In 2019 Ecuador exported 51 tonnes of crustaceans. In 2019 alone, the interest in Ecuador crustaceans (seafood category) has climbed, recording a change of 27.5 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports decreased by -48.48 pc earning Ecuador US$0.62m for the year 2019. Ecuador's crustaceans exports are categorised as:
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
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Ecuador crustáceos export values
In 2019, Ecuador shipped crustaceans costing 0.62m USD, a surge of 10.71% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 0.56m USD. The yearly increase in value of Ecuador crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 6.262 percent.
The annual change in the amount of Ecuador's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -48.48 percent in comparison to a variation of 27.5% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Ecuador's stake of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Ecuador holds number 52 in world exports of crustaceans.
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Export markets for Ecuador crustáceos ( in '000$ )
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Import/Export Trends
Ecuador is a net exporter of crustaceans. The annual growth of Ecuador crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was -31%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -24%, per annum.
Ecuador ordered 2 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.
