What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania lobster is between US$ 20.10 and US$ 34.93 per kilogram or between US$ 9.11 and US$ 15.84 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for lobster is between TZS 47,850.00 and TZS 83,167.86 per kilogram or between TZS 21,700.68 and TZS 37,717.85 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania lobster is between US$ 14.07 and US$ 24.45 per kilogram or between US$ 6.38 and US$ 11.09 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Lobster from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 7.19 US dollars, which rose to 10.65 US dollars in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 16.37 US dollars per kilogram. This is a significant increase from the lowest price of 4.50 US dollars per kilogram in 2013. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Lobster from Tanzania in 2023 will be around 19.50 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 22.90 US dollars per kilogram.Tanzania Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 7.19 US$ per kg, which was a slight increase from the previous year. In 2018, the price jumped to 11.97 US$ per kg, a significant increase of 67.3%. This was followed by a decrease in 2019 to 10.65 US$ per kg. In 2020, the price rose again to 13.81 US$ per kg, an increase of 29.7%. The most recent year, 2021, saw the highest import price of 16.37 US$ per kg, an increase of 18.7%. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price of Lobster into Tanzania will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price in 2023 will be around 18.90 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 21.64 US$ per kg.Export values for Tanzania lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Tanzania were US$ 1,762, US$ 2,539, US$ 1,424 and US$ 3,871 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped 123 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania lobster (seafood category) has surged, recording a change of 4.237 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -50.8 pc bringing the exporter US$3.87m for the year 2019. Tanzania's lobster exports are categorised as:
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
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Tanzania lobster export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied lobster valued at 3.87m USD, an increase of 171.77% from 2018's total lobster export of 1.424m USD. The annual change in value of Tanzania lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -43.915 per cent.
The yearly change in the volume of Tanzania's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50.8 per cent when compared to a variation of 4.237% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania lobster ( in '000$ )
Tanzania procured 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.