrate

Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗

Top exporters2024 ranking
RankCountryExportsPartnersHS6
1ChinaCHN$633.9M862
2TaiwanTWN$184.4M192
3PolandPOL$128.1M432
4GermanyDEU$118.8M502
5HungaryHUN$118.1M382
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$106.5M602
7ItalyITA$73.5M532
8Viet NamVNM$66.1M252
9FranceFRA$59.3M442
10Republic of KoreaKOR$44.0M72
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1ChinaCHN$358.6M412
2Viet NamVNM$329.1M292
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$124.0M262
4GermanyDEU$118.0M422
5ItalyITA$110.9M332
6TaiwanTWN$78.2M222
7BangladeshBGD$78.0M61
8IndonesiaIDN$73.3M202
9JapanJPN$59.1M242
10HungaryHUN$48.9M192

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 0505

Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗

2 classifications shownAnimal products
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Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservationHS6 050510
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Animal products: skins and other parts of birds, feathers and down (not for stuffing), powder and waste of such, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservationHS6 050590

Definitions and coverage

Read the numbers with context

Reported observations and calculated indicators should be read with their coverage period. Responsible AI principles ↗

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.

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Calculated indicators

Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.

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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.