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The following links provide a summary of international trade in cattle and sheep between countries. We have data from 29 cattle exporting countries and 15 sheep exporting countries in North and South America, Asia Pacific, Europe and limited parts of Africa. Unfortunately there are no reliable statistics from the Middle East, except for Jordan which has recently come online. However we do have figures for countries that export to Middle Eastern Countries. The figures go back in most cases to 1995 and provide volume and value in Australian dollars. Countries reporting are listed below:

• For Cattle we have     Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, China, India,
  Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Jordan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, United States, Mexico, Ireland, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine plus Venezuela and Australia
  

• For Sheep we have Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, South Africa, China, India, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine plus Australia
  
  

Live Cattle Imports 2004 - 2009
Live Sheep Exports 2004 - 2009
Live Sheep Imports 2004 - 2009

Live Cattle Exports from Brazil
Live Cattle Exports from Romania
Live Cattle Exports from Uruguay

Harmonized System

All countries report their information in the internationally recognised Harmonized Series. The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as "Harmonized System" or simply "HS", is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). It comprises about 5,000 commodity groups, each identified by a six digit code, arranged in a legal and logical structure and is supported by well-defined rules to achieve uniform classification. The system is used by more than 177 countries and economies as a basis for their Customs tariffs and for the collection of international trade statistics. Over 98 % of the merchandise in international trade is classified in terms of the HS.
 

The HS contributes to the harmonization of Customs and trade procedures, and the non-documentary trade data interchange in connection with such procedures, thus reducing the costs related to international trade. It is also extensively used by governments, international organizations and the private sector for many other purposes such as internal taxes, trade policies, monitoring of controlled goods, rules of origin, freight tariffs, transport statistics, price monitoring, quota controls, compilation of national accounts, and economic research and analysis. The HS is thus a universal economic language and code for goods, and an indispensable tool for international trade.