🇺🇸 United States imports of fresh fish: 2024 trade data
Imports of fresh fish by the United States reached $2.68 billion in 2024 (254.5 thousand tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 208 countries. That is close to the 2023 level. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of fresh fish by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.68B | 254.5K t |
| 2023 | $2.70B | 243.6K t |
| 2022 | $2.74B | 255.4K t |
| 2021 | $2.42B | 268.1K t |
| 2020 | $1.86B | 230.9K t |
| 2019 | $2.35B | 263.5K t |
| 2018 | $2.29B | 253.5K t |
| 2017 | $2.16B | 248.4K t |
Where the United States imports fresh fish from
Most of the value came from Canada (30%), United Kingdom (9%), Mexico (8%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 47%.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $798.8M | 30% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $250.8M | 9.4% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $206.6M | 7.7% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $186.9M | 7% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $185.9M | 6.9% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | $116.8M | 4.4% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $94.2M | 3.5% |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $80.7M | 3% |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | $76.8M | 2.9% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $72.4M | 2.7% |
Types of fresh fish under HS 0302
| 0302.14 | Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of… | 48% |
| 0302.89 | Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | 13% |
| 0302.21 | Fish: fresh or chilled, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of… | 6.3% |
| 0302.32 | Fish: fresh or chilled, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to… | 6% |
| 0302.35 | Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible… | 5.1% |
| 0302.84 | Fish: fresh or chilled, seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | 4% |
| 0302.13 | Fish: fresh or chilled, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus… | 3.7% |
| 0302.47 | Fish: fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | 2.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0302.
Average import price of fresh fish
The average declared value was about $10.53 per kg, 70% above the world average of $6.18. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports fresh fish
Exports of fresh fish by the United States reached $197.7 million in 2024 (28.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. One buyer market dominates: Canada accounted for 87% of the value.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $172.8M | 87% |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Isds | $3.6M | 1.8% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $3.2M | 1.6% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $2.2M | 1.1% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $2.1M | 1.1% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $1.8M | 0.9% |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $1.7M | 0.9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1.3M | 0.7% |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $1.2M | 0.6% |
| Taiwan | $756K | 0.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0302: Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304.
Fresh fish trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of fresh fish imported by the United States?
The United States imported fresh fish worth $2.68 billion in 2024 (254.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import fresh fish from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Canada (30%), United Kingdom (9%), Mexico (8%).
What is the average import price of fresh fish in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $10.53 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.18 per kg.
Does the United States export fresh fish?
Yes. The United States exported fresh fish worth $197.7 million in 2024, mainly to Canada, Cayman Isds, Japan.
What is the HS code for fresh fish?
Fresh fish falls under HS heading 0302 (Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading fresh fish with the United States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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