What is the price of fish fillet per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea fish fillet is between US$ 10.46 and US$ 18.07 per kilogram or between US$ 4.74 and US$ 8.20 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish fillet in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for fish fillet is between KRW 13,947.04 and KRW 24,099.58 per kilogram or between KRW 6,325.19 and KRW 10,929.51 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea fish fillet is between US$ 7.32 and US$ 12.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.32 and US$ 5.74 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Fish Fillet Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish fillet from South Korea over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 14.13 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 12.90 US dollars per kg in 2013. This trend continued until 2015, when the price reached its lowest point of 10.44 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has seen a slight increase, reaching 11.24 US dollars per kg in 2016, 11.69 US dollars per kg in 2017, 11.90 US dollars per kg in 2018, 10.93 US dollars per kg in 2019, 11.53 US dollars per kg in 2020, and 11.28 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has risen again to 11.61 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish fillet from South Korea will be 11.83 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 11.99 US dollars per kg in 2024.South Korea Fish Fillet Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish fillet into South Korea has been observed over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 11.69 US dollars per kg, which increased to 11.9 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 10.93 US dollars per kg in 2019 and then rose to 11.53 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 11.28 US dollars per kg in 2021 and increased again to 11.61 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the observed trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Fish fillet into South Korea will be 11.86 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 11.71 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for South Korea fish fillet
The total values in export for fish fillet in South Korea were US$ 46,562, US$ 43,267, US$ 48,126 and US$ 41,244 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea fish fillet - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of fish fillet shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 2,865 tonnes. In 2019 South Korea shipped 3,773 tonnes of fish fillet. In 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea fish fillet (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -6.724 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish fillet's exports grew by 1.95 pc netting South Korea US$41.24m for the year 2019. South Korea's fish fillet exports are classified as:
- Frozen fillets of flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (HS code 030483)
- Fresh or chilled fish meat, whether or not minced (excluding all fillets, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, snakeheads, salmonidae, swordfish, toothfish and fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae) (HS code 030459)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other fish meat whether or not minced" (excluding swordfish and toothfish)" (HS code 030419)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (HS code 030443)
- Frozen fish fillets (excluding swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030429)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030449)
- Frozen fish fillets, n.e.s. (HS code 030489)
- Frozen fish fillets (HS code 030420)
- Fish fillets, cured (HS code 0305Xa)
- Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, not smoked (HS code 030530)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced (HS code 030410)
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South Korea fish fillet export values
In 2019, South Korea supplied fish fillet with a value of 41.24m USD, a decrease of -14.31% from 2018's total fish fillet export of 48.126m USD. The yearly change in value of South Korea fish fillet between 2017 to 2018 was 11.23 percent.
The per year variation in the volume of South Korea's fish fillet exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.95% when compared to a variation of -6.724% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Korea fish fillet ( in '000$ )
South Korea brought in 9,877 tonnes of fish fillet in 2019.