HS4 subsector intelligence

Meat preparations
HS4 1601 trade overview

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

HS4 16011995-2024 coverageGrowing
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$7.6BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

+4.7%Latest year on year
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Exporters

156Active reporting countries
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Importers

200Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

1Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$7.6B in trade, with +7.3% annualized growth over three years.

Meat preparations is recorded across 3,396 active corridors, with 156 exporters and 200 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: $1.1B1996: $1.4B1997: $1.5B1998: $1.3B1999: $1.2B2000: $1.2B2001: $1.3B2002: $1.4B2003: $1.6B2004: $2.0B2005: $2.3B2006: $2.7B2007: $3.2B2008: $3.7B2009: $3.6B2010: $3.8B2011: $4.3B2012: $4.6B2013: $5.0B2014: $5.0B2015: $4.3B2016: $4.4B2017: $4.8B2018: $5.1B2019: $5.2B2020: $5.6B2021: $6.1B2022: $6.4B2023: $7.3B2024: $7.6B
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
1AustriaAUTGermanyDEU$315.2M+10%1524 kmYes
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACanadaCAN$276.4M+7.1%1556 kmYes
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAMexicoMEX$274.9M+10.4%13,359 kmYes
4GermanyDEUUnited KingdomGBR$255.0M+9.2%1935 kmYes
5SpainESPFranceFRA$228.6M+8.6%11,053 kmYes
6ItalyITAGermanyDEU$210.4M+0.5%11,184 kmYes
7PolandPOLUnited KingdomGBR$151.8M+11.5%11,453 kmYes
8NetherlandsNLDBelgiumBEL$145.7M+26.3%1174 kmYes
9PolandPOLGermanyDEU$129.3M+17.9%1518 kmYes
10GermanyDEUFranceFRA$125.7M+5%1881 kmYes

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
1GermanyDEU$989.9M1081
2ItalyITA$944.6M1311
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$862.8M1121
4SpainESP$750.4M1301
5PolandPOL$638.0M781
6AustriaAUT$440.3M661
7NetherlandsNLD$309.8M1221
8FranceFRA$278.2M1271
9BelgiumBEL$209.1M1141
10DenmarkDNK$204.7M1001
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1GermanyDEU$979.9M571
2United KingdomGBR$937.1M471
3FranceFRA$548.4M561
4BelgiumBEL$410.9M351
5NetherlandsNLD$353.4M401
6CanadaCAN$326.5M351
7MexicoMEX$288.9M321
8HungaryHUN$198.0M311
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$165.5M491
10SlovakiaSVK$160.7M221

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 1601

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

1 classifications shownMeat preparations
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Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these productsHS6 160100

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.