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EU–China trade in fish & seafood
In May 2026, the EU exported €65M of fish & seafood to China and imported €62M — a €3.1M surplus in this category.
Over the past year the EU's fish & seafood balance with China swung from a €49M deficit to a €3.1M surplus.
China supplied about 3% of the EU's extra-EU imports of fish & seafood in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€65M
EU imports
€62M
Balance
€3.1M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€35M
- 0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, incl. crustaceans in shell cooked by steaming or by boiling in water; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption€19M
- 0307Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption€6.8M
- 0302Fish, fresh or chilled (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€2.4M
- 0305Fish, fit for human consumption, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, fit for human consumption, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption€1.1M
← EU imports
- 0304Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen€32M
- 0307Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption€11M
- 0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, incl. crustaceans in shell cooked by steaming or by boiling in water; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption€9.2M
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€6.2M
- 0305Fish, fit for human consumption, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, fit for human consumption, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption€4.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €65M | €62M | €3.1M |
| April 2026 | €77M | €90M | −€14M |
| March 2026 | €57M | €107M | −€51M |
| February 2026 | €70M | €107M | −€37M |
| January 2026 | €69M | €103M | −€33M |
| December 2025 | €67M | €89M | −€22M |
| November 2025 | €85M | €84M | €1.7M |
| October 2025 | €75M | €88M | −€14M |
| September 2025 | €87M | €98M | −€11M |
| August 2025 | €67M | €107M | −€40M |
| July 2025 | €68M | €118M | −€51M |
| June 2025 | €55M | €118M | −€63M |
| May 2025 | €44M | €93M | −€49M |
| April 2025 | €52M | €76M | −€25M |
| March 2025 | €54M | €122M | −€69M |
| February 2025 | €46M | €120M | −€74M |
| January 2025 | €61M | €127M | −€66M |
| December 2024 | €69M | €98M | −€29M |
| November 2024 | €64M | €93M | −€29M |
| October 2024 | €80M | €90M | −€9.8M |
| September 2024 | €76M | €94M | −€18M |
| August 2024 | €58M | €97M | −€39M |
| July 2024 | €61M | €108M | −€48M |
| June 2024 | €45M | €72M | −€27M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.