HS4 subsector intelligence

Meat preparations
HS4 1602 trade overview

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

HS4 16021995-2024 coverageGrowing
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
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Latest trade

$21.4BGlobal subsector value
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Annual change

-1.8%Latest year on year
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Exporters

171Active reporting countries
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Importers

200Active reporting countries
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HS6 products

10Classifications inside HS4

The subsector read

$21.4B in trade, with +7.4% annualized growth over three years.

Meat preparations is recorded across 4,326 active corridors, with 171 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: $3.8B1996: $3.9B1997: $3.8B1998: $3.7B1999: $4.2B2000: $4.3B2001: $4.7B2002: $5.1B2003: $5.9B2004: $7.0B2005: $8.3B2006: $9.1B2007: $10.6B2008: $12.8B2009: $12.0B2010: $12.4B2011: $15.0B2012: $15.1B2013: $15.8B2014: $16.2B2015: $14.7B2016: $14.4B2017: $15.3B2018: $16.6B2019: $16.4B2020: $15.9B2021: $17.3B2022: $19.8B2023: $20.5B2024: $21.4B
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
1ThailandTHAJapanJPN$1.4B-0.1%94,604 kmYes
2ChinaCHNJapanJPN$849.6M-1.7%81,763 kmNo
3ThailandTHAUnited KingdomGBR$800.6M+17.6%59,547 kmNo
4CanadaCANUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$699.7M+14.2%9556 kmYes
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACanadaCAN$581.6M-1.2%10556 kmYes
6IrelandIRLUnited KingdomGBR$533.7M+5.9%10463 kmYes
7PolandPOLUnited KingdomGBR$522.6M+8.8%101,453 kmYes
8BrazilBRAUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$404.5M-6.7%77,658 kmNo
9BelgiumBELNetherlandsNLD$395.2M+10.5%10174 kmYes
10PolandPOLFranceFRA$374.8M+32.1%101,371 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
1ThailandTHA$3.0B7410
2GermanyDEU$1.9B10410
3PolandPOL$1.9B9510
4ChinaCHN$1.8B12710
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.6B12810
6NetherlandsNLD$1.2B13010
7BrazilBRA$1.1B14610
8BelgiumBEL$823.3M13310
9CanadaCAN$759.0M4410
10IrelandIRL$750.5M5810
Top importers2024 ranking
RankCountryImportsPartnersHS6
1United KingdomGBR$3.1B6410
2JapanJPN$2.8B4310
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.5B5610
4GermanyDEU$1.4B6910
5FranceFRA$1.3B6810
6NetherlandsNLD$1.3B5110
7CanadaCAN$694.3M5310
8BelgiumBEL$669.0M4210
9DenmarkDNK$466.6M4610
10China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG$458.8M5410

HS6 product coverage

The products inside HS4 1602

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

10 classifications shownMeat preparations
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Meat preparations: homogenised preparations of meat, meat offal blood or insectsHS6 160210
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Meat preparations: of the prepared or preserved liver of any animal (excluding homogenised preparations)HS6 160220
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Meat preparations: of turkeys, prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS6 160231
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Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS6 160232
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Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS6 160239
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Meat preparations: of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)HS6 160241
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Meat preparations: of swine, shoulders and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)HS6 160242
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Meat preparations: of swine, meat or meat offal (including mixtures), prepared or preserved, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602HS6 160249
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Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS6 160250
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Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.s. in heading no. 1602HS6 160290

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.