What is the price of tuna in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, tuna in New Zealand is US$ 9.92 per kg (15.79 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much tuna did New Zealand export in 2024?

New Zealand exported 9 tonnes of tuna in 2024.

What was New Zealand's world rank in tuna exports?

New Zealand ranked #38 out of 50 tuna exporters.

What is the latest export price for New Zealand tuna?

The latest export unit value is US$9.9226 per kg.

How did New Zealand's tuna export volume change year-on-year?

Export volume decreased by 71.5% year-on-year.

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

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Tuna Prices in New Zealand

US$ 9.92 / kg

15.79 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 9.7% YoY ▲ 9.7%

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)	9.92	15.79	▲ 9.7%	▲ 9.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the tuna price in New Zealand available is US$ 9.92 per kg (15.79 NZD), up 9.7% year-on-year.

In 2024, New Zealand exported 9 tonnes of tuna valued at US$81,040, ranking #38 out of 50 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volume declined by 71.5% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for New Zealand tuna is US$9.9226 per kg. New Zealand is a net exporter of tuna.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $81K (9 t) of tuna▼ 71.5% YoY. That ranks #38 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$81K

Export value

9 t

Export volume

#38 / 50

World rank

Global share

$9.05

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tuna exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Sri Lanka $28.8M · 16%
#2 Costa Rica $16.6M · 9.2%
#3 France $15.8M · 8.7%
#4 Indonesia $14.6M · 8.1%
#5 Australia $13.7M · 7.6%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$81K	9 t	$9.05
2023	$284.6K	28.7 t	$9.93
2022	$46.3K	5.2 t	$8.83
2021	$77.6K	11.5 t	$6.76
2020	$44.5K	6.6 t	$6.79

HS Code

tuna is traded under Harmonized System code 0302.32. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

The volume of tuna shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 5,418 tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 4,205 tonnes of tuna. In 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand tuna (fish category) has increased, flactuating by 11.096 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports grew by 25.07 percent netting the country US$19.20m for the year 2019. New Zealand's tuna exports are categorised as:

Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)

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New Zealand tuna export values

In 2019, New Zealand exported tuna valued at 19.20m USD, a reduction of -0.59% from 2018's total tuna export of 19.314m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 20.321%.

The yearly change in the quantity of New Zealand's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 25.07% compared to a variation of 11.096% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's share of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was 31.4%. The country holds number 2 in world exports of tuna.

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

New Zealand imported 413 tonnes of tuna in 2019.

Tuna Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest tuna prices in other Oceania countries:

Australia$10.83/kg Fiji$6.32/kg French Polynesia$12.65/kg Papua New Guinea$1.46/kg Tonga$6.54/kg Samoa$1.77/kg

Other Fish Prices in New Zealand

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