China Shark fins (HS 030571) Exports by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021-01–2026-08

Total exports$22.1M
Latest value$135.4K
Partners4
Coverage2021-01 to 2026-08

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Unit
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Rows
128
Data as of
August 2026

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Partner Value Share
Singapore $11.8M 53.5%
Hong Kong $6.4M 28.9%
Japan $2.9M 12.9%
Australia $917K 4.1%
Thailand $117.7K 0.5%

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Partner Value Share
Singapore $64.5K 47.6%
Hong Kong $48.9K 36.1%
Japan $22K 16.3%

Annual Totals

Year Export value
2021 $2.2M
2022 $2.6M
2023 $3.2M
2024 $4.3M
2025 $6M
2026 $3.8M

HS8 customs codes under 030571

China customs reports HS 030571 at the 8-digit level. 1 subheading is published under it, and export values for each are available on request.

03057100Shark fins

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Data notes

HS 030571 is also written 0305.71. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Preserved shark fins that have been smoked, dried, salted, or placed in brine, primarily traded for specialty culinary markets and often subject to conservation regulations. The public page shows monthly export partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Full partner-month rows are available through a scoped custom data request.

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

China Data Portal. "China Shark fins (HS 030571) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/030571/

Data notes

HS 030571 is also written 0305.71. Values are in USD; the public series does not report tonnes or kg. Product scope: Preserved shark fins that have been smoked, dried, salted, or placed in brine, primarily traded for specialty culinary markets and often subject to conservation regulations. The public page shows monthly export partner previews from official GACC customs statistics. Full partner-month rows are available through a scoped custom data request.

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

China Data Portal. "China Shark fins (HS 030571) Export Data." https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/030571/

About this data

How much shark fins does China export?

China exported $5.8M of shark fins in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $486K per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 030571).

What products are covered by HS 030571?

Preserved shark fins that have been smoked, dried, salted, or placed in brine, primarily traded for specialty culinary markets and often subject to conservation regulations.

Which countries buy the most shark fins from China?

Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan together account for 95% of the published total, out of 4 trading partners on record.

Is China's shark fins export growing?

Annual exports grew by 178% between 2021 and 2025, from $2.2M to $6.0M.

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 on request.

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