What is the price of crustaceans in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, crustaceans in New Zealand is US$ 57.84 per kg (92.02 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is New Zealand's world rank in crustacean exports?

New Zealand ranks 16th out of 118 exporters.

How much did New Zealand export in crustaceans in 2024?

US$275,394,380 and 3,724 tonnes.

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

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Crustaceans Prices in New Zealand

US$ 57.84 / kg

92.02 NZD / kg

MoM ▼ 21.8% YoY ▼ 21.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	57.84	92.02	▼ 21.8%	▼ 21.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the crustaceans price in New Zealand available is US$ 57.84 per kg (92.02 NZD), down 21.8% year-on-year.

New Zealand is a net exporter of crustaceans, exporting US$275.4 million (3,724 tonnes) in 2024. The country ranks 16th out of 118 exporters, accounting for 1.1% of global crustacean exports, with a year-on-year decrease of 9.3%. The latest export unit value is US$57.84 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - crustaceans in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $275.4M (3.7 kt) of crustaceans▼ 9.3% YoY. That ranks #16 worldwide (1.1% of global exports).

$275.4M

Export value

3.7 kt

Export volume

#16 / 118

World rank

1.1%

Global share

$73.95

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 New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$275.4M	3.7 kt	$73.95
2023	$303.7M	3.8 kt	$79.14
2022	$286.6M	4.3 kt	$66.52
2021	$277.7M	3.8 kt	$72.28
2020	$225.2M	3.8 kt	$58.78

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.

New Zealand crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of crustaceans exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 726 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand sold 506 tonnes of crustaceans. In 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand crustaceans (seafood category) has improved, recording a change of 12.695 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports went up by 103.21 pc netting the exporter US$15.15m for the year 2019. New Zealand's crustaceans exports are categorised as:

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)
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, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
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)

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New Zealand crustaceans export values

In 2019, New Zealand sold crustaceans valued at 15.15m USD, an increase of 12.14% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 13.51m USD. The annual growth in value of New Zealand crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 81.488 percent.

The per year variation in the quantity of New Zealand's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 103.21 percent in comparison to a variation of 12.695% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's share of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 53 in world exports of crustaceans.

Export markets for New Zealand crustaceans ( in '000$ )

New Zealand ordered 489 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.

Other Seafood Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other seafood in New Zealand:

Clams, cockles and ark shells$2.19/kg Lobster$62.20/kg Sea Bass$7.75/kg Caviar$158.20/kg Conch Snails$12.76/kg Jellyfish$2.90/kg Blue Mussel$65.69/kg Scallops$65.69/kg Sea Bream$7.75/kg Sea Cucumber$87.20/kg Crab$12.66/kg Oysters$9.70/kg

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