Extracted Data Points

  • India exported 19,72,018 metric tonnes (MT) of seafood valued at ₹73,890.46 crore (USD 8.46 billion) during FY 2025-26
  • Achieved all-time high in both volume and value despite challenging global market conditions
  • Frozen shrimp remained the leading export item, contributing ₹49,037.93 crore (USD 5,624.48 million)
  • Frozen shrimp accounted for 40.19% of total export quantity and 66.52% of total export earnings in US dollar terms
  • Shrimp exports registered growth of 13.16% in rupee value and 8.64% in dollar value
  • Total frozen shrimp exports: 7,92,647 MT
  • United States imported 2,56,128 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • China imported 1,69,505 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • European Union imported 1,35,599 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • Southeast Asia imported 83,810 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • Japan imported 40,776 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • Middle East imported 30,478 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • Other countries combined imported 76,351 MT of frozen shrimp from India
  • Frozen fish emerged as second-largest exported item, generating ₹5,658.37 crore (USD 643.70 million)
  • Dried seafood products ranked third, earning ₹5,079.09 crore (USD 577.44 million)
  • Dried seafood registered 78.05% growth in rupee value terms
  • Frozen squid exports: 1,02,060 MT earning ₹4,493.80 crore (USD 513.84 million)
  • Frozen cuttlefish exports: 67,157 MT valued at USD 331.96 million
  • Frozen cuttlefish grew by 13.32% in quantity and 16.25% in dollar value
  • Chilled products earned ₹622.31 crore (USD 71.27 million)
  • Live products exports grew 11.46% in dollar value terms, reaching USD 62.43 million
  • United States remained leading importer by value: ₹20,263.27 crore (USD 2,328.74 million), volume: 2,79,193 MT
  • Exports to US declined by 10.82% in rupee value, 14.22% in dollar value, and 19.51% in volume
  • Frozen shrimp accounted for 93.55% of value of India's seafood exports to United States
  • China emerged as largest destination by quantity: 4,90,369 MT worth USD 1,611.32 million
  • European Union third-largest by value: 2,97,518 MT worth USD 1,592.09 million
  • Southeast Asia imports: 4,51,756 MT valued at USD 1,348.97 million
  • Japan imports: 1,05,228 MT worth USD 452.91 million
  • Middle East imports: 76,743 MT valued at USD 283 million
  • Top three ports for seafood export: Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), and Kochi