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Horse Meat

HS Code: 020500 - Meat; of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
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FAO Code: 1097 - Horse meat, fresh or chilled
Market:
Top Exporter
2023
BE flag
Belgium
Top Importer
2023
IT flag
Italy
Top Producer
2023
CN flag
China
Export Value
2023
310.58MUSD
1Y -9.98%
Import Value
2023
414.59MUSD
1Y +26.12%
Production Volume
2023
855.10MKG
1Y -3.62%
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Import of Horse Meat

Discover import data of Horse Meat. Get import value, price data, trends, and more. The information below is based on the HS code020500 (Meat; of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen).

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Import Trends Overview of Top 10 Importing Countries in 2023

In 2023, Italy was the top importing country of Horse Meat, followed by China, Belgium, France, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Germany, Finland. This ranking is based on available import data and may not include countries with missing records.
IT flag
Italy
Rank 1
$152.5M
1y
+44.42%
3y
+43.71%
5y
+13.90%
CN flag
China
Rank 2
$62.6M
1y
+662.75%
3y
+75.92%
5y
+9.83%
BE flag
Belgium
Rank 3
$60.2M
1y
-0.08%
3y
+9.97%
5y
-16.83%
FR flag
France
Rank 4
$40.8M
1y
+0.50%
3y
+16.44%
5y
-26.08%
JP flag
Japan
Rank 5
$37.1M
1y
-16.87%
3y
+6.20%
5y
-20.42%
CH flag
Switzerland
Rank 6
$26.1M
1y
-2.08%
3y
-10.37%
5y
-27.44%
NL flag
Netherlands
Rank 7
$10.5M
1y
-4.23%
3y
-40.65%
5y
-62.94%
KZ flag
Kazakhstan
Rank 8
$7.0M
1y
-27.65%
3y
+43.88%
5y
+17.19%
DE flag
Germany
Rank 9
$3.3M
1y
-9.11%
3y
-33.32%
5y
-40.50%
FI flag
Finland
Rank 10
$2.7M
1y
-34.13%
3y
-23.28%
5y
-38.04%

Notable import transactions in 2024

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Rank
Rank
Company name
Company name
Import value
Import value
Import volume
Import volume
Unit price
Unit price
Origin country
Origin country
Destination country
Destination country
1
Company name
$ 788,620
00000 kg
Country name
Kazakhstan
$ 00000 /kg
2
Company name
$ 788,620
00000 kg
Country name
Kazakhstan
$ 00000 /kg
3
Company name
$ 323,512
00000 kg
Country name
Kazakhstan
$ 00000 /kg
4
Company name
$ 242,634
00000 kg
Country name
Kazakhstan
$ 00000 /kg
5
Company name
$ 216,000
00000 kg
Country name
Kazakhstan
$ 00000 /kg

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Trends of Top 10 Importers

This is the import trends of the top 10 importers of Horse Meat from 2017 to 2023.
Country
Import %
Import Value
22/07
22/08
22/09
22/10
22/11
22/12
23/01
23/02
23/03
23/04
23/05
23/06
23/07
23/08
23/09
23/10
23/11
23/12
24/01
24/02
24/03
24/04
24/05
24/06
24/07
24/08
24/09
24/10
24/11
24/12
25/01
25/02
1Global$27.35M$28.48M$26.31M$28.73M$27.47M$32.40M$36.71M$37.11M$37.79M$28.05M$29.78M$31.89M$28.71M$33.82M$40.76M$35.53M$35.79M$36.19M$29.85M$24.54M$20.53M$22.47M$25.32M$22.19M$26.78M$20.64M$21.04M$6.59M$3.55M$3.18M--
2Italy36.79%$9.34M$8.82M$9.24M$9.14M$9.32M$9.31M$12.09M$14.16M$13.14M$11.74M$11.69M$13.20M$12.11M$12.13M$15.19M$13.04M$12.74M$11.20M$12.54M$10.54M$10.41M$10.09M$12.16M$11.42M$13.99M$9.90M$14.37M-----
3China15.1%$288.25K$289.73K$217.04K$217.14K$307.31K$5.59M$7.94M$10.14M$5.12M$1.73M$1.72M$2.28M$980.07K$5.22M$9.62M$5.83M$5.29M$6.74M--------------
4Belgium14.51%$5.99M$5.43M$4.80M$4.72M$4.64M$5.24M$4.69M$3.74M$5.74M$4.84M$4.85M$4.40M$4.73M$5.40M$5.35M$5.70M$4.95M$5.75M$6.24M$4.08M$4.17M$5.03M$5.05M$4.81M$5.75M$4.48M------
5France9.85%$2.66M$3.35M$3.35M$3.62M$3.27M$3.46M$3.53M$3.40M$3.71M$3.01M$3.75M$3.77M$3.10M$2.88M$2.89M$3.55M$3.54M$3.50M$3.06M$2.46M------------
6Japan8.95%$4.05M$5.46M$3.41M$4.47M$3.80M$2.93M$3.93M$1.82M$4.23M$2.26M$3.12M$3.26M$3.29M$3.04M$2.82M$2.88M$2.95M$3.55M$3.03M$3.40M$2.52M$2.68M$3.34M$2.57M$2.71M$2.69M$2.81M$3.34M$3.37M$2.95M--
7Switzerland6.3%$1.87M$2.20M$1.93M$2.12M$2.32M$3.28M$1.85M$2.01M$2.35M$1.78M$2.36M$2.35M$1.98M$2.10M$1.98M$1.93M$2.61M$2.84M$1.91M$1.85M$1.82M$2.14M$2.01M$1.68M$2.21M$1.86M$2.04M$1.71M----
8Netherlands2.53%$904.28K$1.10M$881.07K$824.69K$792.96K$820.20K$821.31K$546.76K$1.01M$1.13M$697.01K$909.95K$871.91K$1.30M$926.30K$584.83K$814.87K$903.95K$1.52M$527.96K$616.82K$1.19M$1.58M$754.41K$1.07M$719.22K$824.22K$1.06M----
9Kazakhstan1.68%$255.53K$380.44K$1.06M$2.15M$1.83M$525.96K$687.57K$307.37K$526.24K$409.50K$315.01K$349.68K$148.60K$252.91K$1.06M$905.84K$1.36M$635.58K$215.80K$459.56K------------
10Germany0.8%$341.36K$74.60K$288.26K$328.69K$280.50K$306.81K$273.29K$265.48K$446.45K$331.93K$263.16K$201.24K$261.45K$284.80K$282.46K$282.71K$248.48K$219.57K$324.04K$228.25K$261.83K$239.67K$212.62K$274.72K$260.70K$129.49K$302.99K-----

Top Import Flows

Discover the top import flows of Horse Meat in 2023. The top import flow in 2023 was from China to Mongolia, with an import value of USD 60.17M.
Trade Flow
Import Value
2023, USD
1-Year Growth in Import Value
2022-2023
3-Year Growth in Import Value
2020-2023
5-Year Growth in Import Value
2018-2023
Mongolia to China
$60.17M
+1030.62%
+70.75%
+5.55%
Belgium to Italy
$42.20M
+165.73%
+260.87%
+97.33%
Poland to Italy
$37.88M
+19.16%
+31.76%
+3.76%
Spain to Italy
$26.72M
+20.04%
+16.37%
+18.60%
Netherlands to Belgium
$25.81M
+14.50%
+26.45%
+14.09%
Belgium to France
$17.62M
-8.83%
-2.04%
+68.20%
France to Italy
$16.15M
+158.77%
+103.24%
+63.46%
Romania to Italy
$15M
-14.21%
-5.29%
-35.77%
Argentina to Italy
$11.49M
+18.63%
+6.08%
-11.69%
Canada to Japan
$11.11M
-10.92%
-39.01%
-53.14%

Share of Top Importing Countries

Discover the import share of top Horse Meat importing countries in 2023.
Italy held the largest share of Horse Meat import value at 36.79%. Its import value increased by 44.42% between 2022 and 2023, reaching 152.51M.
Note: Share percentages are calculated based on countries with reported import data and may not include those without available records.
Country
Share in Import Value
2023
Import Value
2023, USD
1-Year Growth in Import Value
2022-2023
3-Year Growth in Import Value
2020-2023
5-Year Growth in Import Value
2018-2023
Italy
36.79%
$152.51M
+44.42%
+43.71%
+13.90%
China
15.10%
$62.61M
+662.75%
+75.92%
+9.83%
Belgium
14.51%
$60.15M
-0.08%
+9.97%
-16.83%
France
9.85%
$40.82M
+0.50%
+16.44%
-26.08%
Japan
8.95%
$37.12M
-16.87%
+6.20%
-20.42%
Switzerland
6.30%
$26.10M
-2.08%
-10.37%
-27.44%
Netherlands
2.53%
$10.50M
-4.23%
-40.65%
-62.94%
Kazakhstan
1.68%
$6.96M
-27.65%
+43.88%
+17.19%
Germany
0.80%
$3.31M
-9.11%
-33.32%
-40.50%
Finland
0.65%
$2.69M
-34.13%
-23.28%
-38.04%
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