EU External Trade - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

Extra-EU sourcing of Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) is highly concentrated. 🇳🇴 Norway captures 79.5% of imports (€777K), followed by 🇮🇸 Iceland (18.9%). With an HHI of 6676, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇮🇱 Israel accounts for 49.7% (€5.1M), ahead of 🇺🇸 United States (19.5%). The top three destinations are 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇯🇴 Jordan.

Within the EU, 🇫🇮 Finland concentrates 42.2% of Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) imports, well ahead of 🇸🇪 Sweden (37.4%). The top importing member states are 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇩🇰 Denmark.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-27.0%) while exports were surging (18.9%), signalling a structural market shift.