# Animal products (HS4 0508) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Animal products at HS4 0508, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The animal products subsector recorded $140.4M in reported global trade in 2024, with -16.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $140.4M |
| Latest annual change | -16.9% |
| Active exporters | 126 |
| Active importers | 151 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $126.9M | 915 | 1 |
| 1996 | $115.2M | 950 | 1 |
| 1997 | $89.9M | 977 | 1 |
| 1998 | $74.4M | 971 | 1 |
| 1999 | $70.8M | 1,040 | 1 |
| 2000 | $73.1M | 1,163 | 1 |
| 2001 | $72.8M | 1,241 | 1 |
| 2002 | $72.0M | 1,273 | 1 |
| 2003 | $81.3M | 1,274 | 1 |
| 2004 | $90.6M | 1,393 | 1 |
| 2005 | $107.3M | 1,418 | 1 |
| 2006 | $124.3M | 1,460 | 1 |
| 2007 | $121.0M | 1,462 | 1 |
| 2008 | $118.3M | 1,443 | 1 |
| 2009 | $104.5M | 1,519 | 1 |
| 2010 | $142.2M | 1,490 | 1 |
| 2011 | $182.8M | 1,460 | 1 |
| 2012 | $169.6M | 1,541 | 1 |
| 2013 | $174.3M | 1,507 | 1 |
| 2014 | $182.5M | 1,607 | 1 |
| 2015 | $186.5M | 1,588 | 1 |
| 2016 | $171.9M | 1,547 | 1 |
| 2017 | $154.5M | 1,603 | 1 |
| 2018 | $154.2M | 1,575 | 1 |
| 2019 | $146.5M | 1,584 | 1 |
| 2020 | $135.7M | 1,465 | 1 |
| 2021 | $152.4M | 1,581 | 1 |
| 2022 | $147.4M | 1,531 | 1 |
| 2023 | $168.9M | 1,561 | 1 |
| 2024 | $140.4M | 1,552 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $16.3M; growth -12%.
- Myanmar to China: $4.4M; growth +88.4%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $4.3M; growth -16.1%.
- Japan to Taiwan: $3.9M; growth +7%.
- Viet Nam to China: $3.8M; growth +20.7%.
- Japan to China: $3.8M; growth -11.3%.
- Turkey to France: $3.6M; growth +8.8%.
- Indonesia to China: $3.5M; growth +21.2%.
- United Kingdom to France: $3.5M; growth -17%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $3.0M; growth +1%.

## HS6 products

- Animal products:  coral and similar materials, shells of molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, cuttle-bone etc., unworked or simply prepared (but not cut to shape), and powder and waste thereof (HS6 050800)

## 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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