What is the price of carp fish in South Africa?

As of January 2025, carp fish in South Africa is US$ 54.65 per kg (1,062 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in carp fish exports?

South Africa ranks #8 among 73 exporters of carp fish.

What is the latest export price for carp fish from South Africa?

The latest export unit value is US$54.6474 per kg.

What percentage of global carp fish exports does South Africa contribute?

South Africa contributes 3.9% of global carp fish exports.

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Carp Fish Prices in South Africa

US$ 54.65 / kg

1,062 ZAR / kg

MoM ▼ 8.0% YoY ▼ 8.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	54.65	1,062	▼ 8.0%	▼ 8.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the carp fish price in South Africa available is US$ 54.65 per kg (1,062 ZAR), down 8.0% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 361 tonnes of carp fish in 2024, valued at US$21,438,359, ranking #8 among 73 global exporters and accounting for 3.9% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value showing a slight decrease of 0.5% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for carp fish is US$54.6474 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - carp fish in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $21.4M (360.9 t) of carp fish▼ 0.5% YoY. That ranks #8 worldwide (3.9% of global exports).

$21.4M

Export value

360.9 t

Export volume

#8 / 73

World rank

3.9%

Global share

$59.4

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top carp fish exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $87.8M · 16%
#2 Bahamas $86.4M · 15.7%
#3 Nicaragua $70.1M · 12.7%
#4 Honduras $62.4M · 11.3%
#5 Australia $33.5M · 6.1%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$21.4M	360.9 t	$59.4
2023	$21.5M	374.5 t	$57.51
2022	$22.5M	392.6 t	$57.24
2021	$22M	413.8 t	$53.27
2020	$19.5M	434.6 t	$44.78

HS Code

carp fish is traded under Harmonized System code 0306.11. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

South Africa carp fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 118,468 tonnes of carp fish. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa carp fish (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -2.286 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, carp fish's exports went up by 82.84 pc earning South Africa US$1.26m for the year 2019. South Africa's carp fish exports are classified as:

Fresh or chilled fillets of carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp." and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030439)
Frozen fillets of carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp." and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030469)
Frozen carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus" (HS code 030325)
Fresh or chilled carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus" (HS code 030273)

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South Africa carp fish export values

In 2019, South Africa sold carp fish worth 1.26m USD, a decrease of -35.68% from 2018's total carp fish export of 1.959m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa carp fish between 2017 to 2018 was 21.828 pc.

The annual change in the quantity of South Africa's carp fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 82.84 per cent compared to a variation of -2.286% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's portion of the world's total carp fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked position 26 in world exports of carp fish.

Export markets for South Africa carp fish ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of carp fish. The annual growth of South Africa carp fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -44%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -42%, per annum.

South Africa purchased 44 tonnes of carp fish in 2019.

Carp Fish Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest carp fish prices in other Africa countries:

Angola$1.15/kg Egypt$26.92/kg Cape Verde$1.71/kg

Other Fish Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other fish in South Africa:

Abalone$21.27/kg Tilapia$4.17/kg Catfish$1.15/kg Tuna$10.66/kg Hake Fish$3.00/kg Mackerel$3.42/kg Trout$12.14/kg Halibut Fish$18.05/kg Live Carp$38.41/kg Sardines$2.61/kg Live Fish$11.78/kg Live Trout$38.41/kg Shark Fins$60.07/kg Antarctic toothfish$3.42/kg Cod$8.00/kg

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Carp Fish South Africa

US$ 54.6474 / kg

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

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