What is the price of scallops in South Korea?

As of January 2025, scallops in South Korea is US$ 13.51 per kg (18,008 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much scallops did South Korea export in 2025?

115 tonnes, valued at US$1,551,793.

Scallops Price in South Korea - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Scallops Prices in South Korea

US$ 13.51 / kg

18,008 KRW / kg

MoM ▼ 2.4% YoY ▼ 2.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	13.51	18,008	▼ 2.4%	▼ 2.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the scallops price in South Korea available is US$ 13.51 per kg (18,008 KRW), down 2.4% year-on-year.

South Korea exported 115 tonnes of scallops in 2025, valued at US$1,551,793, ranking #10 among 33 global exporters and accounting for 0.7% of world exports. Exports grew by 18.4% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value is US$13.5063 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - scallops in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, South Korea exported $1.6M (114.9 t) of scallops▲ 18.4% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (0.7% of global exports).

$1.6M

Export value

114.9 t

Export volume

#10 / 33

World rank

0.7%

Global share

$13.51

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top scallops exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 United Kingdom (UK) $83.5M · 35.8%
#2 Canada $57.5M · 24.6%
#3 Japan $44.4M · 19%
#4 Netherlands $14.9M · 6.4%
#5 US $7.6M · 3.3%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$1.6M	114.9 t	$13.51
2024	$1.3M	94.8 t	$13.84
2023	$1.3M	92.1 t	$14.18
2022	$1.2M	74.3 t	$16.25
2021	$362.4K	24.1 t	$15.05
2020	$824.5K	61.6 t	$13.39

HS Code

scallops is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.21. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

South Korea scallops - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of scallops sold by South Korea in 2020 was 68 tonnes. In 2019 South Korea sold 70 tonnes of scallops. Across 2019 alone, the market for South Korea scallops (seafood category) has reduced, flactuating by -51.389 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, scallops' exports reduced by -6.67% bringing the country US$0.95m for the year 2019. South Korea's scallops exports are classified as:

Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160552)
Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell (HS code 030729)
Live, fresh or chilled, scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, even in shell (HS code 030721)
Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, even in shell (HS code 030722)

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South Korea scallops export values

In 2019, South Korea exported scallops costing 0.95m USD, a contraction of -35.42% from 2018's total scallops export of 1.471m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea scallops between 2017 to 2018 was 92.288 percent.

The annual variation in the quantity of South Korea's scallops exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.67 per cent in comparison to a variation of -51.389% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for South Korea scallops ( in '000$ )

South Korea purchased 8,426 tonnes of scallops in 2019.

Scallops Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest scallops prices in other Asia countries:

Hong Kong$36.66/kg Philippines$17.10/kg India$3.66/kg Myanmar$4.74/kg China$2.67/kg Indonesia$2.64/kg Singapore$14.15/kg Malaysia$0.47/kg Pakistan$3.15/kg Thailand$1.52/kg Japan$5.37/kg Sri Lanka$5.91/kg

Other Seafood Prices in South Korea

Latest prices for other seafood in South Korea:

Caviar$729.48/kg Shrimps & Prawns$2.31/kg Lobster$29.22/kg Sea Cucumber$79.61/kg Crab$10.51/kg Snails$2.61/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$2.89/kg Sea Bream$5.87/kg Sea Bass$5.87/kg

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