What is the price of mackerel in Japan?

As of January 2025, mackerel in Japan is US$ 1.72 per kg (237 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Japan's world rank in mackerel exports?

Japan ranks 18th among 106 mackerel exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in Japan's mackerel export value?

Japan's mackerel export value decreased by 20.1% year-on-year.

Mackerel Price in Japan - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Mackerel Prices in Japan

US$ 1.72 / kg

237 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 12.9% YoY ▲ 12.9%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.72	237	▲ 12.9%	▲ 12.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the mackerel price in Japan available is US$ 1.72 per kg (237 JPY), up 12.9% year-on-year.

Japan exported 39,154 tonnes of mackerel in 2024, valued at US$59.5 million, ranking 18th among 106 global exporters and accounting for 1.5% of world exports. Export value declined by 20.1% year-on-year. Japan is a net exporter of mackerel. The latest export unit value is US$1.715 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - mackerel in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $59.5M (39.2 kt) of mackerel▼ 20.1% YoY. That ranks #18 worldwide (1.5% of global exports).

$59.5M

Export value

39.2 kt

Export volume

#18 / 106

World rank

1.5%

Global share

$1.52

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top mackerel exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $827.8M · 20.9%
#2 US $382.3M · 9.7%
#3 India $330.6M · 8.3%
#4 Indonesia $285.4M · 7.2%
#5 Myanmar $200.8M · 5.1%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$59.5M	39.2 kt	$1.52
2023	$74.5M	35.4 kt	$2.11
2022	$69.4M	37.1 kt	$1.87
2021	$81.5M	53.4 kt	$1.53
2020	$78.7M	49.8 kt	$1.58

HS Code

mackerel is traded under Harmonized System code 0303.89. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Japan mackerel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of mackerel shipped by Japan in 2020 was 179,649 tonnes. In 2019 Japan shipped 180,983 tonnes of mackerel. For 2019 alone, the market for Japan mackerel (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -31.474 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mackerel's exports reduced by -26.86% netting the nation US$214.47m for the year 2019. Japan's mackerel exports are classified as:

Fresh or chilled Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030249)
Fresh or chilled jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030245)
Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030354)
Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030374)
Prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160415)
Fresh or chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030264)
Fresh or chilled mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030244)
Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030355)

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Japan mackerel export values

In 2019, Japan supplied mackerel valued at 214.47m USD, a drop of -20.02% from 2018's total mackerel export of 268.167m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan mackerel between 2017 to 2018 was 20.451 pc.

The yearly change in the volume of Japan's mackerel exports between 2017 and 2019 was -26.86 pc when compared to a variation of -31.474% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Japan mackerel ( in '000$ )

Japan imported 134,203 tonnes of mackerel in 2019.

Mackerel Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest mackerel prices in other Asia countries:

Malaysia$1.52/kg Philippines$4.44/kg South Korea$2.23/kg India$1.91/kg Vietnam$3.00/kg Indonesia$2.20/kg Uzbekistan$3.50/kg China$4.09/kg Thailand$1.65/kg Tajikistan$1.00/kg Kyrgyzstan$9.59/kg Mongolia$0.86/kg

Other Fish Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other fish in Japan:

Tuna$14.74/kg Live Eels$2,155.15/kg Live Trout$174.29/kg Shark Fins$69.73/kg Sole Fish$25.10/kg Trout$11.34/kg Turbot Fish$21.02/kg Patagonian toothfish$1.72/kg Bonito Fish$1.72/kg Pollock Fish$0.88/kg Live Ornamental Fish$174.29/kg Abalone$134.17/kg Anchovies$12.03/kg Cuttlesfish$6.99/kg Live Carp$174.29/kg

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