# Animal fats and oils and their fractions (HS4 1516) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Animal fats and oils and their fractions at HS4 1516, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The animal fats and oils and their fractions subsector recorded $5.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.5B |
| Latest annual change | +5% |
| Active exporters | 158 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 1,830 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.4B | 1,938 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.4B | 1,947 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.4B | 2,006 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.5B | 2,248 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.4B | 2,526 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 2,536 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.7B | 2,535 | 2 |
| 2003 | $2.0B | 2,596 | 2 |
| 2004 | $2.5B | 2,718 | 2 |
| 2005 | $2.6B | 2,833 | 2 |
| 2006 | $2.8B | 2,839 | 2 |
| 2007 | $3.4B | 2,846 | 2 |
| 2008 | $4.7B | 2,831 | 2 |
| 2009 | $3.2B | 2,992 | 2 |
| 2010 | $3.7B | 3,035 | 2 |
| 2011 | $5.3B | 3,092 | 2 |
| 2012 | $5.0B | 3,300 | 2 |
| 2013 | $4.7B | 3,377 | 2 |
| 2014 | $4.0B | 3,448 | 2 |
| 2015 | $3.3B | 3,391 | 2 |
| 2016 | $3.4B | 3,428 | 2 |
| 2017 | $3.7B | 3,440 | 2 |
| 2018 | $3.6B | 3,361 | 2 |
| 2019 | $3.2B | 3,408 | 2 |
| 2020 | $3.4B | 3,372 | 2 |
| 2021 | $4.9B | 3,521 | 2 |
| 2022 | $6.3B | 3,572 | 2 |
| 2023 | $5.3B | 3,712 | 2 |
| 2024 | $5.5B | 3,700 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $907.5M; growth +46%.
- Malaysia to China: $159.4M; growth -25.7%.
- Indonesia to Malaysia: $154.1M; growth -15.9%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $142.8M; growth +5.1%.
- Malaysia to Turkey: $130.5M; growth +5.7%.
- Malaysia to Netherlands: $94.1M; growth +4%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $83.1M; growth +13.8%.
- Indonesia to Algeria: $77.4M; growth +20.9%.
- Germany to Denmark: $71.3M; growth -3.1%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $63.3M; growth +44.4%.

## HS6 products

- Animal fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared (HS6 151610)
- Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared (HS6 151620)
- Microbial fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared (HS6 151630)

## 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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