The volume of sea urchins sold by Portugal in 2020 was 208 tons. In 2019 Portugal exported 159 tonnes of sea urchins. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Portugal sea urchins (seafood category) has gone up, changing by 238.298 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sea urchins' exports grew by 205.77 pc bringing the country US$0.68m for the year 2019. Portugal's sea urchins exports are categorised as:
- Sea urchins, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160562)
- Live, fresh or chilled, sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echichinus esculentus" (HS code 030821)
- Smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echichinus esculentus" (HS code 030829)
- Frozen sea urchins "Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus" (HS code 030822)
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Portugal ouriços export values
In 2019, Portugal exported sea urchins with a value of 0.68m USD, a reduction of -24.44% from 2018's total sea urchins export of 0.9m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Portugal sea urchins between 2017 to 2018 was 41.066%.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Portugal's sea urchins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 205.77 percent when compared to a variation of 238.298% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Portugal's stake of the world's total sea urchins' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Portugal is ranked number 22 in world exports of sea urchins.
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Export markets for Portugal ouriços ( in '000$ )
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Import/Export Trends
Portugal is a net importer of sea urchins. The annual growth of Portugal sea urchins in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -20%, per annum.
Portugal ordered 0 tonnes of sea urchins in 2019.
