Which country imports the most poultry meat among these markets?

China, with USD 2.94 billion (942,278 t) of HS 0207 imports in 2024, 53.3% of it from Brazil. Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Mexico and Saudi Arabia each imported more than USD 1.5 billion.

Does a large import figure mean a new supplier can sell there?

No. In the EU markets most imports come from other EU countries, and the US, Canada and Chile buy from a few eligible origins. The importing country's authority decides which countries and plants may ship each product.

Do Indian eggs reach Gulf markets?

Qatar recorded USD 12.5 million of shell eggs from India in 2024, 21.6% of its shell-egg imports, and Saudi Arabia USD 0.73 million of Indian egg products. Current access was not verified, so confirm it for the exact product and plant before contracting.

Can Colombia, Peru, Ecuador or Kenya supply poultry or eggs to these markets?

We found no material 2024 poultry or egg flow from any of them into the 15 markets. That does not prove they are excluded, but a route needs product-specific exporter and destination validation before anyone relies on it.

Is HatchMatch an importer or exporter of poultry?

No. HatchMatch is a buyer-side sourcing intermediary. It is not a producer, exporter, importer or certifier, and it does not confirm that any route is admissible; the importer and exporter remain responsible for the destination's requirements.

Market intelligence · Importer demand · Poultry meat and eggs

Poultry and egg importer demand map: 15 markets, their origins and import gates

In 2024 the largest poultry-meat importers among these 15 markets were China (USD 2.94 billion, 53% from Brazil), Germany (USD 2.24 billion), the United Kingdom (USD 2.09 billion), France (USD 2.04 billion), Mexico (USD 1.91 billion, 66% from the United States) and Saudi Arabia (USD 1.57 billion, 65% from Brazil), all HS 0207 as reported by the importer. EU markets buy mostly from other EU states; the US, Canada and Chile buy from a few eligible origins. For the origins buyers often ask us about, the only material poultry or egg flow we found was India's shell eggs to Qatar (USD 12.5 million, 21.6% of Qatar's 2024 shell-egg imports); Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Kenya recorded no material poultry or egg sales to any of the 15. Every route still needs a current product-, origin- and plant-specific check.

Sources checked 24 October 2026.

A buyer and a warehouse worker check a tablet beside pallets of boxed frozen chicken and stacked egg trays in a cold store — Imported frozen chicken and eggs in cold storage. Demand data shows where product moved; each importing country's authority decides what may enter.

Import demand by market, 2024

Values are importer-reported for 2024. Shell eggs (HS 0407) include hatching eggs; egg products (HS 0408) are eggs out of shell and yolks. The United Arab Emirates did not report 2024 trade to UN Comtrade.

Poultry-meat, shell-egg and egg-product imports of 15 markets in 2024, with the main origins of poultry meat (shares are our calculation)
Market	Poultry meat, HS 0207 (USD)	Main poultry-meat origins	Shell eggs, HS 0407 (USD)	Egg products, HS 0408 (USD)	Import gate
China	2.94 billion (942,278 t)	Brazil 53.3%, Thailand 15.3%, Russia 14.6%, US 8.5%	Not reported	Negligible	GACC eligible list and registered plants
Germany	2.24 billion (743,147 t)	Poland 35.6%, Netherlands 23.7%, Austria 10.5%	836 million	282 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
United Kingdom	2.09 billion (533,889 t)	Poland 38.5%, Netherlands 29.7%, Ireland 5.7%	145 million	196 million	GB approved countries and plants, IPAFFS
France	2.04 billion (581,258 t)	Belgium 28.9%, Poland 26.9%, Netherlands 14.2%	187 million	125 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
Mexico	1.91 billion	US 65.6%, Brazil 30.9%, Chile 3.4%	189 million	9.1 million	SENASICA requirement sheet per product and origin
Saudi Arabia	1.57 billion (605,217 t)	Brazil 64.7%, Russia 12.5%, Ukraine 9.8%, France 8.6%	99.4 million	12.9 million	SFDA country and establishment lists
Netherlands	1.56 billion (740,807 t)	Germany 24.3%, Poland 23.3%, Ukraine 14.7%, Belgium 13.7%	489 million	54.6 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
Belgium	780 million (255,930 t)	Netherlands 50.7%, France 18.8%, Poland 15.0%	226 million	124 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
Spain	615 million	Poland 33.3%, Germany 14.0%, Brazil 12.0%	113 million	76.6 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
Canada	488 million (177,804 t)	US 81.9%, Brazil 9.1%, Chile 6.8%	226 million	10.6 million	CFIA system and plant eligibility; tariff-rate-quota permits
United States	369 million (87,289 t)	Chile 60.1%, Canada 39.8%	91.5 million	21.3 million	FSIS eligible countries and plants; APHIS; AMS for table eggs
Qatar	330 million (148,037 t)	Brazil 69.1%, Poland 7.9%, US 7.9%	57.7 million	3.8 million	MOPH health-certificate templates; banned-foodstuff list
Italy	300 million (88,357 t)	Germany 23.8%, Poland 22.6%, Netherlands 19.6%	99.9 million	115 million	EU listing, TRACES establishment, CHED-P
Chile	295 million (132,580 t)	Brazil 84.8%, US 12.6%, Argentina 2.5%	12.8 million	8.9 million	SAG-approved (habilitado) establishments
United Arab Emirates	Not reported for 2024	Brazil reported 453,763 t of chicken exports to the UAE (exporter view)	Not reported	Not reported	MOCCAE approved slaughterhouse list

Sources: [1] · [2] · [3] · [4] · [6] · [7] · [8] · [9] · [10] · [11] · [12] · [13]

How we prioritise these markets

This is our assessment from the 2024 data and the import gates above, not a forecast. We rank first the markets where large demand is met from outside the importer's own trade bloc, because a new origin can compete there once it passes the import gate.

Priority tiers for poultry and egg sourcing requests (our assessment)
Tier	Markets	Why	What usually decides an offer
1 — large, open to non-bloc origins	China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, United Kingdom, Qatar	Large import values supplied by distant origins (Brazil, Thailand, Russia, the US, the EU for Great Britain)	Plant listing for the exact product, current disease suspensions, halal documentation in the Gulf
2 — large, mostly intra-EU	Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy	EU suppliers dominate; non-EU shares exist (Ukraine 14.7% of Dutch and Brazil 12.0% of Spanish poultry-meat value)	EU third-country and establishment listing, tariff-rate quotas, EU marketing rules for eggs
3 — concentrated, managed access	United States, Canada, Chile	Few eligible origins: Chile and Canada supply the US; the US supplies 82% of Canada; Brazil supplies 85% of Chile	FSIS or CFIA plant eligibility, Canadian quota permits, SAG establishment approval
Data gap	United Arab Emirates	No 2024 importer-reported data	MOCCAE slaughterhouse listing; use exporter-reported flows with care

Sources: [1] · [3] · [4] · [5] · [6] · [17]

Where the egg demand is

Shell eggs: Germany imported USD 836 million in 2024, 76.3% from the Netherlands; the Netherlands USD 489 million; Canada USD 226 million, 98.0% from the United States; Mexico USD 189 million, 77.7% from the United States.
Egg products: Germany USD 282 million and the United Kingdom USD 196 million (64.2% from the Netherlands); Italy USD 115 million (49.1% from Poland); Belgium USD 124 million.
Gulf: Saudi Arabia imported USD 99.4 million of shell eggs (Oman 22.6%, Netherlands 21.7%, Jordan 13.3%); Qatar USD 57.7 million (Türkiye 29.6%, India 21.6%, Iran 15.6%, Oman 13.4%).
Qatar's Food Importers Guide includes a health-certificate template for table eggs and egg products that requires HACCP-based food-safety management at the origin establishment.

Sources: [1] · [7]

India, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Kenya: what the poultry and egg data shows

Peru's premium produce, Kenya's horticulture, Ecuador's shrimp and bananas and India's seafood are outside HatchMatch, which covers poultry and eggs only. Buyers for those products can use the Global B2B Group commodity marketplace; this page makes no claim about them.

Poultry and egg flows from five origins into the 15 markets in 2024 (importer-reported; verified facts versus open questions)
Origin	Recorded 2024 flows into the 15 markets	Status
India	Qatar shell eggs USD 12.5 million (9,008 t, 21.6%); Qatar egg products USD 0.74 million (19.3%); Saudi Arabia egg products USD 0.73 million (5.7%); Italy egg products USD 0.32 million	Verified trade flows. Current access in Qatar and Saudi Arabia was not verified; a 2024 flow is not current permission
Colombia	No material poultry or egg flow (under USD 1,000 in any market)	No route evidenced; product-specific exporter and destination validation required first
Peru	No material poultry or egg flow	No route evidenced
Ecuador	No material poultry or egg flow	No route evidenced
Kenya	No poultry or egg flow recorded	No route evidenced

Sources: [1]

Who buys imported poultry in these markets

Lines that quote a report are verified descriptions from that report; the last line is a working hypothesis to check for each buyer.

Mexico (USDA FAS, 13 Aug 2026): import demand comes from industrial processors and foodservice operators buying inputs such as chicken leg quarters and mechanically deboned meat for deli meats, sausages and other processed foods.
Canada (USDA FAS, 17 Sep 2026): imports are typically chicken wings and breasts; wings mainly go to foodservice, breast meat to further processing, foodservice and retail.
China (USDA FAS, 13 Jul 2026): import demand is expected to stay limited and concentrated in products with unique advantages, particularly jumbo chicken paws for high-end foodservice and processors.
European Union (USDA FAS, 14 Sep 2026): chicken-meat imports run under tariff-rate quotas set by Regulation (EU) 2020/760; quantities above quota pay the full tariff.
Hypothesis for all markets: an importer of record (trading company, meat importer or distributor) holds the permits and buys for retailers, processors and foodservice. No country-specific buyer report was verified for Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Chile or Qatar.

Sources: [14] · [15] · [16] · [17]

What to put in a sourcing request

Product, species and form (cut, chilled or frozen; shell eggs with grade and size; or the exact egg product), packing and labelling language.
Destination market and port, acceptable origins and a fallback origin in case of a disease suspension.
Volume per shipment and per programme, delivery schedule and Incoterm.
Documents: the destination's certificate model for that product and origin, the plant's listing, and the food-safety documents your business requires.
Total value: product briefs from USD 250,000 in total annual, seasonal or single-lot value. Buyers pay nothing; your identity stays confidential and our team contacts suppliers on your behalf.

Buyer questions

Which country imports the most poultry meat among these markets?: China, with USD 2.94 billion (942,278 t) of HS 0207 imports in 2024, 53.3% of it from Brazil. Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Mexico and Saudi Arabia each imported more than USD 1.5 billion.
Does a large import figure mean a new supplier can sell there?: No. In the EU markets most imports come from other EU countries, and the US, Canada and Chile buy from a few eligible origins. The importing country's authority decides which countries and plants may ship each product.
Do Indian eggs reach Gulf markets?: Qatar recorded USD 12.5 million of shell eggs from India in 2024, 21.6% of its shell-egg imports, and Saudi Arabia USD 0.73 million of Indian egg products. Current access was not verified, so confirm it for the exact product and plant before contracting.
Can Colombia, Peru, Ecuador or Kenya supply poultry or eggs to these markets?: We found no material 2024 poultry or egg flow from any of them into the 15 markets. That does not prove they are excluded, but a route needs product-specific exporter and destination validation before anyone relies on it.
Is HatchMatch an importer or exporter of poultry?: No. HatchMatch is a buyer-side sourcing intermediary. It is not a producer, exporter, importer or certifier, and it does not confirm that any route is admissible; the importer and exporter remain responsible for the destination's requirements.

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Sources

Trade values are importer-reported 2024 UN Comtrade data (the tables WITS shows); origin shares and priority tiers are our calculation and assessment. Access rules come from each importing country's authority. A recorded trade flow shows what moved in 2024, not what is admissible today.

[1] UN Comtrade — imports of HS 0207, 0407 and 0408 by reporter and partner, 2024 and 2025 United Nations Statistics Division · Market data (secondary) · Read 24 Oct 2026
[2] WITS — Qatar imports of eggs in shell (HS 0407) by partner, 2024 (each market guide links its own tables) World Bank WITS (UN Comtrade, reported by Qatar) · Market data (secondary) · 2024 data
[3] Eligible foreign establishments (meat, poultry and egg products) USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service · Official text · Country lists dated May–Oct 2026
[4] Eligible countries and meat products for importation into Canada Canadian Food Inspection Agency · Official text · Modified 25 Mar 2026
[5] Tariff rate quotas: agricultural products Global Affairs Canada · Official text · Modified 3 Mar 2025
[6] Establecimientos pecuarios habilitados para la importación (by country) Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), Chile · Official text · Country registers updated Oct 2026
[7] Food Importers Guide (incl. health-certificate template for table eggs and egg products) Ministry of Public Health, Qatar · Official text
[8] EU entry conditions (poultry, hatching eggs and poultry products) European Commission · Official text
[9] Online query of registered overseas food establishments (the China import guide also links the eligible-product list) General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) · Official text
[10] Product-first country and establishment lists Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) · Official text
[11] Import of poultry meat for human consumption (IIN MPPM/12) GOV.UK (Defra/APHA) · Official text
[12] Zoosanitary import requirement sheets (MCRZI) SENASICA, Mexico · Official text
[13] Approved slaughterhouse list Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), UAE · Official text
[14] Mexico: Poultry and Products Annual (MX2026-0041) USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · Institutional report · 13 Aug 2026
[15] Canada: Poultry and Products Annual (CA2026-0024) USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · Institutional report · 17 Sep 2026
[16] China: Poultry and Products Annual (CH2026-0087) USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · Institutional report · 13 Jul 2026
[17] European Union: Poultry and Products Annual (E42026-0072) USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · Institutional report · 14 Sep 2026
[18] Newcastle disease: export restriction update by destination Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), Brazil · Official text · 21 Oct 2026

Market intelligence, not legal, veterinary or customs advice. Trade figures are importer-reported values for 2024; shares and tiers are our calculation and assessment. Nothing here confirms that a product, origin or facility is admissible to any market. HatchMatch Group and its platforms are not a manufacturer, grower, exporter, importer or certifier.