EU External Trade - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303|91|to 0303|99, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

Extra-EU sourcing of Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303|91|to 0303|99, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) is highly concentrated. 🇺🇸 United States captures 68.9% of imports (€9.5M), followed by 🇨🇦 Canada (15.1%). With an HHI of 5145, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303|91|to 0303|99, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) are 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇦🇱 Albania. 🇲🇩 Moldova absorbs 35.3% of European exports (€104K).

Within the EU, 🇵🇱 Poland concentrates 55.6% of Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303|91|to 0303|99, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) imports, well ahead of 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (12.8%). The top importing member states are 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇵🇹 Portugal.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 37.4% and 62.1% respectively.