China Aquatic invertebrates (HS 0308) Trade by Country

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

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Latest exports$7.7MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $40.6M · -8.0% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$2.7MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $31.0M · -19.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$5.0MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 21 of 21 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 0308

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HS 030811 Live, fresh or chilled, sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea)HS 03081110 Live sea cucumbers for cultivationHS 03081190 Live/fresh/chilled sea cucumbers, not for cultivationHS 030812 Frozen sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea)HS 03081200 Frozen sea cucumbersHS 030819 Smoked, dried, salted or in brine, sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothurioidea)HS 03081900 Dried/salted/smoked sea cucumbersHS 030821 Live, fresh or chilled, sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus)HS 03082110 Sea urchins for cultivationHS 03082190 Live/fresh/chilled sea urchins, not for cultivationHS 030822 Frozen sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus)HS 03082200 Frozen sea urchinsHS 030829 Smoked, dried, salted or in brine, sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus)HS 03082900 Dried/salted/smoked sea urchinsHS 030830 Jellyfish (Rhopilema spp)HS 03083011 Jellyfish for cultivationHS 03083090 Frozen/dried/salted/smoked jellyfishHS 030890 Live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, aquatic invertebrates (excluding crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and jellyfish)HS 03089012 Live/fresh/chilled sea clamworm, not for cultivationHS 03089019 Live/fresh/chilled aquatic invertebrates(excl.crustaceans/molluscs)nes, not for cultivationHS 03089090 Other frozen/dried/salted/smoked aquatic invertebrates(excl.crustaceans/molluscs)

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
289
Data as of
August 2026

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

PartnerValueShare
1Hong Kong$10.9M26.9%
2South Korea$9.0M22.1%
3Japan$7.5M18.5%
4United States$3.6M8.9%
5Taiwan$1.8M4.5%

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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.

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

PartnerValueShare
1Indonesia$6.3M20.5%
2Mexico$5.7M18.4%
3Canada$3.5M11.3%
4Malaysia$3.4M11.0%
5Pakistan$2.9M9.4%

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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 0308 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's aquatic invertebrates trade under HS 0308 ran $40.6M of exports against $31.0M of imports, a trade surplus of $9.6M.

Monthly exports of aquatic invertebrates (HS 0308) ranged from $2.9M to $7.7M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $5.1M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $7.7M, the highest month in that window.

Imports over the same months came to $31.0M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Indonesia, Mexico and Canada.

The three largest destination markets — Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan — account for 67% of the published total, out of 26 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$60.5M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$117M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$56.7M
2022$67.8M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$100M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$32.5M
2023$64.0M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$64.1M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$177K
2024$64.7M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$71.6M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)-$6.9M
2025$71.8M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$59.3M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$12.5M
2026$40.6M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$31.0M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$9.6M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 0308 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 Aquatic invertebrates Trade Data (HS 0308)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/0308/

About this data

How much aquatic invertebrates does China import?

China imported $31.0M of aquatic invertebrates in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $3.9M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 0308).

Which countries supply the most aquatic invertebrates to China?

Indonesia, Mexico and Canada together account for 50% of the published total, out of 15 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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