EU External Trade - Other live fish, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)

Extra-EU sourcing of Other live fish, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) is highly concentrated. 🇧🇾 Belarus captures 44.4% of imports (€578K), followed by 🇯🇵 Japan (25.5%). With an HHI of 3243, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Other live fish, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇽🇸 XS accounts for 47.9% (€2.7M), ahead of 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina (36.3%). The top three destinations are 🇽🇸 XS, 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina, 🇨🇭 Switzerland.

Within the EU, 🇱🇻 Latvia concentrates 44.4% of Other live fish, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) imports, well ahead of 🇩🇪 Germany (28.1%). The top importing member states are 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇧🇪 Belgium.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 155.8% and 50.4% respectively.