What is the price of crustaceans in China?

As of January 2024, crustaceans in China is US$ 8.53 per kg (59.80 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is China's world rank in crustacean exports?

China ranks #7 among 118 exporters of crustaceans.

What is the latest export price for crustaceans from China?

The latest export unit value is US$8.5269 per kg.

What percentage of global crustacean exports does China account for?

China accounts for 3.1% of global crustacean exports.

Crustaceans Price in China - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Crustaceans Prices in China

US$ 8.53 / kg

59.80 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 8.3% YoY ▼ 8.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	8.53	59.80	▼ 8.3%	▼ 8.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the crustaceans price in China available is US$ 8.53 per kg (59.80 CNY), down 8.3% year-on-year.

China exported 94,908 tonnes of crustaceans in 2024, valued at US$809.3 million, ranking seventh among 118 global exporters and accounting for 3.1% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 0.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for crustaceans from China is US$8.5269 per kg. China is a net exporter of crustaceans.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - crustaceans in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $809.3M (94.9 kt) of crustaceans▼ 0.6% YoY. That ranks #7 worldwide (3.1% of global exports).

$809.3M

Export value

94.9 kt

Export volume

#7 / 118

World rank

3.1%

Global share

$8.53

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top crustaceans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ecuador $6.35B · 24.6%
#2 India $4.44B · 17.2%
#3 Canada $3.16B · 12.2%
#4 Indonesia $1.37B · 5.3%
#5 Argentina $967.7M · 3.7%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$809.3M	94.9 kt	$8.53
2023	$814.4M	87.6 kt	$9.3
2022	$827M	88.2 kt	$9.38
2021	$991.6M	119.4 kt	$8.31
2020	$951.6M	115.5 kt	$8.24

HS Code

crustaceans is traded under Harmonized System code 0306. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

China crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China shipped 17,442 tonnes of crustaceans. In 2019 alone, the interest in China crustaceans (seafood category) has increased, flactuating by 26.529 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports decreased by -23.26% netting the nation US$182.35m for the year 2019. China's crustaceans exports are classified as:

Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)

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China crustaceans export values

In 2019, China supplied crustaceans with a value of 182.35m USD, a reduction of -11.63% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 206.347m USD. The annual reduction in value of China crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was -10.873 per cent.

The per year change in the amount of China's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -23.26 per cent when compared to a variation of 26.529% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

China's stake of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 59 in world exports of crustaceans.

Export markets for China crustaceans ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

China is a net importer of crustaceans. The annual growth of China crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was 207%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

China ordered 4,441 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.

Crustaceans Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest crustaceans prices in other Asia countries:

Kazakhstan$5.39/kg Uzbekistan$3.72/kg Malaysia$5.28/kg Sri Lanka$9.12/kg India$6.52/kg Myanmar$4.25/kg Singapore$13.61/kg Kyrgyzstan$7.49/kg Philippines$4.77/kg

Other Seafood Prices in China

Latest prices for other seafood in China:

Lobster$6.43/kg Crab$7.85/kg Shrimps & Prawns$7.66/kg Sea Cucumber$132.83/kg Caviar$303.80/kg Conch Snails$5.57/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$4.58/kg Snails$4.04/kg Octopus$7.68/kg Oysters$3.52/kg Scallops$2.67/kg Sea Bass$5.91/kg Jellyfish$4.09/kg Mussels$2.67/kg

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