Viet Nam's shark catfish exports up 10% in first four months

ABO/NDO- Vietnam exported 175 million USD worth of shark catfish in April, raising the total export value in the first four months of 2025 to 640 million USD, up 10% over the same period last year, customs data showed. 

According to VASEP, which represents local seafood producers and exporters, China, including Hong Kong, remained the largest importer of Vietnamese shark catfish, with a value of 44 million USD in April, up 7% from a year ago.

But the total value for the first four months of the year fell by a slight 2% to 149 million USD.

Viet Nam exported 640 million worth of shark catfish in the first four months of 2025.

In April, the US was the second largest buyer of Vietnamese shark catfish, though its import value dropped by 15% to 40 million USD. The total value for the January-April period fell by 2% to 101 million USD.

Vietnamese shark catfish exports to the EU rose by 9% to 16 million USD in April, led by the Netherlands, which imported 17 million USD worth of Vietnamese shark catfish during the January-April period, up 15% year on year.

In South America, Brazil imported 63 million USD of Vietnamese shark catfish in the first four months of 2025, up 67% compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, Viet Nam’s shark catfish exports to Thailand during January-April rose by 18% to 25 million USD. 

(Source: NDO)