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

As of January 2025, lobster in United Kingdom (UK) is US$ 24.06 per kg (US$ 10.92 / lb) (19.33 GBP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

The UK ranks #8 among 55 lobster exporters.

How much lobster did the UK export in 2024?

The UK exported 660 tonnes of lobster in 2024.

What was the year-on-year change in UK lobster exports?

UK lobster exports declined by 12.8% year-on-year.

Lobster Price in United Kingdom (UK) - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Lobster Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

US$ 24.06 / kg

US$ 10.92 / lb · 8.77 GBP / lb

19.33 GBP / kg

MoM ▲ 8.9% YoY ▲ 8.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 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)	24.06	10.92	19.33	▲ 8.9%	▲ 8.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in United Kingdom (UK) available is US$ 24.06 per kg (US$ 10.92 / lb) (19.33 GBP, 8.77 GBP / lb), up 8.9% year-on-year.

The United Kingdom exported 660 tonnes of lobster in 2024, valued at US$14.59 million, ranking #8 among 55 global exporters and accounting for 1.9% of world exports. Export volume declined by 12.8% year-on-year. The UK is a net exporter of lobster. The latest export unit value is US$24.064 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, United Kingdom (UK) exported $14.6M (660.4 t) of lobster▼ 12.8% YoY. That ranks #8 worldwide (1.9% of global exports).

$14.6M

Export value

660.4 t

Export volume

#8 / 55

World rank

1.9%

Global share

$22.09

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lobster exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#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%

Annual export data United Kingdom (UK) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$14.6M	660.4 t	$22.09
2023	$16.7M	790.8 t	$21.15
2022	$16.3M	844.5 t	$19.31
2021	$16.6M	1.2 kt	$13.79
2020	$10.2M	716.7 t	$14.27

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.

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

The quantity of lobster sold by United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 was 13,999 metric tons. In 2019 United Kingdom (UK) shipped 18,783 tonnes of lobster. For 2019 alone, the interest in United Kingdom (UK) lobster (seafood category) has gone up, with a change of 2.611 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went down by -2.88 percent netting United Kingdom (UK) US$226.56m for the year 2019. United Kingdom (UK)'s lobster exports are categorised as:

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

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United Kingdom (UK) lobster export values

In 2019, United Kingdom (UK) sold lobster costing 226.56m USD, a decrease of -4.89% from 2018's total lobster export of 238.196m USD. The annual change in value of United Kingdom (UK) lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -3.242 per cent.

The per year change in the amount of United Kingdom (UK)'s lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.88% when compared to a variation of 2.611% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

United Kingdom (UK)'s share of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was 2.5 per cent. The country holds number 7 in world exports of lobster.

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

Import/Export Trends

United Kingdom (UK) is a net importer of lobster. The annual growth of United Kingdom (UK) lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was 10%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 3%, per annum.

United Kingdom (UK) ordered 5,319 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Europe countries:

Ireland$43.31/kg Italy$71.40/kg Spain$33.99/kg Germany$74.11/kg Croatia$52.60/kg Greece$37.43/kg Portugal$44.49/kg Romania$21.34/kg France$29.55/kg Norway$44.13/kg Denmark$25.63/kg Netherlands$29.65/kg Belgium$49.48/kg Russia$16.00/kg

Other Seafood Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

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

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 Crustaceans$13.19/kg Snails$1.86/kg Scallops$21.78/kg

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