What is the price of sea urchins per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan sea urchins is between US$ 49.22 and US$ 186.21 per kilogram or between US$ 22.32 and US$ 84.45 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sea urchins in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for sea urchins is between JPY 6,798.47 and JPY 25,719.25 per kilogram or between JPY 3,083.21 and JPY 11,664.06 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan sea urchins is between US$ 34.45 and US$ 130.35 per kilogram or between US$ 15.63 and US$ 59.11 per pound(lb).
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Japan Sea Urchins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sea Urchins from Japan has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $143.41, and in 2021 it had risen to $190.90. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at $160.70. The most recent data shows that the price has further increased to $202.53 in 2022. It is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sea Urchins from Japan will continue to rise in the next two years, with an estimated price of $213.62 in 2023 and $224.71 in 2024.Japan Sea Urchins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sea Urchins into Japan has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was $123.97, and by 2021, it had risen to $190.90. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at $190.90, and the lowest in 2014, at $96.12. The most recent price in 2022 was $202.53. This indicates a steady increase in the import price of Sea Urchins into Japan. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sea Urchins into Japan in 2023 will be $223.75 and in 2024 will be $245.58.Export values for Japan sea urchins
The total values in export for sea urchins in Japan were US$ 11,033, US$ 13,481, US$ 16,051 and US$ 20,922 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan sea urchins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of sea urchins sold by Japan in 2020 was 174 tons. In 2019 Japan shipped 150 tonnes of sea urchins. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Japan sea urchins (seafood category) has surged, changing by 11.111 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sea urchins' exports grew by 59.57 percent netting the exporter US$20.92m for the year 2019. Japan's sea urchins exports are categorised as:
- Live, fresh or chilled, sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echichinus esculentus" (HS code 030821)
- Frozen sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus" (HS code 030822)
- Smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echichinus esculentus" (HS code 030829)
- Sea urchins, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160562)
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Japan sea urchins export values
In 2019, Japan supplied sea urchins with a value of 20.92m USD, a surge of 30.33% from 2018's total sea urchins export of 16.051m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan sea urchins between 2017 to 2018 was 19.064%.
The per year variation in the quantity of Japan's sea urchins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 59.57 per cent when compared to a variation of 11.111% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's portion of the world's total sea urchins' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan holds position 36 in world exports of sea urchins.
Export markets for Japan sea urchins ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of sea urchins. The annual growth of Japan sea urchins in value between 2015 to 2019 was 49%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was %, per annum.
Japan bought 11,031 tonnes of sea urchins in 2019.