# Food preparations (HS4 1901) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Food preparations at HS4 1901, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The food preparations subsector recorded $26.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $26.5B |
| Latest annual change | +2% |
| Active exporters | 176 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.0B | 3,027 | 3 |
| 1996 | $3.2B | 3,098 | 3 |
| 1997 | $3.3B | 3,143 | 3 |
| 1998 | $3.4B | 3,268 | 3 |
| 1999 | $3.8B | 3,460 | 3 |
| 2000 | $4.0B | 4,026 | 3 |
| 2001 | $4.4B | 4,100 | 3 |
| 2002 | $4.7B | 4,395 | 3 |
| 2003 | $5.6B | 4,553 | 3 |
| 2004 | $6.7B | 4,657 | 3 |
| 2005 | $7.4B | 4,801 | 3 |
| 2006 | $8.0B | 4,939 | 3 |
| 2007 | $9.5B | 5,173 | 3 |
| 2008 | $11.8B | 5,388 | 3 |
| 2009 | $11.4B | 5,411 | 3 |
| 2010 | $12.5B | 5,437 | 3 |
| 2011 | $15.3B | 5,657 | 3 |
| 2012 | $15.8B | 5,907 | 3 |
| 2013 | $18.2B | 5,998 | 3 |
| 2014 | $20.1B | 6,229 | 3 |
| 2015 | $19.1B | 6,362 | 3 |
| 2016 | $19.3B | 6,483 | 3 |
| 2017 | $21.0B | 6,510 | 3 |
| 2018 | $22.6B | 6,689 | 3 |
| 2019 | $23.2B | 6,661 | 3 |
| 2020 | $23.4B | 6,831 | 3 |
| 2021 | $23.1B | 7,140 | 3 |
| 2022 | $25.0B | 7,155 | 3 |
| 2023 | $26.4B | 7,226 | 3 |
| 2024 | $26.5B | 7,189 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Netherlands to China: $1.4B; growth -2.2%.
- New Zealand to China: $1.2B; growth +7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $788.0M; growth +7.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $696.1M; growth +7.2%.
- Germany to China: $484.3M; growth +23.4%.
- France to United Kingdom: $356.8M; growth +26.3%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $281.6M; growth +13.8%.
- Ireland to China: $273.7M; growth -9.4%.
- France to China: $255.1M; growth -7.8%.
- France to Belgium: $248.5M; growth +23.2%.

## HS6 products

- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale (HS6 190110)
- Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers\' wares (HS6 190120)
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 (HS6 190190)

## 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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