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Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; edible flours, meals, pellets

0306 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $28.2BRnk 158 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $6.88B | $7.85BEcuador | China
2023
Product Complexity -1.91Rnk 1004 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -17.4%Rnk 975 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.12%Rnk 158 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Crustaceans. In 2023, Crustaceans were the world's 158th most traded product, with a total trade of $28.2B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Crustaceans decreased by -17.4%, from $34.1B to $28.2B. Trade in Crustaceans represent 0.12% of total world trade.

Crustaceans are a part of Fish, Crustaceans & Molluscs. They include Frozen Shrimps & Prawns, Frozen Crabs, Fresh Homarus Lobsters, Frozen Rock Lobster & Sea Crawfish, Fresh Rock Lobster & Sea Crawfish, Frozen Homarus Lobsters, Fresh Shrimps & Prawns, Other Frozen Crustaceans, Fresh Crabs, and Other Fresh Crustaceans, among others.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Crustaceans  were Ecuador ($6.88B), India ($4.56B), Canada ($2.96B), Vietnam ($1.43B), and Indonesia ($1.24B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Crustaceans were China ($7.85B), United States ($7.12B), Japan ($1.67B), Spain ($1.35B), and France ($1.06B).

Ranking Crustaceans ranks 1004th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)Ecuador$6.88B
Top Destination (2023)China$7.85B

In 2023 Crustaceans were the world's 158th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Crustaceans were Ecuador ($6.88B), India ($4.56B), Canada ($2.96B), Vietnam ($1.43B), and Indonesia ($1.24B).

In 2023, the top importers of Crustaceans were China ($7.85B), United States ($7.12B), Japan ($1.67B), Spain ($1.35B), and France ($1.06B).

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Exporters of Crustaceans (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Australia$45.5M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Mexico$53.9M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Crustaceans grew the fastest in Australia ($45.5M), United States ($38.2M), Honduras ($36.4M), Venezuela ($28.5M), and Bahamas ($18.1M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Crustaceans were Mexico ($53.9M), Ukraine ($32.2M), Hong Kong ($26.1M), Morocco ($16.8M), and Macau ($15M).

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Exporters of Crustaceans (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Crustaceans.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.31. This means that most of the exports of Crustaceans are explained by 19 countries.

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Value of Exports in Crustaceans

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Ecuador$6.88B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)China$7.22B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Crustaceans. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Crustaceans during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Crustaceans were Ecuador ($6.88B), India ($4.55B), Canada ($2.39B), Indonesia ($1.15B), and Argentina ($1.02B).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Crustaceans were China ($7.22B), United States ($6.42B), Japan ($1.64B), Spain ($933M), and France ($867M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Crustaceans, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Frozen Shrimps & Prawns ($21.3B), Frozen Crabs ($2.2B), Fresh Homarus Lobsters ($1.72B), Frozen Homarus Lobsters ($909M), and Fresh Rock Lobster & Sea Crawfish ($841M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Crustaceans.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Crustaceans by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $69.3M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $359k

Crustaceans’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $69.3M.  Crustaceans’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $359k.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Crustaceans.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Crustaceans to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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