Imports
€41.9M
18.0M kg
Exports
€1.3M
290K kg
Balance
€-40.6M
Deficit
Price/kg
€2.33/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €40.6M for Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303|91|to 0303|99, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) (NC8 03032500), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €41.9M versus €1.3M in exports. The average import cost stood at €2.33/kg.
In 2025, imports were declining (-8.2%) and exports falling sharply (-33.9%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | €38.1M | 91.0% |
| 2 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €1.6M | 3.7% |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €717K | 1.7% |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €707K | 1.7% |
| 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | €246K | 0.6% |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €46K | 0.1% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €425K | 33.4% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €363K | 28.5% |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €157K | 12.3% |
| 4 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | €77K | 6.0% |
| 5 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | €59K | 4.6% |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €42K | 3.3% |
| 7 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €27K | 2.1% |
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€2.33/kg
€4.39/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇲 MM | €38.1M | 16.3Mt | €2.34/kg | 92.1% | |
| 2 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €1.6M | 443Kt | €3.55/kg | 3.8% | |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €717K | 511Kt | €1.40/kg | 1.7% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €707K | 289Kt | €2.45/kg | 1.7% | |
| 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | €246K | 191Kt | €1.29/kg | 0.6% | |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | €46K | 23Kt | €2.03/kg | 0.1% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €425K | 86Kt | €4.94/kg | 37.0% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €363K | 83Kt | €4.39/kg | 31.6% | |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €157K | 28Kt | €5.61/kg | 13.7% | |
| 4 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | €77K | 16Kt | €4.84/kg | 6.7% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | €59K | 9Kt | €6.16/kg | 5.1% | |
| 6 | 🇽🇸 XS | €42K | 17Kt | €2.46/kg | 3.6% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €27K | 4Kt | €6.31/kg | 2.4% |