What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea fish is between US$ 7.71 and US$ 23.03 per kilogram or between US$ 3.50 and US$ 10.44 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for fish is between KRW 10,277.22 and KRW 30,700.74 per kilogram or between KRW 4,660.87 and KRW 13,923.24 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea fish is between US$ 5.40 and US$ 16.12 per kilogram or between US$ 2.45 and US$ 7.31 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from South Korea over the last five years has been steadily increasing. In 2017, the export price was 3.72 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 3.93 US$ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it reached 4.12 US$ per kg. The current price is 3.26 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Fish from South Korea will continue to increase in the next two years, reaching an estimated 3.45 US$ per kg in 2023 and 3.65 US$ per kg in 2024.South Korea Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into South Korea has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 3.49 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 3.93 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 12.3% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2019, when the import price was 4.12 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2022, when the import price was 3.26 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into South Korea will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price in 2023 will be around 4.14 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 4.36 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Korea fish
The total values in export for fish in South Korea were US$ 211,186, US$ 176,580, US$ 179,303 and US$ 205,646 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of fish exported by South Korea in 2020 was 48,687 metric tons. In 2019 South Korea shipped 49,954 tonnes of fish. In 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea fish (fish category) has gone up, recording a change of 8.93 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports grew by 5.35% netting the exporter US$205.65m for the year 2019. South Korea's fish exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
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South Korea fish export values
In 2019, South Korea exported fish valued at 205.65m USD, a growth of 14.69% from 2018's total fish export of 179.303m USD. The annual growth in value of South Korea fish between 2017 to 2018 was 1.542 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of South Korea's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.35% when compared to a variation of 8.93% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Korea fish ( in '000$ )
South Korea brought in 253,912 tonnes of fish in 2019.