Global shrimp export

Shrimp Export Trade Lanes

23 origin → destination routes for frozen shrimp, 15 of them validated by official partner-level trade data. Each page gives an importer brief, the product forms and buyer types, cold-chain points, official import rules and a request checklist. No prices, volumes or transit times are claimed. See the 2024 trade data and sources, or compare the six main shrimp export origins.

Corridor matrix, ordered by evidence

Priority comes only from dated official or association trade figures (read 23 October 2026). "Not yet confirmed" means no partner-level figure was verified, not that no trade exists. Buyer types are FishMatch guidance from the product forms, not named buyers.

Shrimp corridors by origin, destination, product line, evidence and likely buyer types
Corridor	Farmed or wild	Raw frozen (HS 0306)	Value-added (HS 1605)	Evidence	Likely buyer types
Ecuador → United States	Farmed	HLSO, peeled (PD, PUD, PDTO), easy-peel, IQF	Small prepared trade (HS 160520)	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to the United States: US$1.42 billion, 253,781 t.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Ecuador → China	Farmed	Head-on shell-on (HOSO), frozen block or semi-IQF	—	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to China: US$2.92 billion, 748,881 t.	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Ecuador → European Union	Farmed	HOSO and HLSO, IQF or block	Cooked and value-added lines exist; confirm per plant	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports: Spain US$339 million, Italy US$292 million, France US$231 million. Not an EU-wide total.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
India → United States	Farmed	Peeled (PD, PUD, PDTO), easy-peel, HLSO, IQF	Cooked, breaded, marinated (HS 160520)	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to the United States: US$1.85 billion, 249,314 t.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
India → European Union	Farmed	HLSO, PD, PDTO, IQF	Cooked and breaded lines; confirm per plant	Validated by official trade dataFY 2024–25: Frozen shrimp to the European Union: 99,310 t (MPEDA estimate).	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
India → Japan	Farmed	PDTO, HLSO, IQF	Nobashi, sushi-ebi, tempura-style; confirm per plant	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to Japan: US$277 million, 38,230 t.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Vietnam → United States	Farmed	Raw and cooked IQF	Tempura, breaded, cooked P&D (HS 160520 is the larger line)	Validated by official trade data2023: Prepared shrimp (HS 160520) to the United States: US$382 million, 33,101 t.	Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Importers
Vietnam → Japan	Farmed	Raw and cooked IQF	Nobashi, sushi, tempura, ebi fry	Validated by official trade data2023: HS 030613 exports to Japan: US$285 million (quantity not reported).	Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Importers
Indonesia → United States	Farmed (confirm per lot)	Peeled, easy-peel, HLSO, IQF	Cooked and prepared (HS 160520)	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to the United States: US$677 million, 84,964 t.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Indonesia → Japan	Farmed (confirm per lot)	HLSO, PDTO	Nobashi and prepared lines (HS 160520)	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to Japan: US$223 million, 23,993 t.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Thailand → Japan	Farmed	Raw IQF	Tempura, nobashi, sushi, cooked (HS 160520 is the larger line)	Validated by official trade data2024: Prepared shrimp (HS 160520) to Japan: US$225 million, 22,545 t.	Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Importers
Thailand → United States	Farmed	Raw and cooked IQF	Cooked, breaded, ready-to-eat	Validated by official trade data2024: Prepared shrimp (HS 160520) to the United States: US$201 million, 18,074 t.	Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Importers
India → China	Farmed	HOSO and HLSO, block or IQF	—	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports to China: US$740 million, 139,673 t.	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Vietnam → China	Farmed	Raw shell-on and IQF	—	Validated by official trade data2023: HS 030613 exports to China: US$365 million (quantity not reported).	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Argentina → European Union	Wild-caught	Whole frozen on board, tails, peeled	—	Validated by official trade data2024: HS 030613 exports: Spain US$330 million, 55,839 t; Italy US$142 million, 22,051 t.	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
India → United Arab Emirates	Farmed	HLSO, PD	Cooked and prepared	Partly evidenced2024: Prepared shrimp (HS 160520) to the United Arab Emirates: US$18 million.	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Vietnam → European Union	Farmed	Raw and cooked IQF	Cooked and prepared	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Wholesalers and distributors, Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Processors and re-packers
Bangladesh → European Union	Farmed	HLSO, HOSO	—	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
China → United States	Farmed	Raw IQF	Cooked, breaded	Not yet confirmed	Retail seafood procurement, Foodservice procurement, Importers
Peru → European Union	Farmed	HOSO, HLSO IQF	—	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Mexico → United States	Farmed (confirm per lot)	HOSO, HLSO, P&D	—	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Saudi Arabia → European Union	Farmed	HOSO	—	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors
Ecuador → Japan	Farmed	HOSO frozen block	—	Not yet confirmed	Importers, Processors and re-packers, Wholesalers and distributors

Shrimp Export Trade Lanes

Corridor matrix, ordered by evidence

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