What is the price of lobster in Hong Kong?

As of January 2025, lobster in Hong Kong is US$ 9.02 per kg (70.50 HKD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much lobster did Hong Kong export in 2024?

96 tonnes, valued at US$3,814,174.

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Lobster Prices in Hong Kong

US$ 9.02 / kg

70.50 HKD / kg

MoM ▼ 77.3% YoY ▼ 77.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (HKD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.02	70.50	▼ 77.3%	▼ 77.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in Hong Kong available is US$ 9.02 per kg (70.50 HKD), down 77.3% year-on-year.

In 2024, Hong Kong exported 96 tonnes of lobster valued at US$3,814,174, ranking #13 among 55 global exporters and accounting for 0.5% of world exports. The country's lobster exports declined by 36.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for lobster is US$9.0203 per kg. Hong Kong is a net exporter of lobster.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - lobster in Hong Kong

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong exported $3.8M (96.1 t) of lobster▼ 36% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (0.5% of global exports).

$3.8M

Export value

96.1 t

Export volume

#13 / 55

World rank

0.5%

Global share

$39.68

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lobster exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Australia $278M · 36.1%
#2 New Zealand $210.3M · 27.3%
#3 Indonesia $85.1M · 11.1%
#4 Mexico $58.3M · 7.6%
#5 US $32.9M · 4.3%

Annual export data Hong Kong · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.8M	96.1 t	$39.68
2023	$6M	154.1 t	$38.68
2022	$2.3M	51.8 t	$44.15
2021	$2.3M	61.1 t	$36.97
2020	$854K	29.4 t	$29.08

HS Code

lobster is traded under Harmonized System code 0306.31. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Hong Kong lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Hong Kong exported 963 tonnes of lobster. In 2019 alone, the market for Hong Kong lobster (seafood category) has gone down, flactuating by -17.833 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports grew by 51.65 percent bringing the nation US$18.07m for the year 2019. Hong Kong's lobster exports are categorised as:

Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)

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Hong Kong lobster export values

In 2019, Hong Kong supplied lobster valued at 18.07m USD, a contraction of -7.00% from 2018's total lobster export of 19.431m USD. The annual reduction in value of Hong Kong lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 48.419 percent.

The yearly variation in the volume of Hong Kong's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 51.65 per cent compared to a variation of -17.833% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Hong Kong's stake of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 35 in world exports of lobster.

Export markets for Hong Kong lobster ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Hong Kong is a net importer of lobster. The annual growth of Hong Kong lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was 11%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 2%, per annum.

Hong Kong brought in 6,562 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Asia countries:

China$6.43/kg Philippines$2.70/kg Singapore$17.07/kg Thailand$10.91/kg Malaysia$7.87/kg Indonesia$65.85/kg South Korea$29.22/kg Japan$42.36/kg Sri Lanka$6.08/kg Vietnam$42.17/kg Pakistan$1.15/kg Brunei Darussalam$21.77/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Hong Kong

Latest prices for other seafood in Hong Kong:

Scallops$36.66/kg Oysters$13.34/kg Clams, cockles and ark shells$2.70/kg Sea Bream$20.56/kg Shrimps & Prawns$7.39/kg Sea Cucumber$34.12/kg Blue Mussel$36.66/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$5.47/kg Sea Bass$20.56/kg Caviar$501.70/kg Conch Snails$31.71/kg

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