# Seed (HS4 1209) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Seed at HS4 1209, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The seed subsector recorded $9.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $9.3B |
| Latest annual change | +1.3% |
| Active exporters | 181 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.0B | 2,767 | 10 |
| 1996 | $2.2B | 2,851 | 10 |
| 1997 | $2.3B | 2,882 | 10 |
| 1998 | $2.3B | 2,930 | 10 |
| 1999 | $2.5B | 3,041 | 10 |
| 2000 | $2.4B | 3,560 | 10 |
| 2001 | $2.3B | 3,552 | 10 |
| 2002 | $2.5B | 3,699 | 10 |
| 2003 | $3.0B | 3,733 | 10 |
| 2004 | $3.5B | 3,926 | 10 |
| 2005 | $3.6B | 4,002 | 10 |
| 2006 | $3.8B | 4,110 | 10 |
| 2007 | $4.5B | 4,296 | 10 |
| 2008 | $5.1B | 4,370 | 10 |
| 2009 | $5.0B | 4,497 | 10 |
| 2010 | $5.4B | 4,760 | 10 |
| 2011 | $6.4B | 4,916 | 10 |
| 2012 | $6.6B | 5,170 | 10 |
| 2013 | $6.7B | 5,175 | 10 |
| 2014 | $6.9B | 5,341 | 10 |
| 2015 | $6.4B | 5,462 | 10 |
| 2016 | $6.8B | 5,621 | 10 |
| 2017 | $7.2B | 5,670 | 10 |
| 2018 | $7.7B | 5,787 | 10 |
| 2019 | $7.6B | 5,934 | 10 |
| 2020 | $8.1B | 5,998 | 10 |
| 2021 | $8.8B | 6,315 | 10 |
| 2022 | $8.5B | 6,233 | 10 |
| 2023 | $8.7B | 6,248 | 10 |
| 2024 | $9.3B | 6,432 | 10 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $280.0M; growth +9%.
- Netherlands to Spain: $239.5M; growth +0.4%.
- Netherlands to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $176.2M; growth -4.3%.
- Netherlands to France: $163.4M; growth +1.3%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $152.5M; growth -4.6%.
- Netherlands to Italy: $151.7M; growth +4.3%.
- Netherlands to Mexico: $132.4M; growth +2.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $120.1M; growth -7.7%.
- Germany to France: $113.4M; growth -3%.
- France to Spain: $107.6M; growth +2.1%.

## HS6 products

- Seed: sugar beet seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120910)
- Seed: sugar beet seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120911)
- Seed: beet seed, (excluding sugar beet), of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120919)
- Seed: lucerne (alfalfa) seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120921)
- Seeds of forage plants: clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120922)
- Seeds of forage plants: fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120923)
- Seed: kentucky blue grass (poa pratensis l.) seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120924)
- Seeds of forage plants: rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120925)
- Seed: timothy grass seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120926)
- Seeds of forage plants: other than lucerne, clover, fescue, Kentucky blue grass, and rye grass seeds, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120929)
- Seed: of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120930)
- Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120991)
- Seeds: n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing (HS6 120999)

## 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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