Imports
€647.4M
232.5M kg
Exports
€14.2M
3.8M kg
Balance
€-633.2M
Deficit
Price/kg
€2.78/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €633.2M for Frozen fillets of 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.), Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) (NC8 03046200), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €647.4M versus €14.2M in exports. The average import cost stood at €2.78/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were rising (5.4%) while exports were falling sharply (-21.9%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €644.1M | 99.5% |
| 2 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €1.4M | 0.2% |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €797K | 0.1% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €393K | 0.1% |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €143K | 0.0% |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €66K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.5M | 24.8% |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.0M | 14.1% |
| 3 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | €1.4M | 9.7% |
| 4 | 🇽🇸 XS | €1.4M | 9.5% |
| 5 | 🇶🇸 QS | €557K | 3.9% |
| 6 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €300K | 2.1% |
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €644.1M | 231.8Mt | €2.78/kg | 99.6% | |
| 2 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €1.4M | 215Kt | €6.70/kg | 0.2% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €797K | 106Kt | €7.54/kg | 0.1% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €393K | 109Kt | €3.61/kg | 0.1% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €143K | 35Kt | €4.08/kg | 0.0% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €66K | 23Kt | €2.86/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €3.5M | 726Kt | €4.85/kg | 38.6% | |
| 2 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €2.0M | 479Kt | €4.19/kg | 22.0% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇺 CU | €1.4M | 383Kt | €3.60/kg | 15.1% | |
| 4 | 🇽🇸 XS | €1.4M | 391Kt | €3.46/kg | 14.8% | |
| 5 | 🇶🇸 QS | €557K | 198Kt | €2.82/kg | 6.1% | |
| 6 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | €300K | 180Kt | €1.66/kg | 3.3% |