Latest trade
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Food preparations
HS4 1904 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+0.7%Latest year on yearExporters
179Active reporting countriesImporters
200Active reporting countriesHS6 products
4Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$8.6B in trade, with +5.4% annualized growth over three years.
Food preparations is recorded across 6,876 active corridors, with 179 exporters and 200 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
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
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | CanadaCAN | $550.5M | +6.4% | 4 | 556 km | Yes |
| 2 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $436.0M | +6.2% | 4 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | MexicoMEX | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $229.7M | -1.6% | 4 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | BelgiumBEL | NetherlandsNLD | $163.6M | +18.1% | 4 | 174 km | Yes |
| 5 | United KingdomGBR | IrelandIRL | $145.1M | +6.6% | 4 | 463 km | Yes |
| 6 | Republic of KoreaKOR | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $138.1M | +46.3% | 3 | 11,077 km | Yes |
| 7 | PolandPOL | GermanyDEU | $133.6M | +14.2% | 4 | 518 km | Yes |
| 8 | GermanyDEU | United KingdomGBR | $119.3M | +14.6% | 4 | 935 km | Yes |
| 9 | GermanyDEU | FranceFRA | $95.4M | +3.9% | 4 | 881 km | Yes |
| 10 | NetherlandsNLD | GermanyDEU | $94.8M | +20.2% | 4 | 579 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | $900.7M | 148 | 4 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $775.7M | 159 | 4 |
| 3 | United KingdomGBR | $653.7M | 151 | 4 |
| 4 | PolandPOL | $621.7M | 136 | 4 |
| 5 | SpainESP | $480.9M | 146 | 4 |
| 6 | BelgiumBEL | $464.8M | 137 | 4 |
| 7 | CanadaCAN | $446.0M | 88 | 4 |
| 8 | FranceFRA | $437.7M | 138 | 4 |
| 9 | MexicoMEX | $339.1M | 65 | 4 |
| 10 | NetherlandsNLD | $322.2M | 139 | 4 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.1B | 110 | 4 |
| 2 | GermanyDEU | $668.0M | 101 | 4 |
| 3 | CanadaCAN | $647.6M | 114 | 4 |
| 4 | United KingdomGBR | $462.5M | 100 | 4 |
| 5 | FranceFRA | $460.6M | 112 | 4 |
| 6 | NetherlandsNLD | $354.9M | 95 | 4 |
| 7 | ItalyITA | $309.9M | 61 | 4 |
| 8 | BelgiumBEL | $298.3M | 72 | 4 |
| 9 | SpainESP | $229.6M | 70 | 4 |
| 10 | IrelandIRL | $193.3M | 84 | 4 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 1904
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
4 classifications shownFood preparations
Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsHS6 190410
Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsHS6 190420
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (egg corn flakes): cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains, from bulgur wheatHS6 190430
Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise preparedHS6 190490
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
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.