EU External Trade - Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), Live, fresh or chilled

Extra-EU sourcing of Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), Live, fresh or chilled is highly concentrated. 🇨🇦 Canada captures 35.3% of imports (€31.3M), followed by 🇲🇦 Morocco (33.7%). With an HHI of 2813, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The main extra-EU export markets for Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), Live, fresh or chilled are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom. 🇨🇭 Switzerland absorbs 23.5% of European exports (€3.6M).

Within the EU, 🇪🇸 Spain concentrates 63.9% of Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), Live, fresh or chilled imports, well ahead of 🇮🇹 Italy (17.2%). The top importing member states are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 33.5% and 165.4% respectively.