The Fresh Catch off the Indian Ocean
| HS Code | Product Definition Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and Other Aquatic Invertebrates |
|---|---|
| H.0302 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 |
| H.0303 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 |
| H.0304 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh,chilled or frozen |
| H.0305 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption |
| H.0306 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption. |
| H.0307 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption |
| H.0308 | -Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates --Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption |
| HS No. | Total Exports in US$ Mn. | Main Destinations (Top 10 importing markets) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| H.0303 | 80.90 | 86.15 | 62.62 | 86.32 | Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, Canada, Belgium |
| H.0306 | 48.09 | 39.19 | 29.77 | 58.33 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Singapore |
| H.0304 | 44.96 | 51.76 | 40.40 | 55.05 | Italy,France, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Belgium, United Kingdom, Australia, Viet Nam, Spain |
| H.0302 | 56.81 | 53.85 | 34.87 | 45.33 | France, Israel, United States, Italy, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland |
| H.0307 | 20.85 | 12.78 | 7.62 | 11.16 | China, United States, Canada, Japan, Spain, Taiwan, Province of China, United Kingdom, Malaysi, Maldives,Hong Kong |
| H.0308 | 8.29 | 11.82 | 8.35 | 9.83 | Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Viet Nam, United States, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Taiwan, Province of China, Maldives |
| H.0305 | 5.94 | 6.90 | 6.17 | 8.05 | Hong Kong, Australia, Korea South (Korea, Republic of, United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Qatar, Japan, Canada, Jordan |
| Total | 265.84 | 262.45 | 189.81 | 274.07 | |
Sri Lanka’s seafood product sector has emerged as a quality exporter of a wide variety of fish, with the most popular of them being tuna. Sri Lanka’s rich and relished seafood of different varieties are available through an extensive network of exporters.