What is the price of shark fins in Papua New Guinea?

As of January 2023, shark fins in Papua New Guinea is US$ 32.31 per kg (114 PGK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Shark Fins Price in Papua New Guinea - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Shark Fins Prices in Papua New Guinea

US$ 32.31 / kg

114 PGK / kg

MoM ▼ 5.8% YoY ▼ 5.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (PGK)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	32.31	114	▼ 5.8%	▼ 5.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the shark fins price in Papua New Guinea available is US$ 32.31 per kg (114 PGK), down 5.8% year-on-year.

Papua New Guinea exported 10 tonnes of shark fins in 2023, valued at US$320,467, ranking #20 out of 41 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value increasing by 237.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$32.3124 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - shark fins in Papua New Guinea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $320.5K (9.9 t) of shark fins▲ 237% YoY. That ranks #20 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$320.5K

Export value

9.9 t

Export volume

#20 / 41

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$32.31

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top shark fins exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Hong Kong $34.7M · 36.2%
#2 Spain $11M · 11.5%
#3 Peru $8.6M · 9%
#4 Indonesia $7.2M · 7.5%
#5 Singapore $5.9M · 6.2%

Annual export data Papua New Guinea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$320.5K	9.9 t	$32.31
2022	$95.1K	2.8 t	$34.3
2021	$479.1K	9.8 t	$48.89
2020	$282.5K	7.1 t	$39.68

HS Code

shark fins is traded under Harmonized System code 0305.71. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Papua New Guinea shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Papua New Guinea sold 10 tonnes of shark fins. Across 2019 alone, the market for Papua New Guinea shark fins (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -62.963 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shark fins' exports increased by 900 percent netting the country US$0.72m for the year 2019. Papua New Guinea's shark fins exports are categorised as:

Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)

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Papua New Guinea shark fins export values

In 2019, Papua New Guinea exported shark fins with a value of 0.72m USD, a drop of -41.70% from 2018's total shark fins export of 1.235m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Papua New Guinea shark fins between 2017 to 2018 was 1639.437%.

The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Papua New Guinea's shark fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 900 percent in comparison to a variation of -62.963% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Papua New Guinea shark fins ( in '000$ )

Papua New Guinea imported 0 tonnes of shark fins in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in Papua New Guinea

Latest prices for other fish in Papua New Guinea:

Halibut Fish$0.74/kg Live Trout$4.89/kg Tuna$1.46/kg Live Carp$4.89/kg Live Eels$5.64/kg Live Ornamental Fish$4.89/kg Tilapia$3.17/kg Anchovies$8.28/kg Cod Fish$2.82/kg Live Fish$3.98/kg Antarctic toothfish$1.44/kg

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