Imports
€598K
104K kg
Exports
€136K
10K kg
Balance
€-462K
Deficit
Price/kg
€5.76/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €462K for Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked, 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.) (NC8 03055200), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €598K versus €136K in exports. The average import cost stood at €5.76/kg.
In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (41.5%) while exports were falling sharply (-21.4%), signalling a structural market shift.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €245K | 41.0% |
| 2 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €201K | 33.6% |
| 3 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | €50K | 8.4% |
| 4 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | €30K | 5.0% |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €23K | 3.9% |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3K | 0.4% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | €40K | 29.2% |
| 2 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | €33K | 24.2% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €30K | 22.1% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €12K | 8.6% |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €7K | 4.9% |
| 6 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €3K | 2.3% |
€0
€0
€0
€5.76/kg
€13.13/kg
3,428
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €245K | 43Kt | €5.71/kg | 44.4% | |
| 2 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | €201K | 35Kt | €5.74/kg | 36.4% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇭 GH | €50K | 12Kt | €4.10/kg | 9.1% | |
| 4 | 🇲🇲 MM | €30K | 6Kt | €5.39/kg | 5.4% | |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | €23K | 2Kt | €10.98/kg | 4.2% | |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | €3K | 296 | €8.47/kg | 0.5% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇿 MZ | €40K | 3Kt | €13.20/kg | 32.0% | |
| 2 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | €33K | 3Kt | €12.22/kg | 26.5% | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | €30K | 945 | €31.70/kg | 24.2% | |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €12K | 1Kt | €8.39/kg | 9.5% | |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €7K | 758 | €8.81/kg | 5.4% | |
| 6 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €3K | 403 | €7.67/kg | 2.5% |