What is the price of snails in Vietnam?

As of January 2023, snails in Vietnam is US$ 8.74 per kg (218,480 VND), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much did Vietnam export snails in 2023?

Vietnam exported 187 tonnes of snails valued at US$1,630,429 in 2023.

What is Vietnam's world rank in snail exports?

Vietnam ranks #10 among 65 snail exporters worldwide.

What is the latest export price for snails from Vietnam?

The latest export unit value for snails from Vietnam is US$8.7392 per kg.

Is Vietnam a net exporter or importer of snails?

Vietnam is a net exporter of snails.

What percentage of global snail exports does Vietnam contribute?

Vietnam contributes 2.5% of global snail exports.

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Snails Prices in Vietnam

US$ 8.74 / kg

218,480 VND / kg

MoM ▲ 48.1% YoY ▲ 48.1%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (VND)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	8.74	218,480	▲ 48.1%	▲ 48.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the snails price in Vietnam available is US$ 8.74 per kg (218,480 VND), up 48.1% year-on-year.

Vietnam exported 187 tonnes of snails in 2023, valued at US$1,630,429, ranking #10 among 65 global exporters and accounting for 2.5% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports declining by 3.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for snails is US$8.7392 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - snails in Vietnam

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Vietnam exported $1.6M (186.6 t) of snails▼ 3.7% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (2.5% of global exports).

$1.6M

Export value

186.6 t

Export volume

#10 / 65

World rank

2.5%

Global share

$8.74

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top snails exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Morocco $13.5M · 17%
#2 Lithuania $8M · 10%
#3 Romania $7.5M · 9.4%
#4 Serbia and Montenegro $6.1M · 7.7%
#5 Ukraine $5.9M · 7.4%

Annual export data Vietnam · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$1.6M	186.6 t	$8.74
2022	$1.7M	286.9 t	$5.9
2021	$1.6M	265 t	$6.05
2020	$1.3M	267.5 t	$5.04

HS Code

snails is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.60. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Vietnam snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Vietnam sold 216 tonnes of snails. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam snails (seafood category) has gone down, changing by -61.905 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports decreased by -44.04 percent bringing Vietnam US$1.68m for the year 2019. Vietnam's snails exports are categorised as:

Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)

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Vietnam snails export values

In 2019, Vietnam supplied snails worth 1.68m USD, a contraction of -62.91% from 2018's total snails export of 4.53m USD. The annual change in value of Vietnam snails between 2017 to 2018 was 62.832 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Vietnam's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was -44.04% compared to a variation of -61.905% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Vietnam's portion of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 21 in world exports of snails.

Export markets for Vietnam snails ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Vietnam is a net importer of snails. The annual growth of Vietnam snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was -7%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -43%, per annum.

Vietnam ordered 32 tonnes of snails in 2019.

Snails Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest snails prices in other Asia countries:

China$4.04/kg South Korea$2.61/kg Japan$36.56/kg Malaysia$0.66/kg Philippines$39.53/kg India$1.44/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Vietnam

Latest prices for other seafood in Vietnam:

Shrimps & Prawns$8.80/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$5.15/kg Octopus$7.50/kg Blue Mussel$18.68/kg Crab$10.08/kg Conch Snails$8.87/kg Lobster$42.17/kg Oysters$10.08/kg Mussels$18.68/kg

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