In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 183 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka lobster (seafood category) has increased, with a change of 10.909 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports grew by 47.58 pc earning the country US$3.50m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's lobster exports are classified as:
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
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Sri Lanka lobster export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka supplied lobster costing 3.50m USD, a growth of 1.21% from 2018's total lobster export of 3.458m USD. The yearly growth in value of Sri Lanka lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 23.456 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Sri Lanka's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 47.58 pc in comparison to a variation of 10.909% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka holds number 51 in world exports of lobster.
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Export markets for Sri Lanka lobster ( in '000$ )
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Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net exporter of lobster. The annual growth of Sri Lanka lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was 58%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 18%, per annum.
Sri Lanka purchased 1 tonnes of lobster in 2019.
