TOP20 seafood products imported to Russia in January-March 2012
In Q1 2012 Russian importers purchased on the world market 240,600 MT of seafood products at the total value of nearly RUR 17.7 billion. All products were imported under 215 HSCs and the main import article in volume terms was frozen capelin from Norway. Its share amounted to 17.34% in volume. In terms of customs value leading article was chilled Norwegian salmon with its 23.24% share or more than RUR 4.104 billion, reports www.megafishnet.com.
Other important products were Norwegian herring and Estonian sprat. Full list of seafood products, their ranking and shares in the total Russian import of finfish and other aquatic products are published in the Appendix 1 in the end of the current issue of the Russian Fish Insider Report.
Products by HSCs |
Q1 2012 |
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Net weight |
Customs value |
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rank |
share |
kg |
rank |
share |
RUR |
|
0303899001 - CAPELIN FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
1 |
17.34% |
41,728,779 |
6 |
5.21% |
920,458,409 |
0303510000 - FINFISH FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT OF HSC 0304, HERRING (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII) |
2 |
15.88% |
38,210,971 |
2 |
8.84% |
1,561,168,340 |
0302140000 - ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AND DANUBE SALMON (HUCHO HUCHO) EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT, FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, FRESH OR CHILLED |
3 |
11.56% |
27,809,256 |
1 |
23.24% |
4,104,854,593 |
0303539000 - SPRATS (SРRATTUS SРRATTUS) FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
4 |
6.99% |
16,812,932 |
15 |
1.20% |
212,443,171 |
0303541000 - MACKEREL SCOMBER SCOMBRUS OR SCOMBER JAРONICUS FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
5 |
5.71% |
13,732,745 |
3 |
5.78% |
1,021,363,950 |
0303681000 - BLUE WHITING (MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU) FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
6 |
5.70% |
13,714,058 |
13 |
2.14% |
378,793,692 |
0304992300 - FROZEN MEAT (INCLUDING MINCE) OF HERRING |
7 |
4.25% |
10,215,419 |
9 |
4.55% |
804,429,384 |
0303130000 - ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AND DANUBE SALMON (HUCHO HUCHO), EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT, FROZEN |
8 |
3.68% |
8,844,059 |
5 |
5.26% |
929,710,046 |
0306169900 - FROZEN SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, DEEPWATER (PANDALUS SPP., CRANGON CRANGON), NOT SMOKED, OTHER |
9 |
3.42% |
8,233,130 |
7 |
5.06% |
893,972,243 |
0303899009 - OTHER FISH FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
10 |
3.00% |
7,226,187 |
12 |
2.49% |
439,196,627 |
0302112000 - FINFISH FRESH AND CHILLED, EXCEPT FOR FISH FILLETS AND MEAT OF HSC 0304, TROUT ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, HEAD-ON AND GILLS-IN, WITHOUT INSIDES, 1.2KG+ OR HEADED, GILLS-OFF, INSIDES OUT, 1KG+ |
11 |
2.49% |
5,986,689 |
4 |
5.51% |
974,031,061 |
0304991000 - OTHER MEAT OF FRESHWATER FISH (INCLUDING MINCE), FROZEN |
12 |
1.95% |
4,700,500 |
11 |
2.68% |
473,957,658 |
0302899001 - CAPELIN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT OF HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT, FRESH OR CHILLED |
13 |
1.86% |
4,478,874 |
34 |
0.26% |
45,730,005 |
0306179200 - FROZEN SHRIMPS PENAEUS, NOT SMOKED |
14 |
1.81% |
4,358,602 |
8 |
4.75% |
839,389,150 |
0303533000 - SARDINES SARDINOРS; SARDINELLA (SARDINELLA SРР.) FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
15 |
1.43% |
3,431,076 |
25 |
0.65% |
115,242,002 |
0303142000 - TROUT ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, HEAD-ON AND GILLS-IN, WITHOUT INSIDES, MORE THAN 1.2 KG EACH OR HEADED, WITHOUT GILLS AND INSIDES, MORE THAN 1 KG EACH, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT, FROZEN |
16 |
1.39% |
3,337,300 |
10 |
3.25% |
574,858,398 |
0304620000 - FILLETS OF CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP., SILURUS SPP., CLARIAS SPP., ICTALURUS SPP.), FROZEN |
17 |
0.97% |
2,332,850 |
22 |
0.84% |
148,312,364 |
0304860000 - FROZEN FILLETS OF HERRING (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII) |
18 |
0.97% |
2,328,900 |
14 |
1.21% |
214,310,194 |
0307991700 - OTHER MOLLUSKS, FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, FROZEN |
19 |
0.90% |
2,154,018 |
21 |
0.87% |
153,642,119 |
0303661900 - OTHER HAKE FROZEN, EXCEPT FOR FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT UNDER HSC GROUP 0304, AS WELL AS EXCEPT FOR LIVER, ROE AND MILT |
20 |
0.87% |
2,089,171 |
23 |
0.79% |
138,763,372 |
Note: The table has been compiled by FISHNET analysts (www.megafishnet.com, www.fishnet.ru) from raw figures of Russia’s Federal Customs Service.