What is the price of shark fins per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique shark fins is between US$ 195.70 and US$ 489.25 per kilogram or between US$ 88.75 and US$ 221.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shark fins in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for shark fins is between MZN 12,504.79 and MZN 31,261.98 per kilogram or between MZN 5,671.11 and MZN 14,177.77 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique shark fins is between US$ 136.99 and US$ 342.48 per kilogram or between US$ 62.13 and US$ 155.32 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Shark Fins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Mozambique has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.52 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 1.03 US dollars per kg in 2018. This downward trend continued in 2019, with the price falling to 0.36 US dollars per kg. In 2020, the price dropped even further to 0.27 US dollars per kg, before increasing slightly to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Mozambique will be 0.20 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.12 US dollars per kg in 2024.Mozambique Shark Fins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shark Fins into Mozambique over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2017, the price was 2.52 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 1.03 US dollars per kg in 2018. This downward trend continued in 2019, with the price falling to 0.36 US dollars per kg. In 2020, the price dropped even further to 0.27 US dollars per kg, before increasing slightly to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Shark Fins into Mozambique will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.69 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Mozambique shark fins
The total values in export for shark fins in Mozambique were US$ 421, US$ 133 and US$ 651 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mozambique shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of shark fins exported by Mozambique in 2020 was 714 metric tonnes. In 2019 Mozambique shipped 1,819 tonnes of shark fins. For 2019 alone, the demand for Mozambique shark fins (fish category) has surged, flactuating by 1310.078 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shark fins' exports increased by 989.22% earning the exporter US$0.65m for the year 2019. Mozambique's shark fins exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
- Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
- Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
- Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
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Mozambique shark fins export values
In 2019, Mozambique exported shark fins worth 0.65m USD, an increment of 388.72% from 2018's total shark fins export of 0.133m USD. The yearly increase in value of Mozambique shark fins between 2017 to 2018 was -68.409 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Mozambique's shark fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 989.22% when compared to a variation of 1310.078% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Mozambique shark fins ( in '000$ )
Mozambique bought 53 tonnes of shark fins in 2019.