What is the price of eels in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, eels in New Zealand is US$ 11.14 per kg (17.72 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Eels Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Eels Prices in New Zealand

US$ 11.14 / kg

17.72 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 0.3% YoY ▲ 0.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	11.14	17.72	▲ 0.3%	▲ 0.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the eels price in New Zealand available is US$ 11.14 per kg (17.72 NZD), up 0.3% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 132 tonnes of eels in 2024, valued at US$1,461,166, ranking #15 among 35 global exporters and accounting for 0.3% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 59.8% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export price is US$11.1408 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - eels in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $1.5M (131.5 t) of eels▲ 59.8% YoY. That ranks #15 worldwide (0.3% of global exports).

$1.5M

Export value

131.5 t

Export volume

#15 / 35

World rank

0.3%

Global share

$11.11

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top eels exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $275.8M · 56.7%
#2 Hong Kong $54.2M · 11.1%
#4 Canada $23.9M · 4.9%
#5 France $22.9M · 4.7%
#6 US $20.3M · 4.2%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.5M	131.5 t	$11.11
2023	$914.2K	94.2 t	$9.7
2022	$844.6K	84.2 t	$10.03
2021	$489.7K	54.7 t	$8.96
2020	$404K	42.9 t	$9.43

HS Code

eels is traded under Harmonized System code 0301.92. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

New Zealand eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of eels sold by New Zealand in 2020 was 217 metric tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand sold 214 tonnes of eels. Through 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand eels (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -28.428 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, eels' exports went down by -33.95 percent netting the exporter US$1.26m for the year 2019. New Zealand's eels exports are categorised as:

Frozen eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030326)
Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160417)
Frozen eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030376)
Fresh or chilled eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030266)
Fresh or chilled eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030274)

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New Zealand eels export values

In 2019, New Zealand shipped eels valued at 1.26m USD, a decrease of -36.49% from 2018's total eels export of 1.984m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand eels between 2017 to 2018 was 6.724 pc.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of New Zealand's eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was -33.95% in comparison to a variation of -28.428% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's share of the world's total eels' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 24 in world exports of eels.

Export markets for New Zealand eels ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of eels. The annual growth of New Zealand eels in value between 2015 to 2019 was -12%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -3%, per annum.

New Zealand procured 39 tonnes of eels in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other fish in New Zealand:

Live Eels$11.14/kg Abalone$27.67/kg Blue Whiting$12.94/kg Catfish$4.13/kg Cobia Fish$2.90/kg Cod$8.01/kg Hake Fish$5.75/kg Live Fish$11.21/kg Tilapia$7.75/kg Tuna$9.92/kg Antarctic toothfish$2.90/kg Carp Fish$40.64/kg Fish meat$4.60/kg Haddock Fish$4.51/kg Sole Fish$4.25/kg

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Eels New Zealand

US$ 11.1408 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2025-01-01

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