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Prepared shellfish: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in prepared shellfish totaled $16.8 billion (2.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (13%), Vietnam (12%) and Russia (9%); the top importers were the United States (21%), China (14%) and Japan (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$16.8billion
Tonnes
2.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,131
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.1 billion · 12.6%
  2. Vietnam$2.1 billion · 12.5%
  3. Russia$1.5 billion · 8.7%
  4. Indonesia$1.4 billion · 8.1%
  5. Spain$867 million · 5.2%
  6. Thailand$831 million · 5%
  7. India$783 million · 4.7%
  8. Morocco$726 million · 4.3%
  9. Canada$687 million · 4.1%
  10. Netherlands$532 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  11. Chile$440 million · 2.6%
  12. Mauritania$433 million · 2.6%
  13. United States$301 million · 1.8%
  14. South Korea$267 million · 1.6%
  15. Greenland$238 million · 1.4%
  16. Japan$234 million · 1.4%
  17. United Kingdom$232 million · 1.4%
  18. New Zealand$195 million · 1.2%
  19. Denmark$190 million · 1.1%
  20. Norway$185 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.6 billion · 21.3%
  2. China$2.3 billion · 13.7%
  3. Japan$1.6 billion · 9.8%
  4. South Korea$1.3 billion · 7.7%
  5. Spain$988 million · 5.9%
  6. Hong Kong$667 million · 4%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$625 million · 3.7%
  8. France$506 million · 3%
  9. Germany$480 million · 2.9%
  10. United Kingdom$412 million · 2.5%
  11. Canada$342 million · 2%
  12. Portugal$320 million · 1.9%
  13. Denmark$302 million · 1.8%
  14. Netherlands$263 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. Singapore$230 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  16. Australia$228 million · 1.4%
  17. Malaysia$215 million · 1.3%
  18. Sweden$207 million · 1.2%
  19. Taiwan$207 million · 1.2%
  20. Belgium$195 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 2.1
  • Vietnam 2.1
  • Russia 1.5
  • Indonesia 1.4
  • Spain 0.87

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.292.1
Vietnam0.052.1
Russia0.071.5
Indonesia0.11.4
Spain0.050.87

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 6% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $8,131

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,685
1996$7,281
1997$6,779
1998$7,078
1999$6,872
2000$6,543
2001$6,070
2002$5,935
2003$6,173
2004$5,761
2005$6,146
2006$6,159
2007$6,525
2008$6,718
2009$6,446
2010$7,035
2011$7,905
2012$7,883
2013$8,287
2014$8,745
2015$8,144
2016$8,417
2017$8,202
2018$8,848
2019$8,002
2020$7,878
2021$8,361
2022$8,461
2023$8,559
2024$8,131

What it includes

  • 1605 · Prepared shellfish

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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