What is the price of shark fins per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica shark fins is between US$ 7.71 and US$ 21.68 per kilogram or between US$ 3.50 and US$ 9.83 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shark fins in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for shark fins is between CRC 4,189.57 and CRC 11,783.15 per kilogram or between CRC 1,900.03 and CRC 5,343.83 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica shark fins is between US$ 5.40 and US$ 15.18 per kilogram or between US$ 2.45 and US$ 6.88 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of shark fins shipped by Costa Rica in 2020 was 37 metric tons. In 2019 Costa Rica exported 50 tonnes of shark fins. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Costa Rica shark fins (fish category) has surged, with a change of 28.205 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shark fins' exports went up by 19.05% bringing the exporter US$3.48m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's shark fins exports are classified as:
- Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
- Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)
- Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
- Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
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Costa Rica shark fins export values
In 2019, Costa Rica exported shark fins worth 3.48m USD, a reduction of -0.71% from 2018's total shark fins export of 3.505m USD. The yearly change in value of Costa Rica shark fins between 2017 to 2018 was 13.284 pc.
The per year variation in the volume of Costa Rica's shark fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 19.05 per cent in comparison to a variation of 28.205% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Costa Rica shark fins ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica imported 0 tonnes of shark fins in 2019.