# Food preparations (HS4 1902) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Food preparations at HS4 1902, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The food preparations subsector recorded $16.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $16.3B |
| Latest annual change | +8.7% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.0B | 3,030 | 5 |
| 1996 | $2.5B | 3,175 | 5 |
| 1997 | $2.5B | 3,097 | 5 |
| 1998 | $2.4B | 3,229 | 5 |
| 1999 | $2.5B | 3,276 | 5 |
| 2000 | $2.5B | 3,933 | 5 |
| 2001 | $2.6B | 4,034 | 5 |
| 2002 | $2.9B | 4,126 | 5 |
| 2003 | $3.4B | 4,322 | 5 |
| 2004 | $3.9B | 4,423 | 5 |
| 2005 | $4.2B | 4,586 | 5 |
| 2006 | $4.6B | 4,674 | 5 |
| 2007 | $5.4B | 4,759 | 5 |
| 2008 | $7.3B | 4,992 | 5 |
| 2009 | $6.6B | 5,183 | 5 |
| 2010 | $6.7B | 5,315 | 5 |
| 2011 | $10.4B | 5,477 | 5 |
| 2012 | $8.1B | 5,711 | 5 |
| 2013 | $8.7B | 5,715 | 5 |
| 2014 | $9.1B | 5,969 | 5 |
| 2015 | $8.5B | 6,055 | 5 |
| 2016 | $8.5B | 6,157 | 5 |
| 2017 | $9.1B | 6,230 | 5 |
| 2018 | $9.8B | 6,312 | 5 |
| 2019 | $10.2B | 6,374 | 5 |
| 2020 | $11.8B | 6,495 | 5 |
| 2021 | $12.4B | 6,760 | 5 |
| 2022 | $14.1B | 6,787 | 5 |
| 2023 | $15.1B | 6,854 | 5 |
| 2024 | $16.3B | 6,902 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Italy to Germany: $734.2M; growth +10.3%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $713.3M; growth +15%.
- Italy to France: $573.3M; growth +7.1%.
- Italy to United Kingdom: $509.9M; growth +7.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $376.1M; growth +9.8%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $289.8M; growth +25.5%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $255.3M; growth +18.9%.
- Italy to Spain: $197.6M; growth +9.1%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $181.1M; growth +1.7%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $172.4M; growth +11.4%.

## HS6 products

- Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared (HS6 190211)
- Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared (HS6 190219)
- Food preparations: pasta, stuffed (with meat or other substances), whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared (HS6 190220)
- Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared (HS6 190230)
- Food preparations: couscous (HS6 190240)

## 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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