India exported 58,639 MT of shrimp in April 2026, up 1% YoY. This followed 50,564 MT in January, up 3% YoY, 50,528 MT in February, up 4% YoY, and 63,475 MT in March, down 5% YoY. For 2026 YTD, India’s shrimp exports reached 223,207 MT, unchanged from last year. In value terms, April exports reached $399 million, down 1% YoY. For 2026 YTD, export value reached $1.515 billion, down 4% YoY.
Products
Raw L. vannamei remained India’s largest export category. April exports reached 46,698 MT, down 1% YoY. For 2026 YTD, raw L. vannamei exports reached 171,998 MT, unchanged from last year.
Value-added shrimp exports reached 5,882 MT in April, up 19% YoY. This was the strongest April performance among India’s main product categories and coincided with a stabilization of exports to the US market. For 2026 YTD, value-added exports reached 21,448 MT, down 8% YoY.
Wild-caught shrimp exports reached 4,499 MT in April, up 4% YoY. For 2026 YTD, wild-caught shrimp exports reached 20,067 MT, down 1% YoY.
Raw P. monodon exports reached 1,560 MT in April, up 27% YoY. For 2026 YTD, raw P. monodon exports reached 9,695 MT, up 51% YoY.
Top Markets
The USA remained India’s largest export market. April exports reached 22,824 MT, unchanged from last year, marking a stabilization after several months of YoY decline. This followed declines of 36% in January, 40% in February, and 14% in March. For 2026 YTD, exports to the USA reached 73,072 MT, down 22% YoY.
With tariffs reduced, India appears to be refocusing part of its export flow on the US market. At the same time, diversification continues. China imported 12,176 MT in April, up 18% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to China reached 46,134 MT, up 46% YoY. Vietnam imported 5,319 MT in April, up 3% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to Vietnam reached 19,822 MT, up 8% YoY. Japan imported 2,599 MT in April, up 7% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to Japan reached 10,822 MT, up 9% YoY.
The EU records a reversed trend since March with exports to the block down YoY for the second consecutive month. EU-27 imports from India reached 6,605 MT in April, down 17% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to the EU-27 reached 34,199 MT, up 9% YoY.
Byte in Numbers
Total Shrimp Exports (HS 030617, HS 160521, HS 160529)
- Volume:
- May: 78,753 MT = +26% YoY
- Jun: 74,405 MT = +12% YoY
- Jul: 75,508 MT = +8% YoY
- Aug: 61,842 MT = -1% YoY
- Sep: 70,121 MT = +18% YoY
- Oct: 75,085 MT = +6% YoY
- Nov: 76,616 MT = +13% YoY
- Dec: 61,781 MT = -9% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 796,374 MT = +9% YoY
- Jan 2026: 50,564 MT = +3% YoY
- Feb: 50,528 MT = +4% YoY
- Mar: 63,475 MT = -5% YoY
- Apr: 58,639 MT = +1% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 223,207 MT = +0% YoY
- Value:
- May: $547 million = +35% YoY
- Jun: $513 million = +20% YoY
- Jul: $533 million = +16% YoY
- Aug: $440 million = +3% YoY
- Sep: $508 million = +21% YoY
- Oct: $569 million = +13% YoY
- Nov: $543 million = +11% YoY
- Dec: $437 million = -12% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: $5,664 million = +14% YoY
- Jan 2026: $347 million = -2% YoY
- Feb: $339 million = -3% YoY
- Mar: $430 million = -9% YoY
- Apr: $399 million = -1% YoY
- 2026 YTD: $1,515 million = -4% YoY
Products
- Raw L. Vannamei:
- May: 65,863 MT = +26% YoY
- Jun: 63,133 MT = +12% YoY
- Jul: 61,609 MT = +7% YoY
- Aug: 44,932 MT = -5% YoY
- Sep: 47,383 MT = +14% YoY
- Oct: 52,115 MT = +7% YoY
- Nov: 54,985 MT = +11% YoY
- Dec: 43,584 MT = -13% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 605,966 MT = +7% YoY
- Jan 2026: 36,765 MT = +3% YoY
- Feb: 38,466 MT = +7% YoY
- Mar: 50,068 MT = -6% YoY
- Apr: 46,698 MT = -1% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 171,998 MT = -0% YoY
- Value-Added:
- May: 7,342 MT = +54% YoY
- Jun: 6,787 MT = +33% YoY
- Jul: 7,012 MT = +17% YoY
- Aug: 5,403 MT = -10% YoY
- Sep: 6,486 MT = +7% YoY
- Oct: 7,033 MT = -4% YoY
- Nov: 7,077 MT = -1% YoY
- Dec: 6,020 MT = -15% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 76,389 MT = +14% YoY
- Jan 2026: 4,664 MT = -17% YoY
- Feb: 4,335 MT = -29% YoY
- Mar: 6,566 MT = -0% YoY
- Apr: 5,882 MT = +19% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 21,448 MT = -8% YoY
- Wild-Caught:
- May: 4,225 MT = +15% YoY
- Jun: 3,444 MT = -1% YoY
- Jul: 3,930 MT = -18% YoY
- Aug: 4,669 MT = -16% YoY
- Sep: 4,780 MT = -10% YoY
- Oct: 5,575 MT = -12% YoY
- Nov: 5,185 MT = -7% YoY
- Dec: 5,355 MT = -9% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 57,431 MT = -4% YoY
- Jan 2026: 5,465 MT = +5% YoY
- Feb: 5,240 MT = +4% YoY
- Mar: 4,863 MT = -14% YoY
- Apr: 4,499 MT = +4% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 20,067 MT = -1% YoY
- Raw P. Monodon:
- May: 1,323 MT = -27% YoY
- Jun: 1,042 MT = -26% YoY
- Jul: 2,958 MT = +99% YoY
- Aug: 6,839 MT = +83% YoY
- Sep: 11,471 MT = +85% YoY
- Oct: 10,361 MT = +25% YoY
- Nov: 9,369 MT = +73% YoY
- Dec: 6,822 MT = +43% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 56,587 MT = +36% YoY
- Jan 2026: 3,670 MT = +51% YoY
- Feb: 2,487 MT = +95% YoY
- Mar: 1,978 MT = +34% YoY
- Apr: 1,560 MT = +27% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 9,695 MT = +51% YoY
Top Five Markets
- USA:
- May: 32,931 MT = +28% YoY
- Jun: 26,693 MT = +5% YoY
- Jul: 27,578 MT = -9% YoY
- Aug: 16,587 MT = -42% YoY
- Sep: 17,610 MT = -33% YoY
- Oct: 21,405 MT = -26% YoY
- Nov: 22,257 MT = -18% YoY
- Dec: 17,599 MT = -37% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 276,348 MT = -9% YoY
- Jan 2026: 13,888 MT = -36% YoY
- Feb: 13,226 MT = -40% YoY
- Mar: 23,134 MT = -14% YoY
- Apr: 22,824 MT = +0% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 73,072 MT = -22% YoY
- China:
- May: 17,337 MT = +20% YoY
- Jun: 16,187 MT = -5% YoY
- Jul: 12,092 MT = +5% YoY
- Aug: 12,190 MT = +33% YoY
- Sep: 15,337 MT = +76% YoY
- Oct: 16,161 MT = +18% YoY
- Nov: 20,146 MT = +42% YoY
- Dec: 13,289 MT = +16% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 154,291 MT = +10% YoY
- Jan 2026: 9,016 MT = +72% YoY
- Feb: 11,093 MT = +117% YoY
- Mar: 13,849 MT = +27% YoY
- Apr: 12,176 MT = +18% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 46,134 MT = +46% YoY
- EU-27:
- May: 8,060 MT = +24% YoY
- Jun: 8,488 MT = +33% YoY
- Jul: 10,780 MT = +32% YoY
- Aug: 11,083 MT = +58% YoY
- Sep: 11,873 MT = +79% YoY
- Oct: 11,873 MT = +79% YoY
- Nov: 12,305 MT = +58% YoY
- Dec: 12,099 MT = +51% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 119,748 MT = +39% YoY
- Jan 2026: 11,099 MT = +49% YoY
- Feb: 8,630 MT = +13% YoY
- Mar: 7,866 MT = -6% YoY
- Apr: 6,605 MT = -17% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 34,199 MT = +9% YoY
- Vietnam:
- May: 6,747 MT = +131% YoY
- Jun: 7,133 MT = +97% YoY
- Jul: 6,901 MT = +140% YoY
- Aug: 5,038 MT = +264% YoY
- Sep: 6,343 MT = +86% YoY
- Oct: 6,727 MT = +90% YoY
- Nov: 6,826 MT = +21% YoY
- Dec: 5,270 MT = -31% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 69,292 MT = +61% YoY
- Jan 2026: 3,618 MT = +1% YoY
- Feb: 4,342 MT = +55% YoY
- Mar: 6,542 MT = -3% YoY
- Apr: 5,319 MT = +3% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 19,822 MT = +8% YoY
- Japan:
- May: 3,152 MT = +8% YoY
- Jun: 3,322 MT = -11% YoY
- Jul: 4,512 MT = +0% YoY
- Aug: 4,220 MT = -20% YoY
- Sep: 5,286 MT = +47% YoY
- Oct: 4,100 MT = +9% YoY
- Nov: 3,157 MT = +23% YoY
- Dec: 2,946 MT = -10% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 40,643 MT = +6% YoY
- Jan 2026: 2,392 MT = +4% YoY
- Feb: 2,812 MT = +40% YoY
- Mar: 3,019 MT = -6% YoY
- Apr: 2,599 MT = +7% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 10,822 MT = +9% YoY
