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EU–United States trade in fish & seafood
In May 2026, the EU exported €70M of fish & seafood to the United States and imported €54M — a €17M surplus in this category.
The EU's fish & seafood surplus with the United States has widened by about 159% over the past year, from €6.4M to €17M.
The United States 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
€70M
EU imports
€54M
Balance
€17M
Top sub-categories traded with United States
EU exports →
- 0304Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen€27M
- 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€17M
- 0302Fish, fresh or chilled (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€14M
- 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€9.1M
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€2.6M
← EU imports
- 0304Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen€42M
- 0303Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)€7.4M
- 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€2.5M
- 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€1.6M
- 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€0.2M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €70M | €54M | €17M |
| April 2026 | €68M | €51M | €16M |
| March 2026 | €73M | €62M | €11M |
| February 2026 | €65M | €65M | €0.1M |
| January 2026 | €63M | €72M | −€9.5M |
| December 2025 | €73M | €83M | −€10M |
| November 2025 | €76M | €105M | −€29M |
| October 2025 | €84M | €111M | −€27M |
| September 2025 | €79M | €77M | €2.9M |
| August 2025 | €67M | €47M | €20M |
| July 2025 | €78M | €63M | €15M |
| June 2025 | €75M | €79M | −€3.4M |
| May 2025 | €69M | €63M | €6.4M |
| April 2025 | €71M | €61M | €10M |
| March 2025 | €89M | €69M | €19M |
| February 2025 | €73M | €68M | €4.4M |
| January 2025 | €72M | €68M | €3.2M |
| December 2024 | €82M | €71M | €11M |
| November 2024 | €87M | €89M | −€2.3M |
| October 2024 | €99M | €79M | €21M |
| September 2024 | €85M | €52M | €33M |
| August 2024 | €81M | €48M | €33M |
| July 2024 | €84M | €62M | €22M |
| June 2024 | €66M | €58M | €8.3M |
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.