What is the price of shark fins per kilogram/pound in Namibia today?
The retail price range for Namibia shark fins is between US$ 3.89 and US$ 10.71 per kilogram or between US$ 1.77 and US$ 4.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shark fins in Namibia
The retail price range in Rand for shark fins is between NAD 75.66 and NAD 208.05 per kilogram or between NAD 34.31 and NAD 94.36 per pound(lb) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Namibia shark fins is between US$ 2.73 and US$ 7.50 per kilogram or between US$ 1.24 and US$ 3.40 per pound(lb).
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Namibia Shark Fins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Namibia has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2012 and 2013, the price was 0.29 US$ per kg. In 2017, the price rose to 9.41 US$ per kg, and in 2018 it further increased to 13.69 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price dropped slightly to 11.66 US$ per kg, and in 2020 it decreased further to 8.00 US$ per kg. In 2021, the price dropped to 0.00 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Namibia in 2023 will be around 4.00 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.50 US$ per kg.Namibia Shark Fins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Shark Fins into Namibia has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2012 and 2013, the price was 0.29 US$ per kg. This increased to 9.41 US$ per kg in 2017, 13.69 US$ per kg in 2018 and 11.66 US$ per kg in 2019. The price then decreased to 8.00 US$ per kg in 2020 and is currently at 0.00 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Shark Fins into Namibia will be 6.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 4.00 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Namibia shark fins
The total values in export for shark fins in Namibia were US$ 2, US$ 4,045, US$ 5,188 and US$ 4,454 in US dollar thousand for the years 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Namibia shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of shark fins sold by Namibia in 2020 was 431 metric tonnes. In 2019 Namibia shipped 382 tonnes of shark fins. In 2019 alone, the demand for Namibia shark fins (fish category) has climbed, with a change of 0.79155673 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shark fins' exports decreased by -11.16% netting the country US$4.45m for the year 2019. Namibia's shark fins exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
- Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
- Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
- Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
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Namibia shark fins export values
In 2019, Namibia shipped shark fins worth 4.45m USD, a decrease of -14.23% from 2018's total shark fins export of 5.188m USD. The annual change in value of Namibia shark fins between 2017 to 2018 was 28.257 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Namibia's shark fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.16 per cent when compared to a variation of 0.79155673% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Namibia shark fins ( in '000$ )
Namibia bought 28 tonnes of shark fins in 2019.