What is the price of lobster in Tanzania?

As of January 2022, lobster in Tanzania is US$ 16.00 per kg (38,095 TZS), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Lobster Prices in Tanzania

US$ 16.00 / kg

38,095 TZS / kg

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (TZS)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	16.00	38,095	n/a	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in Tanzania available is US$ 16.00 per kg (38,095 TZS).

In 2022, Tanzania exported lobster valued at US$400 (0 tonnes), ranking #51 out of 58 global exporters. The country is a net exporter of lobster. The latest reported export unit value is US$16.0 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - lobster in Tanzania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2022

In 2022, Tanzania exported $400 (0 t) of lobster. That ranks #51 worldwide.

$400

Export value

0 t

Export volume

#51 / 58

World rank

$16

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lobster exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2022

#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%

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.

Tanzania lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Tanzania shipped 123 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania lobster (seafood category) has surged, recording a change of 4.237 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -50.8 pc bringing the exporter US$3.87m for the year 2019. Tanzania's lobster exports are categorised as:

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

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Tanzania lobster export values

In 2019, Tanzania supplied lobster valued at 3.87m USD, an increase of 171.77% from 2018's total lobster export of 1.424m USD. The annual change in value of Tanzania lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -43.915 per cent.

The yearly change in the volume of Tanzania's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50.8 per cent when compared to a variation of 4.237% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Tanzania lobster ( in '000$ )

Tanzania procured 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Africa countries:

Morocco$37.06/kg South Africa$37.13/kg Kenya$6.83/kg Senegal$13.60/kg Mauritania$11.35/kg Madagascar$18.51/kg Tunisia$42.64/kg Mozambique$5.18/kg Egypt$44.18/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Tanzania

Latest prices for other seafood in Tanzania:

Sea Cucumber$3.86/kg Conch Snails$7.79/kg Sea Bass$0.99/kg Shrimps & Prawns$9.92/kg Sea Bream$0.99/kg

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