China Fish (HS 0303) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$181MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $1.6B · -1.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$549MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $4.4B · +44.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance-$368MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
Exports & Imports

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Browse 24 of 95 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 0303

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HS 030311 Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), frozenHS 03031100 Frozen sockeye salmonHS 030312 Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), frozenHS 03031200 Other frozen Pacific salmonHS 030313 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), frozenHS 03031310 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), frozenHS 03031320 Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), frozenHS 030314 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), frozenHS 03031400 Frozen troutHS 030319 Other salmonidae, frozenHS 03031900 Other frozen salmonidaeHS 030323 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp), frozenHS 03032300 Frozen tilapiasHS 030324 Catfish (Pangasius spp, Silurus spp, Clarias spp, Ictalurus spp), frozenHS 03032400 Frozen catfishHS 030325 Carp (Cyprinus spp, Carassius spp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, , frozen Hypophthalmichthys spp, Cirrhinus spp, Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp, Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp)HS 03032500 Frozen carpHS 030326 Eels (Anguilla spp), frozenHS 03032600 Frozen eelsHS 030329 Other 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.), frozenHS 03032900 Frozen Nile perch and snakeheadsHS 030331 Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), frozenHS 03033110 Frozen reinhardtius hippoglossoides(Greenland halibut)HS 03033190 Other frozen halibut

Showing 24 of 95 current catalog HS6 / HS8 child codes. Use the product explorer for published data pages.

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
1193
Data as of
August 2026

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Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Ivory Coast$152M9.5%
2South Korea$134M8.4%
3Russia$111M7.0%
4Ghana$81.0M5.1%
5Taiwan$80.7M5.1%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

Compare all export markets for HS 0303. Showing 6 of 8 qualifying markets.

  • Nigeria Exports $61.7M Increase +$32.4M YoY +110%
  • Burkina Faso Exports $52.6M Increase +$22.6M YoY +76%
  • North KoreaSelected Exports $16.8M Increase +$7.8M YoY +86%
  • Benin Exports $11.1M Increase +$6.7M YoY +154%
  • Egypt Exports $13.0M Increase +$5.2M YoY +65%
  • Gabon Exports $7.3M Increase +$3.4M YoY +88%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

Import Partner Preview

Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$1.8B40.1%
2United States$529M11.9%
3Norway$250M5.6%
4Greenland$238M5.4%
5India$173M3.9%

Fast-growing import suppliers

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

Compare all import suppliers for HS 0303. Showing 6 of 8 qualifying markets.

  • Russia Imports $1.8B Increase +$739M YoY +71%
  • United States Imports $529M Increase +$212M YoY +67%
  • India Imports $173M Increase +$71.5M YoY +70%
  • Iceland Imports $128M Increase +$55.7M YoY +77%
  • Oman Imports $55.1M Increase +$39.1M YoY +244%
  • Faroe Islands Imports $65.5M Increase +$34.3M YoY +110%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 0303 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's fish trade under HS 0303 ran $1.6B of exports against $4.4B of imports, a trade deficit of $2.8B.

Monthly imports of fish (HS 0303) ranged from $362M to $720M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $555M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $549M.

Exports over the same months came to $1.6B. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Ivory Coast, South Korea and Russia.

The three largest source markets — Russia, United States and Norway — account for 58% of the published total, out of 54 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$2.4B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$3.5B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$1.1B
2022$2.3B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$5.1B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.8B
2023$2.3B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$4.8B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.5B
2024$2.3B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$4.7B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.5B
2025$2.5B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$5.4B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$2.9B
2026$1.6B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$4.4B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD-$2.8B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 0303 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Fish Trade Data (HS 0303)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/0303/

About this data

How much fish does China export?

China exported $1.6B of fish in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $199M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 0303).

Which countries buy the most fish from China?

Ivory Coast, South Korea and Russia together account for 25% of the published total, out of 101 trading partners on record.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.

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