What is the price of crustaceans in United Kingdom (UK)?

As of January 2025, crustaceans in United Kingdom (UK) is US$ 13.19 per kg (US$ 5.98 / lb) (10.59 GBP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much crustaceans did the UK export in 2024?

The UK exported 27,283 tonnes of crustaceans in 2024.

What was the export value of UK crustaceans in 2024?

The export value was US$329,285,364.

What is the UK's world rank in crustaceans exports?

The UK ranks #13 among 118 exporters.

What percentage of global crustaceans exports does the UK represent?

The UK represents 1.3% of global crustaceans exports.

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Crustaceans Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

US$ 13.19 / kg

US$ 5.98 / lb · 4.80 GBP / lb

10.59 GBP / kg

MoM ▲ 9.3% YoY ▲ 9.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Price (US$/lb)	Local (GBP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	13.19	5.98	10.59	▲ 9.3%	▲ 9.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the crustaceans price in United Kingdom (UK) available is US$ 13.19 per kg (US$ 5.98 / lb) (10.59 GBP, 4.80 GBP / lb), up 9.3% year-on-year.

The United Kingdom exported 27,283 tonnes of crustaceans in 2024, valued at US$329,285,364, ranking #13 among 118 global exporters and accounting for 1.3% of global exports. Export volumes declined by 2.0% year-on-year. The UK is a net exporter of crustaceans. The latest export unit value is US$13.1867 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - crustaceans in United Kingdom (UK)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, United Kingdom (UK) exported $329.3M (27.3 kt) of crustaceans▼ 2% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (1.3% of global exports).

$329.3M

Export value

27.3 kt

Export volume

#13 / 118

World rank

1.3%

Global share

$12.07

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Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top crustaceans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ecuador $6.35B · 24.6%
#2 India $4.44B · 17.2%
#3 Canada $3.16B · 12.2%
#4 Indonesia $1.37B · 5.3%
#5 Argentina $967.7M · 3.7%

Annual export data United Kingdom (UK) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$329.3M	27.3 kt	$12.07
2023	$336M	-	-
2022	$326.7M	27.3 kt	$11.95
2021	$341.1M	30.6 kt	$11.16
2020	$325.2M	36.4 kt	$8.93

HS Code

crustaceans is traded under Harmonized System code 0306. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of crustaceans shipped by United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 was 776 metric tons. In 2019 United Kingdom (UK) exported 460 tonnes of crustaceans. Across 2019 alone, the market for United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans (seafood category) has shrunk, recording a change of -55.253 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports decreased by -45.11 percent earning the exporter US$3.69m for the year 2019. United Kingdom (UK)'s crustaceans exports are classified as:

Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)

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United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans export values

In 2019, United Kingdom (UK) sold crustaceans costing 3.69m USD, a reduction of -54.27% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 8.069m USD. The yearly change in value of United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 14.976 percent.

The yearly variation in the volume of United Kingdom (UK)'s crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -45.11 per cent in comparison to a variation of -55.253% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Kingdom (UK)'s share of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was 1.8 percent. The country is ranked position 10 in world exports of crustaceans.

Export markets for United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

United Kingdom (UK) is a net importer of crustaceans. The annual growth of United Kingdom (UK) crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was 16%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 9%, per annum.

United Kingdom (UK) ordered 1,425 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.

Crustaceans Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest crustaceans prices in other Europe countries:

Estonia$4.53/kg Belgium$9.68/kg Croatia$12.04/kg Italy$11.34/kg Finland$6.39/kg France$11.63/kg Portugal$12.64/kg Ukraine$7.91/kg Germany$9.09/kg Montenegro$17.02/kg Serbia and Montenegro$8.43/kg

Other Seafood Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

Latest prices for other seafood in United Kingdom (UK):

Lobster$24.06/kg Sea Bass$11.78/kg Crab$8.05/kg Octopus$4.72/kg Jellyfish$8.82/kg Blue Mussel$21.78/kg Caviar$400.00/kg Conch Snails$13.57/kg Molluscs$8.85/kg Mussels$21.78/kg Sea Cucumber$6.19/kg Sea Bream$11.78/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$7.19/kg Snails$1.86/kg Scallops$21.78/kg

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