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2022
Exports $10.9BWorld Rnk 2 / 221
Flag Rnk 39 / 96
2022
Destination $359M United States
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $359MUnited States
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs-0.55Rnk 711 / 1025
2022
Imports $17.7BWorld Rnk 2 / 225
Flag Rnk 19 / 96
2022
Origin $2.01B Ecuador
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $2.01BEcuador
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China1.12Rnk 22 / 133

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Exports In 2022, China exported $10.9B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, making it the 2nd largest exporter of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 39th most exported product in China. The main destination of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs exports from China are: United States ($1.58B), Japan ($1.48B), South Korea ($1.08B), Hong Kong ($991M), and Philippines ($534M).

The fastest growing export markets for Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs of China between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($359M), Germany ($140M), and Canada ($121M).

Imports In 2022, China imported $17.7B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, becoming the 2nd largest importer of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 19th most imported product in China. China imports Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs primarily from: Ecuador ($4.31B), Russia ($1.94B), Vietnam ($1.5B), India ($1.23B), and United States ($940M).

The fastest growing import markets in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs for China between 2021 and 2022 were Ecuador ($2.01B), Russia ($1.16B), and Vietnam ($611M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Yaheetech (84), Loblaws Supermarkets (84), and Wismettac Asian Foods (76) were at the forefront of shipping Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs from China to the United States.

Latest Trends

July 2024

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Overview In July 2024 China's Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs exports accounted up to $790M and imports accounted up to $1.29B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $503M. Between July 2023 and July 2024 the exports of China's   Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs have decreased by $-50.2M (-5.97%) from $840M to $790M, while imports decreased by $-176M (-12%) from $1.47B to $1.29B.

Destinations In July 2024, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were exported mostly to Japan ($153M), United States ($91.8M), South Korea ($74.7M), Hong Kong ($56.7M), and Vietnam ($33.1M), and were imported mostly from Ecuador ($275M), Russia ($162M), India ($95.9M), Vietnam ($93.8M), and Canada ($91.1M).

Growth In July 2024, the decrease in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Thailand ($-60.5M or -65.6%), Japan ($-53.7M or -27.4%), and Philippines ($-48.1M or -46.3%). In July 2024, the decrease in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Vietnam ($-70.7M or -66.2%), Russia ($-56.4M or -25.6%), and Ecuador ($-49.5M or -18.8%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
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EXPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$-50.2M(-5.97%)
IMPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$-176M(-12%)
MAIN EXPORTER (July 2024)Shandong Province$300M
MAIN DESTINATION (July 2024)Japan$153M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$10.9B
IMPORTS (2022)$17.7B
NET TRADE (2022)-$6.78B

In 2022, China exported $10.9B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs. The main destinations of China exports on Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were United States ($1.58B), Japan ($1.48B), South Korea ($1.08B), Hong Kong ($991M), and Philippines ($534M).

In 2022, China imported $17.7B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, mainly from Ecuador ($4.31B), Russia ($1.94B), Vietnam ($1.5B), India ($1.23B), and United States ($940M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$359M (29.3%)
Germany$140M (36.5%)
Canada$121M (44.4%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs BY China WERE (2021 - 2022):
China-$45.8M (-99.2%)
Russia-$42.6M (-19%)
Chile-$17M (-27.6%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, China's main exporting competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:
Norway $15.6B
Ecuador $8.43B
In 2022, China's main importing competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:
United States $22.9B
Japan $10.4B

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Trade Value of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $222M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $1.03B

Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $222M.   Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $1.03B.

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