What is the price of fish fins per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea fish fins is between US$ 12.21 and US$ 24.20 per kilogram or between US$ 5.54 and US$ 10.97 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish fins in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for fish fins is between KRW 16,281.01 and KRW 32,262.92 per kilogram or between KRW 7,383.68 and KRW 14,631.71 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea fish fins is between US$ 8.55 and US$ 16.94 per kilogram or between US$ 3.88 and US$ 7.68 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Fish Fins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish Fins from South Korea has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 10.60 US $ per kg, and in 2021, it was 12.61 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at 14.08 US $ per kg. The price has been relatively stable since then, with the latest figure being 12.82 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Fish Fins from South Korea will be around 13.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 13.20 US $ per kg in 2024.South Korea Fish Fins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish Fins into South Korea has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $10.60, while in 2021 it was $12.61, representing an increase of 19%. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when the import price per kilogram was $14.08. This was a significant increase of 16% from the previous year. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish Fins into South Korea will continue to increase, with an estimated price of $13.45 in 2023 and $14.30 in 2024.Export values for South Korea fish fins
The total values in export for fish fins in South Korea were US$ 166, US$ 318, US$ 562 and US$ 645 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea fish fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of fish fins exported by South Korea in 2020 was 65 tons. In 2019 South Korea sold 53 tonnes of fish fins. For 2019 alone, the market for South Korea fish fins (fish category) has improved, flactuating by 3.922 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish fins' exports increased by 76.67 percent netting the exporter US$0.64m for the year 2019. South Korea's fish fins exports are categorised as:
- Fish fins and other edible fish offal, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (excluding heads, tails, maws and shark fins) (HS code 030579)
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South Korea fish fins export values
In 2019, South Korea exported fish fins with a value of 0.64m USD, an increase of 13.88% from 2018's total fish fins export of 0.562m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Korea fish fins between 2017 to 2018 was 76.73 pc.
The per year variation in the quantity of South Korea's fish fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 76.67% compared to a variation of 3.922% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Korea's stake of the world's total fish fins' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Korea is ranked position 48 in world exports of fish fins.
Export markets for South Korea fish fins ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Korea is a net importer of fish fins. The annual growth of South Korea fish fins in value between 2015 to 2019 was -29%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
South Korea purchased 453 tonnes of fish fins in 2019.