What is the price of lobster in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, lobster in New Zealand is US$ 62.20 per kg (98.95 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

New Zealand ranks #2 among 55 lobster exporters.

What was the export value of New Zealand lobster in 2024?

The export value was US$210,313,793 in 2024.

What is the latest export price for New Zealand lobster?

The latest export unit value is US$62.2011 per kg.

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

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Lobster Prices in New Zealand

US$ 62.20 / kg

98.95 NZD / kg

MoM ▼ 23.3% YoY ▼ 23.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 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)	62.20	98.95	▼ 23.3%	▼ 23.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in New Zealand available is US$ 62.20 per kg (98.95 NZD), down 23.3% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 2,592 tonnes of lobster in 2024, valued at US$210.3 million, ranking #2 among 55 global exporters and accounting for 27.3% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 12.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for lobster is US$62.20 per kg. New Zealand is a net exporter of lobster under HS code 0306.31.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $210.3M (2.6 kt) of lobster▼ 12.7% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (27.3% of global exports).

$210.3M

Export value

2.6 kt

Export volume

#2 / 55

World rank

27.3%

Global share

$81.13

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 New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$210.3M	2.6 kt	$81.13
2023	$240.8M	2.6 kt	$91.3
2022	$233.9M	2.7 kt	$87.97
2021	$232.4M	2.5 kt	$94.71
2020	$194.3M	2.7 kt	$70.93

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.

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

The quantity of lobster shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 3,368 metric tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 3,145 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand lobster (seafood category) has surged, with a change of 0.31897927 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -4.64 percent bringing the exporter US$197.91m for the year 2019. New Zealand's lobster exports are classified as:

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)
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)
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)
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)
Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
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)
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)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
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)
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)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
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)
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)

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New Zealand lobster export values

In 2019, New Zealand shipped lobster valued at 197.91m USD, a decrease of -9.15% from 2018's total lobster export of 217.837m USD. The annual change in value of New Zealand lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 7.763 pc.

The annual change in the amount of New Zealand's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -4.64 percent when compared to a variation of 0.31897927% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's stake of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 29 in world exports of lobster.

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

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net importer of lobster. The annual growth of New Zealand lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was 84%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 96%, per annum.

New Zealand procured 102 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Oceania countries:

Australia$51.97/kg Fiji$34.11/kg Papua New Guinea$7.12/kg

Other Seafood Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other seafood in New Zealand:

Clams, cockles and ark shells$2.19/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 Crustaceans$57.84/kg Oysters$9.70/kg

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