What is the price of clams, cockles and ark shells in Australia?

As of January 2025, clams, cockles and ark shells in Australia is US$ 9.30 per kg (13.99 AUD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Clams, cockles and ark shells Price in Australia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Clams, Cockles And Ark Shells Prices in Australia

US$ 9.30 / kg

13.99 AUD / kg

MoM ▲ 16.3% YoY ▲ 16.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AUD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.30	13.99	▲ 16.3%	▲ 16.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the clams, cockles and ark shells price in Australia available is US$ 9.30 per kg (13.99 AUD), up 16.3% year-on-year.

Australia exported 4 tonnes of clams, cockles, and ark shells in 2025, valued at US$36,189. This placed Australia at #23 among 34 global exporters, accounting for 0.0% of world exports and reflecting a 538.3% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value was US$9.2983 per kg. Australia is a net exporter of these products.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - clams, cockles and ark shells in Australia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Australia exported $36.2K (3.9 t) of clams, cockles and ark shells▲ 538.3% YoY. That ranks #23 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$36.2K

Export value

3.9 t

Export volume

#23 / 34

World rank

Global share

$9.3

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top clams, cockles and ark shells exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 US $96.1M · 26.9%
#2 Canada $69.4M · 19.4%
#3 Italy $47M · 13.2%
#4 Portugal $39.4M · 11%
#5 Netherlands $30.7M · 8.6%

Annual export data Australia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$36.2K	3.9 t	$9.3
2024	$5.7K	0.7 t	$8

HS Code

clams, cockles and ark shells is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.71. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Australia clams, cockles and ark shells - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of clams, cockles and ark shells sold by Australia in 2020 was 12 metric tonnes. In 2019 Australia exported 7 tonnes of clams, cockles and ark shells. In 2019 alone, the demand for Australia clams, cockles and ark shells (seafood category) has gone up, flactuating by 250 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, clams, cockles and ark shells' exports decreased by -53.33 pc earning the exporter US$0.01m for the year 2019. Australia's clams, cockles and ark shells exports are classified as:

Smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell, clams, cockles and ark shells "families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae" (HS code 030779)
Frozen, even in shell, clams, cockles and ark shells "families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae" (HS code 030772)
Live, fresh or chilled, even in shell, clams, cockles and ark shells "families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae" (HS code 030771)

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Australia clams, cockles and ark shells export values

In 2019, Australia supplied clams, cockles and ark shells worth 0.01m USD, a drop of -85.07% from 2018's total clams, cockles and ark shells export of 0.067m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Australia clams, cockles and ark shells between 2017 to 2018 was -21.176 pc.

The yearly variation in the amount of Australia's clams, cockles and ark shells exports between 2017 and 2019 was -53.33 pc when compared to a variation of 250% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Australia's share of the world's total clams, cockles and ark shells' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 28 in world exports of clams, cockles and ark shells.

Export markets for Australia clams, cockles and ark shells ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Australia is a net exporter of clams, cockles and ark shells. The annual growth of Australia clams, cockles and ark shells in value between 2015 to 2019 was -19%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -22%, per annum.

Australia imported 1,071 tonnes of clams, cockles and ark shells in 2019.

Other Seafood Prices in Australia

Latest prices for other seafood in Australia:

Lobster$51.97/kg Sea Bream$13.91/kg Caviar$103.76/kg Conch Snails$18.21/kg Sea Bass$13.91/kg Snails$10.85/kg Mussels$19.63/kg Scallops$19.63/kg Crab$10.42/kg Jellyfish$3.65/kg Octopus$3.82/kg Oysters$11.97/kg Sea Cucumber$100.90/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$5.25/kg Shrimps & Prawns$14.59/kg

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